SABC MEETS WITH NFVF ON TRANSFORMATION
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) held broad discussions on the issue of transformation within the South African film and television industry. The meeting follows the announcement of nominees for the 10 th South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) which took place last week Thursday. SABC Chief Operations Officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng said the issue of transformation is very important to the SABC and is in line with our mandate as a public broadcaster. “The NFVF is a custodian of the growth and development of the local film and television industry, hence the need to find common ground in the interest of sustaining the partnership. We are therefore pleased that the NFVF is of the same mind on this issue and we are committed to working with them to transform the industry,” said Motsoeneng. Marking the 10 years of the SAFTAs, the two parties agreed that urgent attention is required to trans...