FYI, a competition open to young people in South Africa... DZO
Young writers its your time to be seen and heard http://tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3331858&fSectionId=505&fSetId=251 July 10, 2006 By Helen Herimbi Gavin Hood, Darryl Roodt and other leading players in the South African film industry should watch out. There's a new generation of young filmmakers coming through the ranks who are already showing great potential. These adolescent contenders for future film-making greatness have been given a chance to shine through a joint SABC and Mindpool Productions initiative. Lights Camera Action is a project that incorporates a smorgas-bord of stories, straight from the mouths of young South Africans. It encourages children aged between 10 and 16 to "write a story in any South African language, about something that is important to them". All the entrants will be judged by key industry players like scriptwriters, directors and producers, and a winner will be chosen in each province. The winning stories will be fine-tuned into film scripts and short films, which will be showcased on SABC in 2007. The children involved will also take part in a National Awards Festival, where they will judge their peers in selecting the best films that are produced in the various categories. Thereafter the best film will be sent over to Italy for the Ciak Junior competition to be judged among the best films from all over of the world. The stories should be at least two pages long, but not longer than five pages. Entry forms can be obtained by contacting 086-22-22-005. Entries must be submitted by October 31. The winners will be notified in February 2007. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/TpIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
