Story By: Anton Ernst

Cast: Kurt Darren, Christina Storm, Andre Frauenstein Jnr

SYNOPSIS:

Gustav de Jongh (Kurt Darren) who is South Africa’s favourite singer, gets recruited by a Belgian music promoter, to do a quick concert tour in Amsterdam and Brussels, to create support for a big international music festival being held in George, and also to record a song with a European star.His fiancée, Lisa Sneyders (Christina Storm), looks like the stereotypical, perfect girl.  She is beautiful, has a perfect relationship with the media, and together Gustav and Lisa is seen as SA’s “Posh and Becks”. But everything is not always as perfect as it seems.In Brussels, Gustav meets a young Dutch singer named Anna Sichter. There is an immediate attraction between the two. Back in South Africa, the cracks are beginning to surface in Gustav and Lisa’s “perfect” relationship.  Everyone in George is preparing for the music festival, and Gustav and Anna spend a lot of time together. Lisa announces to the South African media about her engagement to Gustav. Danie , Gustaves best friend races back to George to stop Gustav from making a big mistake. He tells him that if and when you find true love, you must hold on to it tightly, and not let it slip through your fingers.After his performance at the music festival, Gustav announces to Lisa and the media that their engagement is off. This is the beginning of a race to Amsterdam, and our heroes only get problems wherever they go- from ticket counters, to customs, etc. When they finally arrive in Amsterdam, they race to the venue where Anna’s engagement party is being held, on a yacht. It’s not an easy task for two South African “boerseuns” to get onto a yacht.  They hijack a small row boat, and using Kurt’s song, “Kaptein, span die seile”, they make their way across the water to the yacht...

Pre-production November 2010

Premise: The youthful days of innocence, wonder, and adventure in the streets of Kwaggaberg are long-forgotten. The once-heroic TROMPIE has lost his way and has turned into an almost-thirty failure…

Two weeks after an inexplicable earthquake hits the region, Kwaggaberg is rocked to its core by two sudden and devastating bombs. Returning to his hometown to look in on his widowed father, Trompie is whisked into the heart of the Kwaggeberg mountains in a treacherous and mythical search for the lost Kruger Millions.

Suddenly flung into a perilous game of secret symbols and mysterious maps, riddles, terrorists, villains, and death-defying traps- Trompie’s call puts him on a dangerous and emotional journey as he crosses paths with a darkly evil man-of-war, a long-forgotten girlfriend, friendships from long ago, and the love for his father.

Set against the breathtaking mountains, rivers, waterfalls, rolling hills and wide open spaces of the South African Lowveld, Trompie must rediscover his place in the world and make a comeback to his life and his dreams. Rekindling his friendship with Dawie, Blikkies, Rooies, Boesman-twee, and the lovely Katrien Gerritz, the men (and woman) of the former ‘Boksombende’ is pitted in a race against time to not only decipher a vanished enigma, but discover one of the greatest treasures ever lost…

Trompie… the legend continues.

Logline: “The former high-school hero turns real-life failure… the blond tomboy turns beautiful but tough seismologist… a deformed and deranged man-of-war… the long-lost secret of the Kruger Millions… old friends reunited… a legend lives on…”

Trompie… the legend continues!

Pre-production October/November 2010

Cast: Jody Abrahams, Loukman Adams,  Abduragman Adams, Joey Rasdien, Christian Bennet, Keenan Arrison, Jason Cope

SYNOPSIS:

This story is about a troupe of minstrels “The Umbrella Men” who compete every year in Cape Town’s Street carnival. Their charismatic leader KHALED, has a fierce rivalry with HADJI, a dodgy businessman who runs the more affluent ‘Maulers’.Khaled’s nightclub sponsors ‘The Umbrella Men’, Hadji knows that without the club, the troupe will no longer be a threat so come competition time, he pulls strings to get the club closed down.No club, No Umbrella Men, No reason for living. So Khaled is forced to get ‘creative’ and decides to rob the local bank during the chaos of the carnival. The city grinds to a halt when the carnival is on as thousands of tourists flock to the parade, creating havoc for the police department.Whilst scoping out the bank, Khaled meets and falls hard for KEISHA who is employed at the bank. This relationship is at first seen as an advantage for the robbers but late turns out to have more serious consequences and becomes a pivotal aspect of the plot.Using the noise of the big brass bands and general chaos on the streets, ‘The Umbrella Men’ tunnel their way into the local bank that is located at the starting point of the carnival. The plan is relatively simple-for thieves, but these guys are musicians!So with their faces painted and dressed in brightly coloured uniforms ‘The Umbrella Men’ seem to have the perfect plan and alibi. But Hadji has other plans as he creates every imaginable obstacle to prevent Khaled and his troupe of musicians from succeeding.

