Last Chance to register! Nature, Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers Congress

Sisters of the Wilderness: Producer of Sisters of the Wilderness Ronit Shapiro will be presenting a case study of her film which tracks five young Zulu women going into the iMfolozi wildness on a journey of self discovery at NEWF. The film will be screen at DIFF this year.

Last Chance to register! Nature, Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers Congress

Date: 2018-07-13

Film-producers, conservationists, documentary-makers and individuals keen to network and learn more about nature, environment and wildlife filmmaking can still register for the second edition of the Nature, Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers Congress (NEWF) which will take place at the Durban Botanic Gardens fromJuly 16 - 18, 2018, as part of the city-wide focus on film in July. "The Nature, Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers Congress is designed for passionate filmmakers around the world to forge new relationships, build on those already formed, innovate and move towards further development in natural history and conservation content creation, using Africa as the key landmark," explains Noel Kok, Founder and Programme Director of NEWF.

The Congress offers three full days of top-draw networking opportunities, complimentary breakfasts, lunches, cocktails and a myriad presentations by global leaders talking to the themes of New Perspectives; Under the Baobab storytelling; Beyond the Technical and specific case studies.

Speakers to look out for are Ludo Dufour from Off the Fence International; Dustin Renwick from Nat Geo Society; Dr Paula Kahumbu CEO of Kenyan conservation organisation Wildlife Direct; Julie Laurenz in Conversation with Karl Ammann talking about undercover and investigative film-making; Producer of Sisters of the Wilderness Ronit Shapiro will be presenting a case study of her film, and Peter Hamilton from DocumentaryBusiness.com.

Congress highlights include a sustainable high end couture themed fashion show co-ordinated by KZN Fashion Council and a bespoke editing master-class in the Butterfly Dome by multi-award winning editor Candice Odgers, and a screening of Durban artist and filmmaker Janet Solomon's passion-project movie, Becoming Visible.

One of its key areas of focus is the NEWF Development Fund - a programme designed to fund the production of documentary shorts to kick-start the next generation of nature, environment, wildlife and adventure filmmakers. To this end, nine finalists have been shortlisted to individually "pitch" their ideas to an industry panel at the finals of the N.E.W Pitch Competition during the congress.

Registration is still open for this year's Nature, Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers Congress.Visitwww.newf.co.zafor more info. Register now via the NEWF Online Portal. Limited spaces are still available.

For more info email registration@newf.co.za or contact Pragna on 064 294 0669.

Noel Kok, Founder and Programme Director of NEWF working with the N.E.W Pitch winners from last year.

Durban artist and filmmaker Janet Solomon - will be screening her passion-project movie, Becoming Visible, about the impact of noise exposure from marine surveys on sea species, at both NEWF and at DIFF this July.

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