Fiche Structure
Cinéma/TV
Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking (Big Fish)
Statut : Organisation non gouvernementale (ONG)
Adresse : Postnet Suite 222
Private Bag X9 2109 Melville (Johannesburg)
Pays concerné : Afrique du Sud
Téléphone(s) : +27 11 482 5599
Fax : +27 11 482 6699
Site web : www.bigfish.org.za
English
The School
BIG FISH SCHOOL OF DIGITAL FILMMAKING prepares students to enter the vibrant and rewarding world of film and television.
We’re a multi-award winning South African-based school that is supported by entertainment and media industry giants, as well as big business and government. We maintain close ties with the media industry, so our courses are always relevant, hands on and simulate the workplace.
85% of our graduates will find work in the industry. 15% will work on their own productions through our Little Pond Trust!
Our courses cater for already employed students who want to further their competitive professional skills, as well as newcomers to film and TV.
More than 40 industry professionals and visiting filmmakers have trained and mentored over 700 rigorously selected students.
In May 2011, we opened a sister school to our Johannesburg campus in Cape Town, South Africa.
Our credentials and track record makes BIG FISH SCHOOL OF DIGITAL FILMMAKING a film and television school of choice for thousands of South Africans.
Registered as a non profit organisation with the Department of Social Development, Incorporated as a section 21 of the SA Companies Act and also registered as a Public Benefit Organisation (Section 18A), BIG FISH SCHOOL OF DIGITAL FILMMAKING offers bursaries to selected candidates and relies on the generous support of sponsors and benefactors.
The Team
* CEO: Dr Melanie Chait
BigFish founding director, Melanie Chait is a former Fulbright scholar, she received her doctorate from Oxford University. Melanie is an internationally acclaimed documentary filmmaker having worked on films for UK television predominately until her return to South Africa in 1995. Melanie assisted with formulating the Government White Paper on funding for film and video and was a councillor on the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA). Melanie was appointed to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) by former President, Thabo Mbeki and was the chairperson of the Restructuring/Strategic sub-committe.In 2003 Melanie established the award-winning Film and TV Unit at Monash University SA. She has also been voted one of South Africa’s 10 most remarkable women in media and is a judge for the Vodacom Journalist of the Year.
* Business Development: Wilma Rall
* Relationship Manager: Gail Bond
* Student Liaison Officer: Connie Mosegedi
* Head of Operations : Tanya Sutton
* Head of Technical and Facilities: Paul Freathy
* Financial Co-ordinator: Marisa Smit
*
Training assistant: Maureen Lesufi
Contact Information
JOHANNESBURG CAMPUS
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
4th Floor
25 Owl Str
Auckland Park
2006
POSTAL ADDRESS
Postnet Suite 222
Private Bag X9
Melville
2109
TEL: +27 11 482 5599
FAX: +27 11 482 6699
[email protected]
CAPE TOWN CAMPUS
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
The Foundry
Unit 109D
74 Cardiff Road
Green Point
8005
POSTAL ADDRESS
Postnet Suite 105
Private Bag X9190
Cape Town
8000
TEL: +27 21 418 1737
FAX: +27 21 418 1741
[email protected]
BIG FISH SCHOOL OF DIGITAL FILMMAKING prepares students to enter the vibrant and rewarding world of film and television.
We’re a multi-award winning South African-based school that is supported by entertainment and media industry giants, as well as big business and government. We maintain close ties with the media industry, so our courses are always relevant, hands on and simulate the workplace.
85% of our graduates will find work in the industry. 15% will work on their own productions through our Little Pond Trust!
Our courses cater for already employed students who want to further their competitive professional skills, as well as newcomers to film and TV.
More than 40 industry professionals and visiting filmmakers have trained and mentored over 700 rigorously selected students.
In May 2011, we opened a sister school to our Johannesburg campus in Cape Town, South Africa.
Our credentials and track record makes BIG FISH SCHOOL OF DIGITAL FILMMAKING a film and television school of choice for thousands of South Africans.
Registered as a non profit organisation with the Department of Social Development, Incorporated as a section 21 of the SA Companies Act and also registered as a Public Benefit Organisation (Section 18A), BIG FISH SCHOOL OF DIGITAL FILMMAKING offers bursaries to selected candidates and relies on the generous support of sponsors and benefactors.
The Team
* CEO: Dr Melanie Chait
BigFish founding director, Melanie Chait is a former Fulbright scholar, she received her doctorate from Oxford University. Melanie is an internationally acclaimed documentary filmmaker having worked on films for UK television predominately until her return to South Africa in 1995. Melanie assisted with formulating the Government White Paper on funding for film and video and was a councillor on the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA). Melanie was appointed to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) by former President, Thabo Mbeki and was the chairperson of the Restructuring/Strategic sub-committe.In 2003 Melanie established the award-winning Film and TV Unit at Monash University SA. She has also been voted one of South Africa’s 10 most remarkable women in media and is a judge for the Vodacom Journalist of the Year.
* Business Development: Wilma Rall
* Relationship Manager: Gail Bond
* Student Liaison Officer: Connie Mosegedi
* Head of Operations : Tanya Sutton
* Head of Technical and Facilities: Paul Freathy
* Financial Co-ordinator: Marisa Smit
*
Training assistant: Maureen Lesufi
Contact Information
JOHANNESBURG CAMPUS
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
4th Floor
25 Owl Str
Auckland Park
2006
POSTAL ADDRESS
Postnet Suite 222
Private Bag X9
Melville
2109
TEL: +27 11 482 5599
FAX: +27 11 482 6699
[email protected]
CAPE TOWN CAMPUS
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
The Foundry
Unit 109D
74 Cardiff Road
Green Point
8005
POSTAL ADDRESS
Postnet Suite 105
Private Bag X9190
Cape Town
8000
TEL: +27 21 418 1737
FAX: +27 21 418 1741
[email protected]
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