An animator's night shift - Funny Animation

START THE NIVEA ART AWARD

This exciting competition provides the opportunity for one talented artist to win R20 000 cash, a sponsored art studio and art materials for six months and a solo exhibition at KZNSA Gallery. In addition, the second and third prize winners will take home R10 000 and R5 000 cash respectively. At an awards ceremony to be held on 14 July 2009, the three winners will be announced and the cash prizes presented.

To qualify, artists must be over 18 years of age and should be at the early stage of their art career, having not yet won any previous prestigious art awards. For the first time, the competition is now open to all visual art mediums except video. To enter, artists should submit an entry form together with an art portfolio comprising no less than three A5 size photographs of their best existing artworks, as well as a short curriculum vitae of their art career.

From entries that come in from throughout KwaZulu-Natal, sixty artists will be short listed and will be required to submit one of their best artworks to KZNSA Gallery. A distinguished panel of judges will select twenty-five finalists from these sixty artworks. The twenty five finalists will each receive R1 500 from Beiersdorf to create a unique, commissioned artwork, within a three-month time frame. The artists are required to incorporate this year’s theme, “Beauty Is...” into their competition piece. All artworks will be unique interpretations of this theme and will be exhibited for sale at the final exhibition which runs from 14 July to 08 August 2009 at KZNSA Gallery.

Entry forms are available at most KwaZulu-Natal art galleries, or can be obtained by phoning 031 573 2154 or emailing nivea.art.award@beiersdorf.com
Students Phumzile Sithole (left) and Paige Sanders (right) from Vega School of Brand Communications seek advice from START THE NIVEA ART AWARD 2008 winner Bheki Khambule (centre)

Roadside Romeo - 3D Animation made in India

http://sify.com reports on the first 3d animation to be produced in india...

Roadside Romeo is India's first ever three-dimensional (3D) mainstream animation venture. It is co-produced by Yash Raj Films (YRF) Studio and Hollywood studio Walt Disney Co. It is visualised, executed and delivered by a 150-member team of Tata group's Tech arm Tata Elxsi.

The film has eight voiceovers including Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and versatile actor-dancer-mimicry artiste Javed Jaffrey. They have lent their voice for the lead characters in the movie - Romeo, Laila and Charlie Anna respectively.

Read the full report by clicking on this link:

http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14781252&cid=2359

Toon Boom Digital Pro

Study Toon Boom Animation at CFAD www.cfad.co.za

Storyboard Pro in Action

Study Toon Boom Animation at CFAD

CFAD is one of the first teaching institutions in South Africa to introduce Toon Boom Animation into its curriculum. Since the beginning of 2008, Toon Boom Animation software has been available to our full time students. Currently the software is taught as part of the integrated Fine Art Animation and Design Diploma. Toon Boom Animation Digital Pro and Storyboard Pro is also taught as software options for students who do not wish to register for the full time diploma.

Toon Boom Animation Inc. is a Canadian software company, which specializes in animation production software. Founded in 1994 and based in Montreal, Quebec, Toon Boom develops animation and storyboarding software for film, television, web animation, games, mobile devices, and training applications. In 2005, Toon Boom was granted a Primetime Emmy in Engineering.
Working extensively in Asia and more particularly in India, China, Korea and The Philippines, Toon Boom is also developing new markets in the Caribbean and Africa.

In late October the CEO and President of Toon Boom, Joan Vogelesang will be visiting the CFAD Campus. This vist indicates the interest the Toon Boom company has in what CFAD has to offer to the South African animation community.

Visit us at www.cfad.co.za or call 031 3052480 for Toon Boom study options.

Did You Know; Shift Happens - Globalization; Information Age

Vodacom Journalist of the Year

Journalistic talent abounds in South Africa. The aim of the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards is to discover, through a countrywide search, those gifted people whose work can be honored and rewarded.
Nanda Soobben was declared the winner of the KZN Region of the Vodacom Journalist of the Year: Cartoonist. Soobben a prolific, accomplished and widely published cartoonist is an animator, journalist and founder of the Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design


There are 14 Categories in 5 regions...

