General Post and Curious Pictures present ...

South Africa’s Next Filmmaker Competition for aspiring filmmakers, in partnership with Curious Pictures. Sponsored by Digital Film, Aces Up, Finetune and the Bladeworks.

Are you a talented young filmmaker looking for a break into the exciting world of television broadcast production? Showcase your skills to the wider television community; experience the reality of creating a broadcast standard production under the mentorship of industry experts and compete for the chance to win a coveted paid internship working for one of South Africa’s premier production houses, Curious Pictures.

Curious Pictures has a reputation for being one of South Africa's most innovative and exciting production houses - both a home to independent filmaking and film makers, yet of a size to support large scale production of television and drama series. It produces a diverse range of television programmes including education, documentary, and drama series, corporate communications and commercials much of it amongst South Africa's most admired and popular work.

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South Africa has a wealth of production and post-production talent available. This is born out by the increasing number of international productions being shot in South Africa using local crew and the recent international success of South African films and series such as Tsotsi, Skoonheid, District 9, Hopeville, the television series, and others. If we want to build on this and create a sustainable industry producing quality content we have to develop young talent.

The competition was conceptualized by General Post in 2010 and embraced by our partner in this endeavor, Curious Pictures. It stemmed from the need to give young filmmakers a platform to showcase their talent and create opportunities for growth and mentoring.

The competition will provide the 5 final teams with the opportunity to produce a professional standard production and the winning team with the opportunity to win a 1-year paid internship with Curious Pictures. This is a great opportunity for young filmmakers to get a foot in the door and learn from some of South Africa’s top professionals.