Far from Cape Town, South African film artist Simon Hansen finds open arms at Sundance. Park City, Utah. Days prior to the multiple Oscar nominations for the science-fiction drama "District 9" (adapted screenplay, visual effects, film editing and most importantly, best picture), Cape Town-based filmmaker and producer Simon Hansen and his producing team from Inspired Minority Pictures, Hannah Slezacek and Amira Quinlan, traveled to Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. Like many industry attendees, they came to Sundance in support of a film they produced, in their case director Wanuri Kahiu’s futuristic short “Pumzi”, part of the New African Cinema program. They also traveled halfway across the globe for reasons beyond personal networking and self-promotion. Hansen and his female cohorts crisscrossed Park City talking with fellow filmmakers, producers, agents and anyone who will listen about the promise of the fast-rowing South African film community as well as...
- 2/4/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Far from Cape Town, South African film artist Simon Hansen finds open arms at Sundance. Park City, Utah. Days prior to the multiple Oscar nominations for the science-fiction drama "District 9" (adapted screenplay, visual effects, film editing and most importantly, best picture), Cape Town-based filmmaker and producer Simon Hansen and his producing team from Inspired Minority Pictures, Hannah Slezacek and Amira Quinlan, traveled to Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. Like many industry attendees, they came to Sundance in support of a film they produced, in their case director Wanuri Kahiu’s futuristic short “Pumzi”, part of the New African Cinema program. They also traveled halfway across the globe for reasons beyond personal networking and self-promotion. Hansen and his female cohorts crisscrossed Park City talking with fellow filmmakers, producers, agents and anyone who will listen about the promise of the fast-rowing South African film community as well as...
- 2/4/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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