In an increasingly competitive environment, documentary producers need a broad range of skills to grow their business, and produce films that can travel internationally. After the success of last year’s workshop, Encounters, with the support of the Goethe-Institut and Africalia, is hosting a second Producer’s Workshop that will assist 10 documentary companies’ growth capacity so that they can operate optimally. Top industry professionals, specialists in their chosen fields, will run the three-day workshop.
THE TOPICS INCLUDE:
Introduction to Smart Producing
Music Rights: Commissioning and Licensing
Raising Finance for Documentaries: Exploring sources of finance, locally and internationally, and how to secure those funds
Archive Access and Rights: How to clear rights for Archive films, photos, anything that can be owned. What is meant by ‘public domain’; what is ‘fair use’? Where to find cheaper archives
Local Marketing & Publicity: How to build a marketing & publicity campaign to gain maximum exposure for your film
How to sell your film: How to develop a strategy for sale & distribution and maximize revenue potential
Understanding Contracts: The importance of the Chain of Title List of Agreements
Working with the SABC: From creative to financial
Running Small / Medium Enterprise: How to run an efficient business
If you would like to attend workshops like this in the future please email info@encounters.co.za