Lionfish Productions, Cape Town (2026)

Lionfish Productions is a boutique production company specializing in documentaries, music videos, corporate videos and commercials. Our directors sport a host of local and international awards and our team is passionate and dedicated to bringing theirs and your vision to life. Our feature documentary “The Sound of Masks” had its World Premiere at IDFA 2018, was the winner of the Plateau Internati

onal Film Festival 2019 award for Best Feature Documentary and has been nominated for the 14th SAFTAs 2020 for Best Feature Documentary, Best Cinematography and Best Editing, and winner for Best Cinematography at 14th SAFTAs 2020.. Some of our previous clients include Amnesty International, Steps for the Future, Regency, Volvic Juice, Axe, Guinness, White Horse, University of Cape Town, Human Science Resource Centre, Project 90 by 2030 and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation. Our services include full production from conception to final product, as well as individual functions such as filming, editing, sound design and facilitation.

11/06/2021

Our short film "Like Water", directed by Sara CF de Gouveia and Jessie Zinn is having its South African premiere during the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival. It will be available online free of charge for the duration of the festival starting today. The film is screening alongside "Inside Out" by Jabu Newman and "The men who speak Gayle" by Andrew Brukman". Just follow the link below!
https://virtual.encounters.co.za/film/shorts-programme-arts-and-culture/

18/01/2021

ICYMI: The Sound of Masks is now available on Showmax!

Atanásio is a Mozambican dancer & storyteller into the world of Mapiko, a traditional masked dance. This mysterious dance is the heart and soul of Makonde culture: a way of celebrating freedom and cultural identity through movement, music and sound.

18/06/2020

Some insights into the making of The Sound of Masks for the Free Film School.

Sara Gouveia is a film director, cinematographer and editor, living in Cape Town. In this video she focuses on her recent film, "The Sound of Masks" (2018) t...

30/04/2020

We have just received a SAFTA award for Best Achievement in Cinematography in a Documentary for The Sound of Masks.

Even though we’re currently faced with this lockdown, the teams at NFVFsa and the SAFTAs made it possible for the awards to go ahead. Thank You.

28/04/2020

Worth a read: "Can independent filmmakers safely produce in the field right now?"

As a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, I was required to take a class on law and ethics (students still are). As a student, I grumbled about reading case law and decades-old ethical case studies when I’d much rather be running around with a crew and a camera. But...

23/04/2020

Tomorrow at 10am you can join the South African Guild of Actors, SACIA and UASA in a panel discussion/webinar with industry professionals around the reality of income relief for freelancers during the covid-19 pandemic.

To register follow the link below:

The lockdown restrictions have had a devastating impact on the live events, film, TV and theatre production sectors. Many productions and events have been cancelled or postponed indefinitely. This means thousands of freelancers face months of financial hardship the longer the lockdown persists. Natu...

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