COMPANY
HISTORY
RCF was registered as a Close Corporation in 1999.
Vaughan Giose and Martina Della Togna are the
directors of Rainbow Circle Films. In its six-year
existence Rainbow Circle Films has specialized
in documentary production for broadcast and training.
Several of the company’s documentary films
have been screened at local and international
film festivals, including the Encounters Documentary
Festival (SA), the Gothenburg Film Festival (Sweden),
the SACOD Maputo Film Forum, the NY SA Film Festival
& the SA Women’s Film Festival. RCF
owns its own DV Final Cut Pro editing facilities
and offers production services to the independent
filmmaking community.
BEE STATUS
RCF where possible refers and assists
emerging filmmakers to obtain training, and
provide regular support and advice for start
up production companies.
Rainbow Circle Films is a Black Empowerment
Company that practices an affirmative procurement
policy and has a strong track record in the
training and development of black film practitioners,
crew and partnerships.
RCF’s company practice is to create development,
training and job opportunities for particularly
township based emerging filmmakers. The company
directors believe that we are building the future
of the industry and have been able to provide
the production expertise to create qualitative
experiences and films. RCF has developed partnerships
and associations with an extensive network of
independent filmmakers.
RCF also founded Cape Town’s first Township
Film Festival - the Molweni Township Film Festival
in 2000.
Our company policy and practice is to create
development, training and job opportunities
for emerging filmmakers.
Our belief is that in strengthening our network
we are building the future of the industry and
contributing towards its transformation.
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We have worked with first time directors and
have been able to provide the production expertise
to create fruitful and qualitative experiences
and products.
The RCF Directors have taken on a number of
emerging filmmakers and given them opportunities
to work with and develop their skills and experience
on projects.
We have trained documentary directors, camera
and sound technicians, editors and production
assistants.
As a company we also contribute towards the
transformation of the Western Cape film industry
as a whole.
Vaughan is on the Board of the Cape Film Commission.
Our company sponsored the first NTVA meeting
in Guguletu Township ever! on the 16th November
2002. |
