EDITOR ’ S LETTER
FROM THE HOT SEAT
EDITOR ’ S LETTER
The first WGSA Muse Awards are finally here !
The response to our first online issue was phenomenal ; I ’ d like to thank our readership for their loyalty and the content providers for their support .
First off I ’ d like to say congratulations to the WGSA Chair - Harriet Meier – and Richard H Nosworthy for launching the WGSA Muse Awards ( pg 12 ), the first-ever local awards that exclusively honour our talented South African writers and WGSA members . The WGSA MAG will cover the event and get you exclusive access to the winners . So watch this space .
As with last month ’ s issue , we added a ‘ Made in SA ’ section to promote proudly South African content . Now we ’ ve added three new sections : ‘ Watch Out ’ ( pg 74 ) is a two-page treat of riveting online videos about screenwriting mixed with some trailers .
Then we have ‘ Festivals ’ ( pg 79 ) to give hyphenates a quick run-down each month of film festivals which support SA filmmakers . Last but not least we added ‘ Scripts Now !’ ( pg 105 ), which lets you download full scripts penned by our international comrades .
As for the rest of the magazine - the July issue is one of the busiest with the Durban International Film Festival ( DIFF ) taking much of the spotlight . The DIFF Report ( pg 30 ) is comprehensive , hitting the major turning points from South Africa ’ s oldest film festival .
The biggest story to come out of DIFF was the censorship of Jahmil Qubeka ’ s feature Of Good Report . We decided to look at the topic of film subjectivity and how censorship can get out of control ( pg 46 ).
Then in TV land , 7de Laan celebrated their 3000th episode a few months back . We got hold of Danie Odendaal and he eventually found some time in his busy schedule to give us a quick interview ( pg 20 ) about being at the helm of one South Africa ’ s most beloved soaps .
Finally , this e-magazine was designed to give all performance writers locally , continentally and globally a concise monthly update on important entertainment news in South Africa . That being said , I also see this magazine as serving - and building - a community , and welcome any suggestions or comments . Please don ’ t hesitate to contact me .
Unite to Write , yle
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