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| News and Highlights - 2010 |
| March 2010 Whew, what a start to 2010!
2010.... Now there's a number to conjure with! South Africa has been
invaded by FIFA and during June and July we'll be engulfed in their
World Cup Soccer tournament. With millions of soccer tourists charging
from game to game across the country accommodation and transport will
be at a premium.  It is our guess that international feature film and television work will be relatively scarce during the World Cup.Film production is difficult enough without having to deal with additional difficulties - such as having your sound track ruined by the penetrating rasp of the Vuvuzela! (The quasi musical instrument that has been described as "an instrument of hell" by journalist Jon Qwelane.(Now South Africa's ambassador to Uganda) We'll probably need the break by June - the first quarter of 2010 has been unusually busy, with up to five productions making use of our Audition Access web site at the same time, with a few more looming. Zambezia auditions ended in early February, with the casting of Richard E. Grant as the voice of Cecil, an ambitious and devious marabou stork. Mr. Grant recorded his track in Johannesburg while passing through from a trip to Uganda. The countries of East Africa - and soccer - feature strongly in Africa United, a rollicking adventure yarn about the adventures of a group of children making their way from Rwanda to South Africa for the opening ceremony of... you guessed... the soccer World Cup. Director Debs Gardner's debut feature film has a Pan African cast and will be filmed in several African countries. Kidnap and Ransom examines the growth industry of international hostage taking. Under the direction of Andy Wilson (Diamonds) K&R promises to be more than just another well-made BBC crime mini series - the moral dilemma faced by negotiators is very real and topical. Sniper - Reloaded also takes place "somewhere in Africa". Working with LA based Swiss director Claudio Faeh is a strange case of deja vu for Christa, since she was born in East Africa and spent part of her childhood in several East African countries where her Swiss father was a Master Beer Brewer. Working with Claudio has been a great pleasure, not just because he is Swiss - he was an extremely popular Producer on Starship Troopers a few years back. After several years in development, A Million Colours has started shooting. This home-grown feature film is based on the lives of Muntu Ndebele and Norman Knox, the child-stars of the 1975 South African feature film e'Lollipop (aka Forever Young, Forever Free). Written by Written by André Pieterse and Peter Bishai based on letters of Muntu Ndebele, the film is being directed by Peter Bishai. February 2010 The Casting Gals' Cross Country Expedition
 Amid all the casting, Christa was asked to be one of the filter judges for a new reality talent series. Class Act aims to find "South Africa's new Leading Man" so the producers flew the heavyweights of the South African talent world to Durban, Cape Town, Pretoria and Johannesburg every Saturday during February to help with the selection process. Apart from the slim chance of discovering an untrained hunk among the hopefuls, "The Gals" had a rare opportunity to socialise and bond. Laeft to right: Moonyeen Lee (Agent/ Casting Director), Dorothy Ann Gould (Drama Coach / Actress), Bonnie Lee Bouman (Casting Director), Susan Rossouw (Casting Director), Christa Schamberger (Casting Director) and Fiona Ramsay (Dialogue & Acting Coach / Actress). |
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