Lim Film Commission launched

Economic Development, Environment and Tourism MEC Seaparo Sekoati, was expected to launch the Limpopo Film Commission in Polokwane yesterday (Tuesday) evening. Sekoati mandated the Limpopo Economic Development Agency (Leda) to establish the commission.
The commission will be at the forefront of formalising the film industry, growing the economy and creating employment in the film and production sectors.
“The roll-out of digital terrestrial television is expected to drive the demand for content in both television and feature film production, therefore we need to explore this opportunities and be innovative enough to package provincial infrastructure projects,” Sekoati said.
Leda Managing Director Ben Mphahlele said they will take advantage of packaged opportunities as presented by digital terrestrial television. The priority of the film commission will be to build infrastructure that lowers entry barriers of provincial film makers in the industry, create revenue for the film commission and lessen the dependency of government in terms of grant allocation.

Story: NELIE ERASMUS
>>nelie.observer@gmail.com