In the Cartoonist category the winners are...

Nanda Soobben, (KwaZulu Natal Region)

Zapiro, (Western Region)

Sifiso Yalo, (Southern Northern Region)

Mark Wiggett, (Eastern Region)

Gavin Petersen, (Central Region)

Vodacom will be announcing the finalists at a gala function to be hosted in early November.

Read more about Nanda Soobben:
http://www.illustrators.co.za/soobben.htm

Artivism

It seems the idea of a web community for activism-inspired design and sustainably produced T-shirts has caught on. With more than 1,800 members worldwide and hundreds of designs submitted, it looks like people really 'do' want T-shirts with meaning.

We had some doubts along the way. Would artists engage with the concept? Would we find high quality organic Tees? Could we print them in an eco-friendlier way? Well so far the answer has been a resounding 'yes', and we're thrilled with the results – six designs from six very talented artists...view here...

Graphic Design Jobs

The following companies need Graphic Designers / DTP Operators
Contact them directly...

1.
Graphic Designer
Established Studio requires Graphic Designer with min 3 years experience, knowledge of Freehand and Photoshop essential, fax CV to 0866 141 432
Yaseen, The End Studios
Tel 031 301 3401

2.
Junior DTP Operator
Tech Print, Durban is looking for a Junior DTP Operator. Please pass on to any of our friends who are looking. Preferably from Phoenix / Chatsworth. Transport available...Salary depends on experience. Call Preston or Sagie on 031 3681002

3.
Designer Required
Contact Kerry Sandiford, Marot and Sanders Pty Ltd
www.marotandsanders.com Tel 031 303 3333

Win R5000 cash - uShaka Body Painting

For more info and to enter contact

Merle Bateman
Retail Promotions Officer
uShaka MARINE WORLD

Tel: +27 31 328 8004
Fax: +27 31 328 8090
Cell: +27 82 416 0667
www.ushakamarineworld.co.za

SOUTH EXHIBITION CALL FOR ENTRY

Don’t miss the opportunity to enter SOUTH, a travelling exhibition sponsored by the SABC and launched by Design Indaba, in collaboration with the Creative Circle and the Loerie Awards. SOUTH is a celebration of the gloriously positive, ridiculously naïve and relentlessly spontaneous creativity inherent in our country.

Prizes to the value of R175 000 are up for grabs. Submissions for SOUTH are open to creative practitioners of any genre, over 21 years of age. Selected centres will be receiving work in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth between November 13 and 15, 2008.

For entry forms and more information please visit www.designindaba.com/south.

SAQA Registration: Time to Celebrate

Dear Parents, Students and CFAD Stakeholders,

We have great news!

Since I joined CFAD in January 2000, my main task was to bring the institution's qualifications in line with the South African Qualifications Authority's (SAQA), and Council on Higher Education (CHE) requirements. In our pursuit of being a provider of quality qualifications, CFAD needed to be registered with these bodies as well as the Department of Education.
But for several years now, we were listed on SAQA’s database as provisionally registered, pending the completion of certain outstanding requirements. Over the past few years it was difficult to ascertain the exact nature of these requirements. I am pleased to report that as a result of a meeting I had with Mr Samuel Isaacs, the Chief Executive of SAQA, the uncertainty of our registration status has been resolved.

On the 28th August I received a letter from Dr Sharma Bhika, Director: Standards Setting and Development (DSSD), SAQA
The letter states:”Please accept my apologies that the registration has taken such a long time, in addition, communication from SAQA officials responsible for the processing has been extremely poor. We will do all in my power to prevent such a situation arising again. It has been ascertained that the qualification was registered, but its status had not been changed on the SAQA website, due to an administrative oversight by my directorate relating to the inclusion of the word “multimedia” in the title. The matter has been rectified and the qualification will appear on the SAQA website as registered as from Friday, 29 August 2008.”