PRODUCER: Linda Bogle

CAST: Jody Abrahams, Loukman Adams, Abduragman Adams, Joey Rasdien, Christian Bennet, Keenan Arrison, Jason Cope

Pre-production September 2010

SYNOPSIS:

This film is about a mixed bag of characters on a colourful journey in a taxi going to Johannesburg.Taxi comfort is a film about six individuals’ trail and tribulations on a road trip from a rural area to Johannesburg. This film play off against the background of post S.A. with a variety of characters that come together in a unique way that you will only find in modern S.A. It all started with old man dreams for his young son to become a taxi owner in Johannesburg. With the old man brother collaboration, the young man – James become a proud owner of a taxi, and so start his initiation into man hood with his first taxi trip. The encounters and adventure he and his fellow passengers experience on this road make for a fun and thought provoking film. In this film we are introduce to Lucinda  a strong will individual who decide that her life as a prostitute in a down and out tavern in the sticks is not for her and that her future lies in the bright lights of Johannesburg. James interaction with Lucinda is one that he suddenly confronted with the harsh realities of responsibilities. Koos a down and out white farmer lost his farm and wife and became bankrupt and only hopes lies in going back to Johannesburg, also become part of this road trip to Johannesburg and in the process developed a love interest with Lucinda that give him hope for his future. In this adventure, he becomes part of a hi-jacking and racial incident that only adds more spice to this comedy.Lukas a small time crook tries his last big job in the platteland but become an embarrassment for his gang and become a fugitive from the law when he was abandon by his gang on a job. On this road trip he found solace in discovering his true self in helping his fellow man. The stabilize factor on this trip with the taxi is the old couple with there strong traditional beliefs and customs. They abandon their village because their son died of aids and there was know one left in the village. Their hope for the future lies with their daughter in Johannesburg and a new life in an old age home. These characters hope and dream all lies in this magic place call Johannesburg or rainbow land. To get to ‘Rainbow land’ a few surprises awaits them on this trip. On the trip cash in transit heist, police incompetence, racial attacks, hi-jacking and bribery confronts them. Throughout the trip, the taxi becomes the instrument that brings this band of offbeat characters together in a magical way.

Plot: 1970’s South Africa. The country is in the throws of angry resistance to the apartheid government. Patrick ACE Ntsoelengoe is a teenager, struggling to survive in the grinding poverty of the townships of western Johannesburg.Blessed with a unique gift and talent with a soccer ball, he quickly dribbles and scores his way up the ranks, to emerge as South Africa’s finest player.His journey takes him across the continent, to fame and fortune in America, where he is inducted into the Hall of Fame, alongside the world’s greatest, Pele.He life inspired millions, but he died a premature death on the eve of South Africa’s successful bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.In his own way and through the medium of sport, ACE became our biggest star and one of the continent’s foremost hero’s.The film and musical will reveal the highs and lows of an extraordinary life, told as an epic musical extravaganza, showcasing South Africa’s finest artistic talent.

Director: Darryll J Roodt

Cast: Mbongeni Ngema, Thandekile Mqadi,

Genre: Musical

Clients: 1 time | Blue Financial Services | Reckitt Benkiser | PG Glass | McDonalds | Ace Maize Meel |  Milo | Pick n Pay | Aida

Plot: SPOOFIE!  is a Movie within a Movie, created to spoof the Western Genre.
Writer/Director “Remano De Beer” (Who also provides all the Voice-Overs for the Film) uses and
manipulates footage from the 1963 “John Wayne” Western Film entitled McLintock!, changing the plot
to make it revolve around JAN WYN and his escapades. We rearrange existing Scenes, insert new
footage shot by 12Eleven Productions and Re-Dub the Film with new, completely original “Afrikaans”
Dialogue. Weaving the old and new together to create an original and contemporary “Afrikaans
Comedy” for South-African audiences.

Voices: Remano de Beer

Platteland

Cast: Lianie May, Bok van Blerk

SYNOPSIS:

Riana, our lead character, has recently lost her parents in a tragic and unexplainable fire on their farm. Now she is struggling to make ends meet and pay off all the debt in order to keep the family land, Wonderfontein. Riana does everything in her power to ensure that the farm does not land in the conniving hands of the community villain, Mike Ferreira, who has thus far monopolized the whole of the region. He only needs Wonderfontein in his pocket to have all the land in his possession. Ferreira is trying all his tricks to get Riana to budge but she stands strong in this fight for her motherland. In desperate need of a farm manager, Riana posts an ad in the agricultural magazine. In this process, two individuals apply for the job and Riana decides to give it to the on-time, flattering gentleman, Pieter. The other applicant, Dirk, turns up late for the interview and has a few snotty remarks upon and during his arrival. Rough diamond camel-man that he is, he doesn't leave much of an impression, but sends Riana into fury of his audacity. Mike Ferreira is never far behind and tracks what Riana is up to, he then sets out on his plans to force her to sign the contract on selling him the land. Action unravels and all the characters merge in an epic fight for family, land and love. Lianie May and Bok van Blerk will be covering the leads and the cast includes a list of South Africa’s most successful Afrikaans music artists.

Roepman

SYNOPSIS:

Roepman is an epic drama, based on the Jan van Tonder novel with the same title.  It tells the story of a 1966 railway community, told through the eyes of an eleven year old boy, called Timus.  Timus and his family are trapped within the structural violence caused by the government and the church of the time.  An unlikely hero, Joon, often appears to save Timus and these acts of kindness is seen by Timus as miracles.  Timus tells the story of Joon and also his own coming of age and loss of innocence and how Joon tries to give a little of that lost innocence back to Timus.  Nobody shares this point of view with Timus but Joon goes on to save the whole community at the end.It is a story with unforgettable characters which combines the magical world of childhood beautifully with the realistic world we live in.

Cast:

Sibusiso Enock, Altus Theart, Melinda ,Andea Volschenk, Albert de Villiers, Amber-Lynn Beukes, Andrew Thompson, Beate Olwagen, Deon Lotz, Desire Manthey, Eddie de Jager, Isabella Mostert, Ivan Botha, John-Henry Opperman, Kate Thumbiran, Kholeka Dakada, Lida Botha, Paul, Loots, Paul Luckhoff, Petru Wessels, Neil Bennett, Rika Sennett, Ruan Wessels

Candid camera

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