Wildlife filming down in Kenya As was reported in the March issue of The Viewfinder , there is a general feeling among wildlife filmmakers that business has seen a down trend recently. By early March 2001 there were only 36 film crews in Kenya which according to past figures is very low. There have been heavy rains as a result of cyclones off the coast of Madagascar which may have also contributed to the low numbers of film crews. This free Television Indaba will celebrate storytelling with more than 1,000 producers, directors, filmmakers across the globe who will meet to discuss, debate and critique some of the most innovative and thought-provoking television programmes. Preput 2001, the World Conference for Media Training Professionals will be held from 26 - 29 April 2001.
Registration is free of charge.
Awards ceremony held in Johannesburg in March 2001. The majority of ten finalists were from Natal University, Pretoria Technikon and Laduma Film Factory. In total, five major awards and five merit awards were presented to students. Pretoria University took two major prizes for Best Project and Best Director for the project, The Confidant . M-Net launched the EDiT project last year.