18/01/2024
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2024 APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE SA FILM ACADEMY & GREENSET NOW OPEN FROM 15 - 30TH JANUARY 2024
PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT PROVIDE IN-SERVICE TRAINING TO ACTORS.
If we receive your Application for Admission after 15 January and before or by 30 January 2024 – and you successfully fulfill all the admission criteria – you will potentially be eligible for admission to the SA FILM Academy & GREENSET.
LIMITED INTAKE
The SA FILM Academy & GREENSET only accept a limited number of trainees so when the quota is reached those who have not yet submitted all the required documentation will not be eligible for bulk admission to The SA FILM Academy or GREENSET.
Before making your ADMISSION submission please note:
The SA FILM Academy & GREENSET provide in-service training on local & international long form, commercial & TV productions & series and in production companies
The accredited, non-profit SA FILM Academy (SAFA) – provides a bridge between education and employment – offering remunerated, In-service, on-the-job training under mentorship on local and international, long-form, commercial, TV productions & series and in production companies. If you have a definite interest in a career in film, television or digital media, the SA Film Academy focuses on technical and production skills behind the camera and on set.
We do not charge fees, nor do we run a full-time, theoretical training programme. Admission does however require the completion, submission and assessment as competent of NQF aligned unit standards.
DURATION OF YOUR ATTENDANCE AS AN SA FILM ACADEMY & GREENSET TRAINEE
Once admitted, the duration of your attendance on the SAFA In-service training programme – progressing from junior – to intermediate – to senior trainee on productions – differs from career path to career path, production department-to-production department, your conduct on set and how frequently you are repeatedly selected to gain ongoing, hands-on experience as a remunerated trainee contracted to productions.
GRADUATING FROM THE SA FILM ACADEMY & GREENSET
Once you are ready to become crew – based on industry assessment from HoDs and mentors in your department on productions – and you do become crew – you effectively graduate from the SA FILM Academy programme – and are eligible for a SA Film Academy or GREENSET Certificate of Completion.
SAFA INTAKE DRAWS PRIMARILY FROM THE WESTERN CAPE
Our intake is drawn primarily from the Western Cape where the majority of long form and series productions are produced and serviced. We do permit people from other provinces and centres such as Gauteng, KZN & the Eastern Cape to join SAFA however we cannot guarantee positions on productions.
REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
* You have a definite interest in a career in film, television or digital media OR Environmental Sustainability on Set.
* The SA Film Academy focuses on technical and production skills behind the camera and Environmental Sustainability on Set
TO REPEAT, WE DO NOT PROVIDE IN-SERVICE TRAINING TO ACTORS
* You have a Certified copy of your South African Identification Document (ID) (no older than 3 months)
* You are between 18 – 35 years of age
* You have a Certified copy of a MINIMUM of a valid matriculation (grade 12) certificate (no older than 3 months)
* You have Certified a copy of your highest qualification certificate
* You have an up-to-date CV with references
* 1 Page Motivational letter (Maximum 350 words)
Given that you understand the above and comply with the above criteria, you need to go to www.safilmacademy.org/apply and kindly download the application document, watch the Surviving and Thriving on Set video, and download the Questionnaire by clicking the buttons.
Once completed, email them to the address specified in the application document along with your 1 page motivation letter and other required documents.
* Download Application document
* Watch Surviving and Thriving on Set
* Download Questionnaire
