by Ferdinand Gernandt | Nov 5, 2026 | South African Film Industry
Most NFVF applications are not rejected on the story. They are thrown out before anyone reads the story, for reasons that have nothing to do with whether you can write. Then, among the ones that survive, a second cull happens — and that one is about the writing, but...
by Ferdinand Gernandt | Nov 5, 2026 | South African Film Industry
There is money for films in South Africa. Real money. The problem is not that the doors are shut. The problem is that almost nobody explains what is behind each one, and most applications get thrown out before anyone reads the story. Here is every main door, what it...
