Puma Video

11/09/2025

ANNOUNCING the 47th Edition of the Durban International Film Festival! 🎬

📅 16 – 26 July 2026

Mark your calendars as we look forward to another spectacular celebration of cinema next year. Stay tuned... film submission dates will be announced soon! 👀

Centre for Creative Arts University of KwaZulu-Natal National Film and Video Foundation KZN Tourism & Film - Film in KZN Durban Film Office

10/09/2025

🚨 We’re Hiring! 🚨

The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) is looking for a Temp: Legal Coordinator to join our team!

📝 Job Title: Temp: Legal Coordinator
🕒 Duration: 6 months (until March 2026)
📍 Location: Houghton, Johannesburg
📅 Application Deadline: 17 September 2025 at 16:00

🔑 Key Responsibilities:

Conduct legal research in the audio-visual and creative media industries.

Manage and update our contracts system.

Assist in policy development and compliance monitoring.

🎓 Qualifications & Experience:

LLB Degree and 2 years’ experience in legal, policy, or compliance.

Experience in the creative or cultural industries is advantageous.

Knowledge of government regulations like PFMA, BBBEE, and POPI.

💼 How to Apply:

Send your CV to [email protected] by 17 September 2025.

Ensure your foreign qualifications are evaluated by SAQA if applicable.

Click here for more information:

https://linktr.ee/nfvfsa

08/09/2025

05/09/2025

"...Here is what matters for working filmmakers: where decisions are really made, how “personalization” flattens taste, and why AI is poised to super-charge more of the same...."

How the Netflix Algorithm Is Reshaping Filmmaking - https://www.cined.com/?p=393731

A new Guardian long read dissects how Netflix’s data-driven culture, scale, and shifting incentives helped normalize easy-to-follow, mass-appeal movies, then hints at a corrective under new film leadership. Here is what matters for working filmmakers: where decisions are really made, how “personalization” flattens taste, and why AI is poised to super-charge more of the same.

Netflix’s most expensive bet to (...) More on CineD.com!

05/09/2025

Brave lady!

YouTube’s Daredevil Michelle Khare takes on Tom Cruise’s deadliest stunt, captured on .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcDr8_oleB4

Executive Producer & Host Michelle Khare
Directed by Garrett Kennell
Stills Photographer Ryan Forsythe
Edited by Ryan Gonzales
Stunt Coordinator Steve Brown
Produced by Nick Hurt
Director of Photography Kevin Stiller

05/09/2025

Absolutely loved the bucket loads of enthusiasm these students displayed. Their excitement of working with the equipment was pulpable. Lets see more of the same!

11/08/2025

The new APUTURE Storm 400x now available for hire from Puma Video!
Delivering the highest quality white light with a CCT range of 2,500K-10,000K and greatest +/- green adjustability the BLAIR light engine will output saturated colours in 87%+ of Rec. 709 colour gamut . Paired with the CF7 Fresnel lens the Storm 400x is capable of over 23,000 lux at 3m. It features wireless control with Sidus Bluetooth Mesh, CRMX and 5-Pin DMX for use with professional lighting controls. Head-to-toe IP65 dust and weather protection facilitates working in extreme environments. Contact us for more information: 011 886 1122 / [email protected] / www.pumavideo.co.za / https://aputure.com/products/storm-400x

05/08/2025

Sanity prevails....

Why are people on the internet decrying the end of something?

05/08/2025

🎬 CALL EXTENDED – Deadline: 27 August 2025

The SPCINE & NFVF Co-Development & Work-in-Progress Call has been officially extended!

📍 This initiative supports feature films and documentaries that explore the narratives of the African diaspora through collaboration between São Paulo, Brazil and South Africa.

💼 4 projects (2 from SA, 2 from Brazil) will each receive USD 20,000.

🎯 Categories:
1️⃣ Development – Projects in the early creative phase
2️⃣ Work in Progress – Projects with a first cut underway

✅ Projects must include a Creative Team Head from São Paulo, Brazil
✅ Only registered production companies may apply
✅ Must align with both Spcine and NFVF funding criteria

📥 Submit your application by 27 August 2025

📧 Questions?
🇧🇷 Spcine: [email protected]
🇿🇦 NFVF: [email protected]

🌍 Let your story bridge continents. Apply now!

05/08/2025

DJI put their prices up for their Osmo 360 at the weekend for the USA. It will apparently be available at the end of the month, but this shows just how much the tariffs are affecting the prices. Ouch!

These are both is USD.

01/08/2025

Ultimate Cart for Film Production

Filming in a high-rise building, a park, the garden, desert or the bush? Wherever the location, this Production Camera Cart is a filmmaker’s powerhouse on wheels!
- easy portability and customizable design will keep your essential gear safe, organized, and within reach wherever your set demands it.
- The 500kg payload cart transforms into a DIT, Sound, Lighting Cart, or Camera cart.
- The built-in cheese plate on the top shelf brings limitless possibilities to fit any production need.
- 10" tubeless pneumatic wheels and 100% sealed bearings, guarantees stability and a silent, smooth on any terrain.
Book it with your choice of gear from Puma Video & take the cart for a test drive. For more info: 011-886-1122 [email protected] www.pumavideo.co.za