📰 SAGE presents Suite Talks: The Business of Editing - Contracts, Rates & Rights 📰
Know your worth. Understand your contract. Protect your career.
Join entertainment lawyer and director at Irish MacLeod Inc., Farren van Niekerk, for a practical session unpacking the financial and legal realities editors face in today’s industry.
From rates and payment structures to rights, responsibilities, negotiations, and freelance protections, this webinar is designed to help editors build sustainable careers with confidence.
🌟 DETAILS 🌟
- 18 May 2026
- 19:00 - 21:00 - Online 💻
Go to the Eventbrite link in bio to register.
Presented with the support of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and the South African Audio Visual Cluster (SAAVC).
#SAGESuiteTalks #Editors #PostProduction #FilmIndustry #EntertainmentLaw #SouthAfricanFilm #EditingCommunity #SAAVC
🎬 FILM SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN 🎬
🎥 Are you ready to showcase your story on one of Africa’s biggest stages?
The FAME Shorts Film Festival 2026 is now open for submissions, inviting filmmakers from across Africa and around the world to share their short films and bring bold, original storytelling to the screen.
Taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 30 October to 1 November 2026, as part of FAME Week Africa, the festival offers a powerful platform for emerging and established filmmakers to connect with industry professionals and reach new audiences.
From compelling narratives to experimental voices, the FAME Shorts Film Festival celebrates creativity, innovation, and the richness of African storytelling across all genres.
This is more than a festival. It is an opportunity to gain visibility, recognition, and connect with the global creative community.
📅 Submission deadline: 22 May 2026
✨ Be seen. Be celebrated. Be discovered.
👉 Submit your film:
/FAMEShortsFilmFestival
👉 Learn more:
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👉 Or find the live link in the bio on the FAME Week Africa Instagram page
#FAMEShortsFilmFestival #ShortFilms #AfricanStories #FilmFestival #Storytelling #Creativity #Innovation #CapeTownFilm
🎬✨ INCLUSIVE LENS AWARDS 2026
A reminder to get your entries in.
The Inclusive Lens Awards 2026 celebrate bold, authentic storytelling that breaks barriers, challenges stereotypes, and champions meaningful representation on screen.
Taking place as part of FAME Week Africa 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa, the awards recognise content that is shaping a more inclusive and diverse global media landscape.
FAME Week Africa is proud to present EarCandy, Africa’s leading media localization provider, as the sponsor of the Inclusive Lens Awards 2026. With expertise in dubbing, subtitling, and post-production across more than 28 African languages, EarCandy plays a key role in ensuring stories connect with audiences across cultures while retaining their authenticity.
From powerful documentaries to groundbreaking scripted series and inspiring kids’ programming, this is your opportunity to have your work recognised on an international stage.
FAME Week Africa is looking for stories that push boundaries, amplify underrepresented voices, and drive real impact across the industry.
🏆 Categories include:
✨ Kids’ Programming
✨ Representation of Disability
✨ LGBTQIA+ Representation
📅 Submission deadline: 13 July 2026
🎯 If your work challenges perspectives and advances representation, this is your moment.
👉 Submit your project:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/piDCzFLW2h
👉 Learn more:
/mip-africa/en-gb/inclusive-lens-awards.html
Be part of a movement that celebrates stories that matter. Be seen. Be recognised.
#InclusiveLensAwards #RepresentationMatters #DiversityInMedia #FilmAndTV #FAMEWeekAfrica
🚨 Registration Now Open: FAME Week Africa 2026
Be part of Africa’s leading platform for the creative and cultural industries as FAME Week Africa returns to Cape Town, South Africa, from 28 October to 1 November 2026.
Bringing together industry leaders, creatives, buyers, and investors from across Africa and around the world, this is where African stories meet global opportunity 🌍
✨ What to expect:
• MIP Africa, the premier B2B market for film, TV and digital content
• Muziki Africa, connecting the music industry
• African Fashion Forum, where fashion meets film, TV and music
• FAME Shorts Film Festival, bold storytelling on screen
🇫🇷 Destination Focus: France
“France is honoured to be the Destination Focus of FAME Week Africa 2026. This recognition reflects a shared commitment to strengthening ties between African and French creative industries.”
