NEWS
April 2021
WINNER - BEST DIRECTION AND BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE - 7TH BRAZIL FESTIVAL OF INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
April 2020
WINNER 14TH SAFTA’S - 2020
Best Achievement in Cinematography in a Documentary - Sara Gouveia
March 2020
The Sound of Masks received 3 SAFTA nominations
November 2019
WINNER FOR Best Feature Documentary at the 2019 Plateau International Film Festival
July 2019
Rushlake Takes World Rights for The sound of masks
May 2019
the sound of masks is 1 of only 10 documentary films in competition at the durban international film festival 2019
MUICA, Muestra de Cine Africano - Screening in the Castle of San Felipe in Cartagena, Colombia
April 2019
North American Premiere - Hot Docs 2019
March 2019
The Sound of Masks is officially selected to have its North American Premiere at Hot Docs 2019
December 2018
“The Sound of Masks” has its African Premiere at the Marrakech International Film Festival 2018
November 2018
IDFA 2018 World Premiere of “The Sound of Masks”
OCTOBER 2018
The Sound of Masks is mentioned during the IDFA Press Conference
Cineuropa - IDFA announces two new sections and 86 titles
THE sound of masks has been officially selected to have its world premiere at idfa 2018!
NOVEMBER 2017
Sara attends the IDFAcademy during IDFA 2017
JULY 2017
Sara and Khalid during the IDFA Summer School 2017 for editing consultancy
JUNE 2017
THE SOUND OF MASKS WAS ONE OF THREE PROJECTS TO BE SELECTED FOR THE ENCOUNTERS ROUGH CUT LAB 2017
DECEMBER 2016
still smiling after 2 days in studio - Cape Town
BEHIND THE SCENES IN MOZAMBIQUE
THE TEAM ATTENDS THE 2015 IDFA SUMMER SCHOOL
Incredible week at IDFA Summer School. Wonderful tutors, great insights and a clearer direction as we move into production. Plus, summer in Amsterdam is nothing to complain about.
The team attends the Blue Ice Filmmaker's Lab at Hot Docs, Canada
The team attended a Filmmaker's Lab in May 2015 hosted by Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto with acclaimed advisers from various parts of the world. It was an extraordinary experience and we can't wait to see all the projects finished.
IDFA BERTHA FUND COMES ON BOARD
We are very happy to announce that The Sound of Masks was selected as one of the projects receiving support from the IDFA Bertha Fund. For the IBF Classic selection round, the fund considered 265 projects from more than 65 different countries. In total, an amount of €126,500 was granted to 11 projects. The committee selected five projects for script and project development and six projects for production and post-production.
THE TEAM ATTENDS A PRODUCERS LAB hosted by ENCOUNTERS International documentary Festival
The team attended a Producers Lab hosted by Encounters International Documentary Festival in Cape Town with the acclaimed multiple-award winning Syrian documentary producer Orwa Nyrabia (Return to Homs, Silvered Water)
THE TEAM ATTENDS the idfacademy - felling the November chills by the canals in Amsterdam
The team attended the IDFA Academy and IDFA Forum in November 2014, as part of the IDFA award they received in Durban for the most promising documentary. They had the most amazing time making contacts, attending workshops and masterclasses from some of the most prominent documentary film directors in the world and watching a lot of inspirational films.
hot docs blue ice fund comes on board
We are ecstatic to announce that The Sound of Masks was selected as one of the projects receiving support from the Hot Docs Blue Ice Fund. Nine African film projects have been chosen to receive a total of $118,000 in development, production and completion grants from the Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund in its fourth round of disbursements. The support includes an invitation to the 2015 Hot Docs Festival in Toronto as well as an invitation to the Durban Film Mart 2015, where the project proved successful already with the IDFA Award for Most Promising Pitch in 2014.
See the film description as well as the other recipients here.
the sound of masks secures NFVF support
Following on from the successful pitch at the Durban International Film Mart, the team was excited to receive development funding from the National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa. This support will enable the team to move forward with the development stage and do more research and filming before principal photography begins in 2015.
The sound of masks wins at Durban film mart african pitch
At the close of the Durban FilmMart on July 24 2014, the IDFA Award for Most Promising Documentary Pitch was awarded to the South African project The Sound of Masks. As part of the prize, the team will be invited to attend IDFA Forum this November.