17 December 2010
Inge beckmann on Sweetheart
We chat to the lead lady of the short film Sweetheart CCT : Lead actor of a short film. Now there’s pressure and privilege rolled into one. What were some of the techniques you used to get into your unusual role? And has the experience widened your scope? Inge : I would not want to give too much [...]
17 December 2010
Michael Matthews on Sweetheart
We chat to the director of the short film Sweetheart CCT: You’ve mentioned a ’dry spell’ preceding the shooting of Sweetheart . How did the sudden opportunity to be freely creative affect your professional decisions on set? Michael : It was a dry spell in terms of shooting a project I really wanted to. I had been doing jobs for money and doing a lot of development with Sean Drummond on feature [...]
17 December 2010
Creative Cape Town 2010 – connecting the city
Creative Cape Town has been as busy as you have in 2010. Here’s an overview of its colourful activities. 2010 was an exciting year for Creative Cape Town. The World Cup accelerated a number of processes of urban change which will make our city as a better place for citizens over time – the beginnings [...]
15 December 2010
Short film, not small talk : Sweetheart tells (almost) all
Say ‘South African short film’ at a dinner party, and you’re not necessarily going to get the response you’d expected. Especially not if you’re sitting with a set of sexy young film writers, actors, editors and directors who do it their own way because they can and they care and they made this : This [...]
15 December 2010
New networking nights at Café Sofia– Bring what you’re about
New Networking nights? No, not a euphemism for dating after dark; but a handy summary of a new way to work while you play. We’ve begun a new year, making it a good time to investigate the new networking nights at Cafe Sofia. You’ll agree that it’s always useful to make more of the right [...]