The qualification is registered as follows:
Title: Diploma: Integrated Fine Art, Animation and Design (MultiMedia)
SAQA ID: 49414

From the the first day we opened in 1994, we have been a provider of quality training. The registration and recognition of our institution by SAQA provides peace of mind to our students, parents and stakeholders. This is a great achievement for us. We thank everyone who has been with us through this difficult but enlightening process.

Yours in quality education.

Krish Moodley
Academic Director

Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design
Tel +27(31) 305 2480
Fax +27(31) 307 6966
www.cfad.co.za
The Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design, established in 1994, is Provisionally Registered with the Department of Education as a Private Higher Education Institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Registration Certificate No. 00HE07. SAQA Registered: Qualification ID 49414

Virtual ink

Established in 2002 Virtual Ink Advertising, has grown from strength to strength over the years. We have a very diverse client base that include Provincial Government Departments, Communications and Media Companies, Screen printers, National Non-Profit Organisations, Local and National Manufacturers, Auditors, Attorneys, Retail Businesses, etc.

The following services:

• Graphic Design and Advertising
• Web Design and Hosting
• Signage Manufacture and Installation
• Corporate Gift Branding Solutions
• Print Handling Solutions
  

Contact Dharmesh Gopal at Virtual Ink Advertising

Toon Boom Animation Explored at CFAD

Monday 28th July CFAD hosts a workshop "Toon Boom Explored" as part of the Durban International Film Festival.

The workshop is free and includes:

• Introduction to Animation Forms and Treatments (Visual presentation and discussion)
• ToonBoom company introduction
• 2D industry in Africa and world
• Demo on ToonBoom -Digital Pro 45 min
• ToonBoom reels and showcases

For more information call 031 3052480

Young Artist Programme Video

The programme is an opportunity for youngsters between the ages of 10 to 18 years, to experience the atmosphere of college life and to express themselves creatively. The Young Artist Programme provides young artists the chance to explore media and concepts not generally offered at school level. Students will be encouraged to develop their own way of seeing the world and to express this vision through a specific medium. Classes are kept small for individual attention, allowing students to work closely with the creative instructors.

Art and Design SA: Nominations for Pinnacle Award

Art and Design SA: Nominations for Pinnacle Award

Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela

“Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that a son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm workers can become the president of a great nation. It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.”

SABC Goes big at this year’s Durban Film Festival 2008

The 23rd of July 2008 sees the beginning of the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF). This year’s DIFF promises to let the international production and media industry know that South Africa is a force to be reckoned with. The SABC will be presenting over 300 films from around the world with a special focus on South African and African films. As the proud partner of the 29th instalment of DIFF, the SABC through this festival, strengthens the South African film and television industry and brings a host of industry expertise, film networks, local and international media highlighting and stimulating our progressive film industry.

“DIFF is one platform that the SABC uses to continue to promote local programmes and content from the African continent. This initiative not only aims to showcase the best production but endeavours to promote a united Africa. We are especially excited to be a partner at this year’s festival as we have a lot of exciting plans and announcements to make, says Mvuzo Mbebe, Group Executive for Content Enterprises Division.
As part of it’s commitment to promoting the development of the local film industry, the SABC has incorporated a cultivating programme line up with workshops that will take place throughout Durban during the festival. Some of the workshops that will take place are:
The “Cash flowing the rebate workshop - hosted by SABC & DTI, this workshop aims to answer questions around the criteria for accessing the rebate and explores co-production between broadcaster and producer. DTI directors and SABC executives will be present with an open floor for filmmakers.

