{"id":1020,"date":"2024-07-27T22:05:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T22:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dublinsmartphonefilmfestival.com\/?p=1020"},"modified":"2025-07-08T15:03:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:03:01","slug":"documentary-filmmaking-workshop-with-award-winning-filmmaker-sj-van-breda-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dublinsmartphonefilmfestival.com\/documentary-filmmaking-workshop-with-award-winning-filmmaker-sj-van-breda-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Book today! Documentary Filmmaking Workshop with SJ Van Breda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On July 6, the Dublin Smartphone Film Festival is proud to present an exclusive Documentary Filmmaking workshop hosted by the internationally acclaimed and multi-award-winning filmmaker SJ Van Breda. This event offers aspiring filmmakers a unique opportunity to learn from one of the industry’s most accomplished professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meet Your Tutor – SJ Van Breda<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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SJ Van Breda, from Durban, South Africa, has established herself as a prominent documentary filmmaker. Her films have been screened at prestigious festivals such as the Whistler Film Festival, Oxford International Film Festival, and Chilliwack Independent Film Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Filmmaking Awards:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Best Cinematography and Best Editing with her documentary Freeflow, the 2023 SMart Fone Flick Fest (SF3)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Top Prize, Mini-Docs category, 2022 Zhiyun-Tech Mobile Film Challenge<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Mini-documentary prize at the Moment Invitational Film Fest 2021 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Documentary Prize at SMart: The London International Smartphone Film Fest 2021 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Documentary Category Winner, Filmic Fest 2019 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

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    Professional Roles:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Head of Post-Production, MiPix Media<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Director and Editor, FBDF Production Company<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Worked with: WWF, UNFPA, UNICEF, FairTrade Africa, Mercedes Benz, Xiaomi Studios <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

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      Additionally, SJ has served as a festival selection judge for Blackbird Film Festival and OXIFF and as an instructor and jury member for the inaugural MMOCA Film Festival in Cape Town. She was a speaker on mobile filmmaking at the FilmicPro Creator Summit 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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