So if you are free this Saturday come along! A week Saturday is in Cape Town then the following Saturday is Durban.

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I almost went to South Africa to shoot a documentary about the football World Cup preparations a few years ago. I was gutted that it never came about, as it’s a country that has been very high on my list of places to visit. Right up there with Australia, which I have now visited twice, and New Zealand which I visited in March this year.As you already know, I make films and I teach. My ratio is roughly 1/4 teaching and blog work to 3/4 shooting. I need to shoot. I love to teach too – both are very important to me and I enjoy each immensely.Unfortunately, due to my very hectic schedule and the amount of time I spend abroad, I am not able to actually organise the workshops myself. I would not be able to dedicate the huge amount of time it takes to arrange all the details required to put events like this together. Even the ones in the UK are done by third parties. They require a lot of planning, finding venues etc…the ones abroad would be especially difficult as I don’t know the countries. So when people ask me why don’t I do a workshop in a particular place, it’s simply not down to me. I get approached by someone in a country and that is how I end up doing workshop there. It’s as simple as that. So if you live in the Maldives, Necker Island, Seychelles, Mauritius, Bali, Fiji, Detroit etc then please drop my enquiries email a line and let’s get the ball rolling!
Philip Bloom announces he’s coming to South Africa from Be Creative Events on Vimeo.So this brings me back to South Africa. Rick and Dale – the team behind Be Creative Events, are filmmakers themselves. They contacted me with the idea of organising a series of workshops across Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Naturally I jumped at the chance. We have been working on this for some time and are finally excited to announce the details and that tickets are on sale.Below is some info about the two different types of events that I am doing. This is a rough schedule. This stuff will be covered, but there will be much more as guided by the needs of the class. If you can’t afford the two day workshop (which includes some shooting don’t worry), the one day seminar is still great, very valuable education-wise, and both are fantastic networking opportunities. These days are not just boring me talking at you incessantly until you nod off in the corner. There is lots of involvement from you and a very relaxed and hopefully fun day/ two days. If you have any questions on the event, Rick and Dale are there to help, if you need any more info, don’t hesitate to drop me a line or a tweet and I will help where I can. I strongly encourage you to come along – there is no greater tool to any film maker, in fact any person, than knowledge. I myself am always learning, educating myself, picking up new gear, never being complacent. If you can afford to come along, you wont regret it. Not only will you be able to learn, but of equal and almost more importance, you will be in a room with like minded film makers, creatives, DP’s and people like YOU! The chance to meet, chat, and network with YOUR local film making community is a beautiful thing – cue inspirational music here.