The SABC’s Digital Terrestrial Television and New Media team /leader will be on the panel to provide the industry with an insight into the relationship between digital migration and new media from a broadcaster perspective in the workshop “Mediating the Media convergence”.
DIFF in partnership with the SABC will be hosting the Talent Campus initiative. The “Student Reel” initiative, a six-day program that touches on essential issues of filmmaking such as story development, cinematographic styles, production models and new markets, is run successfully at the Berlin International Film Festival, with campuses in New Delhi, Sarajevo and Buenos Aires. It brings together aspiring talents and experienced film professionals from all over the world. It affords young up and coming filmmakers and students an opportunity to have their films screened on national television in the different countries they are in. This slot ran successfully on SABC television from October 2007 to March 2008 and will be back on screens later in the year.
An open floor discussion around international formats vs. local formats will be discussed in the “Can our content be formatted” workshop. This workshop will be focusing on discussions around whether South African content allows itself to be formatted and whether this is the genre to break the American ceiling?

In “Fiction scripting docu-ganda” - Films that are portrayed as fact based but actually have an agenda are discussed. The discussion covers issues of the filmmaker becoming a dispassionate observer speaking with the voice of God. This style of filmmaking has a strong point of view similar to fictional writing but unlike fiction it claims to inform the audience. This workshop asks whether the honey moon between fiction and docu-ganda is over and whether media gatekeepers are realizing that this cross-pollination demands higher media literacy from audiences.

“Word of mouth” is a workshop to inform the industry on the importance of subtitling especially in the new media and digital environment.

Prominent local animators and animation companies will feature at the “Cartooning the tube” workshop to discuss the cost viability of animation for television and local animated films. Various animation styles will be on view on screens around the venue. In line with this discussion, the SABC children genre department with will launch their exciting, innovative animation strand -“Seeing the world through 3D on the 29th of July.

To get the full events programme, please visit www.cca.ukzn.ac.za and click on the Durban International Film Festival link.

Nominations for Pinnacle Award

Reunion Dinner and Pinnacle Award

You are invited to our first Graduate Reunion Dinner. We wish to take a walk down memory lane with you and your CFAD friends.

This year we are initiating the Pinnacle Award. This is an award to recognise the CFAD Graduate who is an outstanding achiever in the industry. This award acknowledges the initiative of a successful individual who is on the way to becoming a leader in media and design.

Nomination and Awards Procedure
Each graduate can nominate 2 individuals. Your nomination must include a motivation of not more than 200 words with details of the candidate’s work history and why you think the individual is a deserving candidate. Our selection committee will make the final decision. Visit our blog www.artanddesignsa.blogspot.com Click on “comments” below this letter and send in your nomination and motivation.

Tickets must be purchased by 19th July 2008, as prior seating and catering arrangements need to be finalised and space is limited. The evening also includes the graduation, a unique fashion show and the Too Little Too Late Awards initiated by Mr Nanda Soobben. As this is CFAD’s 14th year since it was established, a souvenir brochure is being planned to highlight student achievements etc. Graduates who wish to contribute to this project must contact Larina Naicker as soon as possible.

Date: 9 August 2008
Time: 16:30 for 17:00
Venue: DLI Hall, 5 DLI Avenue, Durban
Ticket Price: R135

We are looking forward to sharing this memorable evening with you.

Yours sincerely,
Krish Moodley
Academic Director

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS AT ARTSPACE DURBAN

Broll and King: Paint and Process

Terri Broll and Terence King are artists with a commitment to the richness of abstraction in painting. King’s work is rooted in observation, chiefly of the figure, whereas Broll draws on intuitive processes in the discovery of her subject matter. Both hold an interest in the interactive and interdependent process between artmaking and the objectivity of the painted surface. In this exhibition Broll and King present recent work reflecting their long-held interests in problems of figuration and abstraction. Both artists come from academic backgrounds in the visual arts, have exhibited extensively and are represented in private and public collections here and internationally.

On Saturday, 5 July Terri Broll will be conducting a "Art and Working Skills: An Introductory
Workshop" 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the studios at artSPACE durban. If interested in finding out more contact Terri on terribroll@gmail.com or 083-477-5599.


