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Realness Pan African Screenwriters' Residency - update on progress
Realness Pan African Screenwriters' Residency - update on progress
Following an exciting first year of searching for, identifying and nurturing groundbreaking African stories, Realness Pan African Screenwriters' Residency reflects proudly on their inaugural year of championing African film and putting focus on story development.
Presented by pioneering film company Urucu Media, Realness was established in 2016 with the aim of providing the best talent on the continent with the space, time and support necessary to create and develop their vision.
"Five screenwriter/directors were selected to participate in 2016 and each were in different stages of development with their feature fiction projects which, combined with their diversity of backgrounds, made the residency an invigorating and stimulating experience," says Realness founder Elias Riberio.
"We will do everything within our reach to see these projects transition from the concept, to the page and finally to the screen."
After attending Durban FilmMart (DFM) asDurban Talents in 2016, the Realness residents worked at Nirox in the Cradle of Humankind for 6 weeks under the mentorship of Nadja Dumochel and Selina Ukwuoma. Following this they had a further 6 weeks to polish their work from home and submit the drafts to the awards committees.
The 2017 edition of Realness takes place in June and July 2017 at the Nirox Foundation, culminating in participation in the Durban FilmMart at the Durban International Film Festival. Announcement of this year's participants will take place at the Cannes Film Festival.
For more information on Realness, African Screenwriters residency contact realness@urucumedia.com