SA feature film Two Hues to host NFT on ramping event
Highly acclaimed South African filmmaker Weaam Williams, is set to host an NFT on ramping event for her feature film Two Hues in partnership with Sisters Working In Film & TV (SWIFT) and The Durban Film Mart.
This event will comprise of a film screening of the proof-of-concept short film (16min), followed by an information session about NFT’s and block-chain, and the opportunity it presents to filmmakers and artists.
The short-film won five awards on the festival circuit in 2021 including Best Women Empowerment Film – Berlin Short Film Festival, and Best Lead Access – West Europe International Film Festival.
Two Hues is a film about a bipolar photographer and her journey navigating patriarchy in a Muslim family, as well as a male-dominated advertising agency.
The event will also comprise of a 20 minute information session about NFT’s which has had an explosion world-wide over the past 18 months. The pandemic forced artists into an online space leading to the boom of the NFT market.
The DFM event is an on-ramping one to expand this community and open the door for filmmakers and buyers utilising block-chain technology.
Event Attendance at DMF: Free
Date: Saturday 23 July
Time: 11:00 am
Venue: Elangeni Hotel Durban
According to the statistics produced by largo.ai Two Hues feature film is forecasted as a box office success.
The process employs the mechanism of ingesting the feature film screenplay and generating artificial intelligence forecasts similar to those used by big streaming platforms.
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