AND IN THE MIDDLE GALLERY:

"Us" an exhibition by Kieran Smith

"Us" explores familiar people in Kieran¹s life. Here he takes a step away from the iconic subject matter of his prior projects to the intimate and personal world immediately around him. Many images of his friends were downloaded off Facebook. Kieran is interested in the dramatic, expressive quality of materials used and eschews all delicacy in favour of harsh, brash
marks made of smears of sand, glue and paint; grit in favour of gloss.

artSPACE durban
3 Millar Road (off Umgeni Road)
Durban, South Africa
Tel: +27 31 312 0793

29th Durban International Film Festival

Cinema in all its diversity will once again be celebrated at the 29th Durban International Film Festival which runs from 23 July to 3 August. Featuring more than 200 films from more than 95 countries, spread over more than 300 screenings at 26 venues across the city, the festival will bring together established masters of cinema and innovative new talents from around the world. Alongside the presentation of the some of the year’s finest films, the festival will run an extensive workshop and seminar programme giving the regions aspirant filmmakers an opportunity to learn from and be inspired by some of cinema’s greats.

Under the banner Love Film, Hate Xenophobia, the festival will present films such as Darrell James Roodt’s Zimbabwe, which looks at the arduous journey a young woman makes from Zimbabwe to South Africa; Penny Woolcock’s Exodus which imagines a near-future England in which foreigners are incarcerated in a ghetto; the moving Canadian film Family Motel about Somalian refugees; Victims of Our Richness, which dissects the exploitation and brutality experienced by desperate Malian migrants; and a selection of specially commissioned films under the banner Filmmakers Against Racism made specifically about the xenophobic
attacks.

The selection of films will also see some of the world’s finest and most critically-acclaimed directors represented by their new works including Gus Van Sant (Paranoid Park), Abolfazl Jalili (Hafez), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (The Voyeurs), Brillante Mendoza (Slingshot and Foster Child), Atom Egoyan (Adoration), George Clooney (Leatherheads), Andrey Zvyagintsev (The Banishment), Santosh Sivan (Before The Rains), Doris Dorrie (Cherry Blossoms - Hanami), Fatih Akin (The Edge Of Heaven), Takeshi Kitano (Glory To The Filmmaker), Jiri Menzel (I Served The King Of England), Eran Riklis (Lemon Tree), Josef Fares (Leo), Bela
Tarr (The Man From London), Harmony Korine (Mister Lonely), Pen-ek Ratanaruang (Ploy) and Carlos Reygadas (Silent Light).

Says Nashen Moodley, DIFF’s manager and programmer: “While the selection boasts a number of festival regulars and favourite directors, the very exciting thing about this year’s programme is the large number of new filmmakers represented. The festival of 2008 will be one of discovery: an introduction to and celebration of the next generation of cinematic legends.”


The festival will once again shine a spotlight on the cinema of Africa under the African Perspectives theme, presenting the World Premieres of Nothing But The Truth by John Kani, which is based on his popular play; My Black Little Heart by Durban’s Claire Angelique, a dark look at Durban’s underbelly; and uMalusi, directed by Mlandu Sikwebu and produced and shot by Jahmil X.T. Qubeka.

Other themes and focus areas include New German Cinema, Indian Cinema, A Focus On Italian Cinema, a selection of a number of films making up the European Union Film Focus, as well as a series of films on music. August is Woman’s Month in South Africa, and DIFF is pleased to
present films about women and films made by over forty women directors, including, amongst others, 3 Women by Manjeh Hekmat and Unfinished Stories by Pouraya Azarbayjani, both set in Iran; Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Frozen River by Courtney Hunt about two single mothers; a Palestinian woman’s struggle against Israeli paranoia and bureaucracy in Lemon Tree; Lucy Walker’s Blindsight about six blind Tibetan students climbing Mount Everest; Stephanie Black’s compelling unpacking of Bob Marley’s message in Africa Unite ; and the world premiere of Karen Slater’s 50 Years of Love which addresses the institution of marriage and its relevance in today’s society.