– David Martinon, Ambassador of France to South Africa
“FAME Week Africa has become a critical meeting point for the global creative industry to engage with Africa’s content, talent, and opportunities.”
– Martin Hiller, Portfolio Director
🏙️ Hosted by the City of Cape Town
“Cape Town is proud to host FAME Week Africa, a platform that showcases the city and the continent as a hub for creativity, innovation, and investment.”
– JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security
🎯 Pre-register for early access to programme updates and meetings
🔗 /register
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#FAMEWeekAfrica #CreativeEconomy #AfricaRising #CapeTown
The South African Guild of Editors (SAGE) recently held a special event to honor the memory of the late Leon Visser and officially bestow upon him the SAGE Acronym – our guild’s highest professional recognition, awarded for sustained excellence and a meaningful contribution to our craft.
We were honored to have his partner, Terry, join us on April 16th to accept the certificate on his behalf. Leon wasn’t just a talented editor with an unmistakable passion for storytelling. He was also dedicated to mentorship, advice, and giving back to the South African editing community.
Rest in peace, Leon Visser, S.A.G.E.
Acronym Award for Leon Visser
The South African Guild of Editors (SAGE) shares, with both heavy hearts and great pride, that the late Leon Visser, an award-winning film and television editor, was awarded the Guild’s highest honour, the SAGE Acronym. Following the completion of the 2025 judging process, Leon was informed of this recognition during his lifetime. SAGE now publicly announces this recognition and pays tribute to a gifted editor, dedicated mentor, and beloved member of the South African editing community.
The Acronym recognises excellence and significant contributions to the art of editing, and the sustained commitment to mentorship and upholding the values of the profession. The selection process is rigorous and peer-driven and set on international best practice, and conducted by a committee of Acronym holders. Applications are evaluated on a consistent body of high-quality work across respected film festivals and platforms, the applicant's advocacy for strong professional practices, and meaningful engagement with the Guild’s mission.
Leon’s submission was received and adjudicated in the 2025 application call. It had been our hope to celebrate this honour with him at an in-person ceremony. With respect and care for his family and friends, SAGE now wishes to share this announcement publicly. We are grateful that he was able to receive this recognition and celebrate it. On receiving the news, Leon responded with characteristic humility:
“Wow, thank you so much for this. I am really honoured. As stated in my application, my dedication will keep growing the more my health recovers.”
Leon exemplified the Acronym’s qualities in every respect. With a career spanning more than 19 years, he built a remarkable and wide-ranging body of work across narrative feature films, television series, short films, and long-form documentaries. The Acronym committee was deeply moved by the clarity, depth and thoughtfulness with which he spoke about his editing process with an unmistakable passion for storytelling that ran throughout his submission.
Ever wondered how a blockbuster gets cut together? ✂️🎞️
We teamed up with legendary editor Eddie Hamilton and our Cut‑to‑Story award recipient for a quick-fire editing masterclass at Joburg Film Festival.
We’re proud to support the festival and the next generation of South African filmmakers - spotlighting UK–SA storytelling, talent, and the creative industries.
#UKwithSA
SAGE presents: Shaping Story Through Sound
What if sound wasn’t the final layer, but part of the story from the very beginning?
Sound is one of the most powerful storytelling tools in the edit suite, yet it is often treated as an afterthought. This session explores how editors can think about sound creatively from the earliest stages of a project and how collaboration with sound designers and composers can elevate story, emotion, and rhythm.
Join panellists:
• Leon Gerber - Film & Television Editor | Senior Documentary Editor
• Markus Wormstorm - Music Producer | Film Composer
• Siyabonga Sithole - Score Composer | Sound Effects Editor | Audio Assistant
• Fezile Thela - Film Composer | Music Producer | Post-Production Sound Editor
Together, they will unpack how sound shapes narrative intention across documentary and fiction work, and how editors can approach collaboration with clarity and confidence.
17 March 2026
19:00 – 21:00
🌍 Online
Go to the Eventbrite link in bio to register.
#SAGE #Editors #SoundDesign #FilmCommunity #PostProduction #CreativeCollaboration
Congratulations to SC Nhlumayo, Natalie Varoy, Siwelile Mbanjwa, Lubabalo Mayaba, Nandi Mehlomakulu and Nonhlanhla Nxumalo for Youngins for winning BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING – TELENOVELA.
