INTSHA engu-16 yaseThekwini igubhe impumelelo enkulu ngemuva kokuphothula uhlelo lokuqeqeshwa kwezokukhiqizwa kwamafilimu nezinhlelo zethelevishini, obeluthatha izinyanga eziyi-12, ngenhloso yokuyihlomisa ngamakhono azoyisiza ukuthola amathuba emisebenzi embonini yezokungcebeleka.
SHEILA MHLONGO
Umcimbi wokuthweswa kwezitifiketi ububanjelwe eDurban Botanic Gardens ngoLwesithathu, mhla zingama-21 kuMfumfu 2026, lapho le ntsha ibibungaza ukuphothula ngempumelelo uhlelo lwe-Film and Television Production Learnership, olusezingeni lesihlanu leNational Qualifications Framework (NQF Level 5).
Lolu hlelo luhlelwe yiDurban Film Office, engaphansi kukaMasipala weTheku, ngokubambisana ne-eThekwini Municipal Academy.
Ukuqeqeshwa kwenziwe yiCreative Arts College, njengengxenye yemizamo eqhubekayo kamasipala yokuthuthukisa amakhono entsha, ukukhulisa umnotho wezobuciko nokuvulela abantu abasha amathuba okungena embonini yamafilimu nethelevishini.
UMASIPALA WETHEKU UZIBOPHEZELE EKUTHUTHUKISENI AMAKHONO ENTSHA
Ekhuluma emcimbini wokuthweswa kwezitifiketi, uMqondisi Obambile Wezokuthuthukiswa Komnotho kuMasipala weTheku, uDkt Ajiv Maharaj, uthe umasipala uzimisele ukuqhubeka nokuhlomisa intsha ngamakhono nolwazi oludingekayo ukuze ikwazi ukungena embonini yamafilimu.
“Umasipala uzibophezele ekunikezeni abantu abasha abanentshisekelo emkhakheni wamafilimu amakhono nolwazi abaludingayo ukuze bangene kulo mkhakha oguquka njalo. Ngezinhlelo ezifana nalolu qeqesho, sakha iqoqo lochwepheshe bendawo abangaba negalelo ekukhuleni kwemboni yamafilimu yaseThekwini,” kusho uMaharaj.
Uthe ukuthuthukiswa kwamakhono entsha kubalulekile ekwakheni ikusasa elingcono nasekuqinisekiseni ukuthi abantu abasha bayakwazi ukuzakhela amathuba okuziphilisa.
IMBONI YAMAFILIMU INAMATHUBA EMISEBENZI EYAHLUKENE
UDkt Maharaj ugcizelele ukuthi umkhakha wezobuciko nokukhiqizwa kwamafilimu unegalelo elikhulu ekudalweni kwamathuba emisebenzi, ekukhuliseni umnotho nasekuthuthukiseni amakhono.
Uthe abantu abaningi bacabanga ukuthi amathuba emisebenzi embonini yamafilimu agcina ngokuba ngumlingisi noma umqondisi wefilimu kuphela, kanti kuneminye imisebenzi eminingi ebalulekile.
Phakathi kwale misebenzi kubalwa ukuthwebula izithombe ezinyakazayo, ukubhala imibhalo yamafilimu, ukuhlela nokuhlanganisa izigcawu eziqoshiwe, ukuqopha nokulungisa umsindo, ukuphatha izibani ezisetshenziswa ngesikhathi sokuqoshwa kanye nokuphatha ukukhiqizwa kwamafilimu nezinhlelo zethelevishini.
Uthe ukuhlomisa intsha ngamakhono kuyo yonke le mikhakha kubalulekile ukuze kwakhiwe imboni yamafilimu eqinile, esimeme futhi ekwazi ukuheha abatshalizimali.
Lokhu kungasiza nasekukhuliseni ukukhiqizwa kwamafilimu endawo, kuvuleke namathuba emisebenzi kubantu abasha.
INTSHA ISIKULUNGELE UKUSEBENZISA AMAKHONO EWATHOLILE
Intsha ephothule lolu hlelo isikulungele ukusebenzisa ulwazi namakhono ewathole ngesikhathi iqeqeshwa, njengoba isiqala ukufuna amathuba okusebenza embonini yamafilimu nezinhlelo zethelevishini.
Ukuqeqeshwa kwayo bekungagxilile ekufundeni ulwazi kuphela, kodwa bekubandakanya nokuthola amakhono okwenza umsebenzi ngokoqobo.
Lokhu kuhloswe ngakho ukusiza intsha ukuthi ikwazi ukubhekana nezidingo zemboni yamafilimu uma ithola amathuba emisebenzi noma iqala amabhizinisi ayo kulo mkhakha.
IDURBAN FILM OFFICE IYAQHUBEKA NOKUSEKELA AMACIKO ENDAWO
Ngokusebenzisa iDurban Film Office, uMasipala weTheku uyaqhubeka nokweseka ukuthuthukiswa kwemboni yamafilimu edolobheni.
Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukuhlinzeka ngamathuba okuqeqeshwa, ukusiza abantu abasebenza embonini ukuthi bathole amathuba okuthuthuka kanye nokwakha isimo esivumela abakhiqizi bamafilimu namanye amaciko ukuba bakwazi ukuphumelela.
Umasipala uthi ukuthuthukiswa kwamakhono entsha emkhakheni wezobuciko kubalulekile ekukhuliseni umnotho wedolobha nasekuqinisekiseni ukuthi intsha yaseThekwini ayisali ngaphandle kwamathuba akhona embonini yamafilimu nethelevishini.
Umthombo: UMnyango Wezokuxhumana Nokumaketha kuMasipala weTheku.
