Inspired by the wild and the african sun, South Africa the most sought after destination for wildlife filmmaking will be the host country for the first ever international Wild Talk Africa film festival.
Across the globe delegates from the wildlife and natural history filmmaking community will descend on the sunny coast of Durban in South Africa and will have the opportunity to meet, network and negotiate with Commissioning Editors, International Distributors and Producers as they are brought together under one roof at the Durban International Conference Centre (ICC) in April 2006.
Representatives from Discovery Animal Planet, BBC NHU, National Geographic, Off The Fence Distributors and Tigress Productions will chair discussion groups as topical and current wildlife filmmaking issues are debated. An extensive programme has been compiled and highlights include; "Ethics in filming wildlife"- how far does one go to get the ultimate shot? "New trends in wildlife filmmaking" - what are Commissioning Editors looking for in 2007 and "Conversations with filmmakers" - get to hear valuable wildlife filmmaking tips from the experts. Screenings of top award winning wildlife and natural history films will run throughout the festival.
To book your place, early bird discounts apply, at this premier Wild Talk Africa wildlife festival and conference, 24 - 27 April 2006, click onto www.wildtalkafrica.com for all the details and contact Peter Morgan 27 21 422 3480 or [email protected]
Closely affiliated and an initiative of Wild Talk Africa, is the Wildlife Film Academy, www.wildlifefilmacademy.com which runs successful monthly courses covering the whole spectrum of wildlife film production. Lectures are held in the beautiful city of Cape Town, and include a week long location shoot in a Big 5 game reserve. Take the opportunity to attend and make the most of your stay in the southern hemisphere.
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Date: 8 February 2006
Issued by: Samantha Pryce
For: Wild Talk Africa film festival
Phone: (021) 686 0287
Posted on Thursday 23 Feb 2006
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