As the films unspool, a group of young African filmmakers will participate in Talent Campus Durban, an intensive 5-day programme of workshops held in cooperation with the Berlinale Talent Campus which forms part of the Berlin International Film Festival. Under the theme
“Producing African Cinema for a New World”, participants will benefit from both theoretical and practical approaches that enhance their cinematographic and creative experience. The overall objective is to empower a new generation of African filmmakers. In this period of
social unrest wrongly targeting “foreigners” the Talent Campus Durban, with its 40 participants representing 19 countries, can demonstrate the art of African collaboration in action and celebrate the creative strength of diversity.

Principal screening venues of DIFF 2008 are Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre; Nu-Metro Cinecentre - Suncoast; Ster Kinekor Musgrave, Cinema Nouveau - Gateway; Ekhaya Multi-Arts Centre in KwaMashu; KwaSuka Theatre, and the BAT Centre, with further screenings in township areas where cinemas are non-existent, and a special programme of screenings at Luthuli Museum on
the North Coast.

Programme booklets with the full screening schedule and synopses of all the films are available free at cinemas, Computicket, and other outlets. Full festival details can also be found on www.cca.ukzn.ac.za or by calling 031 2602506 or 031 2601650.

Young Artist Program - Register Now

The Young Artist Programme (Winter Vacation 2008)

The programme is an opportunity for youngsters between the ages of 10 to 18 years, to experience the atmosphere of college life and to express themselves creatively. The Young Artist Programme provides young artists the chance to explore media and concepts not generally offered at school level. Students will be encouraged to develop their own way of seeing the world and to express this vision through a specific medium. Classes are kept small for individual attention, allowing students to work closely with the creative instructors.

The Young Artist Programme will be run on the CFAD campus from the 5th to the 12th July 2008.
The Public Exhibition will be held at CFAD on Saturday 19th July 2008.
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The course will include the following modules:
1. Drawing
2. Painting
3. Computer Graphics
4. Animation
5. Introduction to Toon Boom Animation

Call CFAD (031) 3052480 for further information and to register for this popular Winter Vacation Art Programme.
About the Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design

The Centre for Fine Art, Animation and Design (CFAD) is a tertiary institution that offers training in Fine Art, Animation (2D and 3D) and Graphic Design. The CFAD was established in 1994 by world-renowned cartoonist, illustrator and journalist Nanda Soobben. Prior to the establishment of the CFAD various individuals approached Nanda Soobben with the desire to learn his skills. It was from this need in the community that the institution was born. In recognition of his contribution to South African society and for establishing this institution, Nanda Soobben received the San Francisco Leadership Award. The Centre for Fine Art, Animation and Design has developed an integrated fine art, graphic design and animation diploma that equip artists with marketable skills. In the past many fine art graduates found it difficult to secure jobs, however graduates of CFAD have found it easier to secure employment in the local printing, advertising and media industry. Several successful graduates are now employed internationally.

Krish Moodley, Academic Head of CFAD, and a team of dedicated artists and designers have developed the institution into a leading Centre of Design excellence in Durban. Today, students from as far a field as the United States, Japan, India, Botswana and Zimbabwe are registered at the institution. As part of its commitment to quality education the institution is provisionally registered with the Department of Education, South African Qualifications Authority and the Council on Higher Education as a Private Higher Education Institution.

“Across the Pond”

Above painting: "Drift Wood"

“Across the Pond” is the title of an exhibition of new paintings by London artist Sandira Reddy. This collection has been inspired by her time spent in America and will be on show at The Boy’s Club, 68 Boleyn Rd, Dalston, N16 8JG. The exhibition runs from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th June.

“The light is completely different in the US,” says Reddy, when comparing how her creative process is altered by painting in the US North East and Hawaii.
“ More seductive than erotic, calming, even cleansing, perhaps spiritual” states New York art collector David Mafoud, who owns one of her pieces. The “Across the Pond” exhibition captures inspiration from the natural world from a variety of distances, ranging from intimately close to vastly afar. This may reflect the distance she has had in the past few years from her home in London and her birthplace, South Africa.

Sandira Reddy’s formal training began at the acclaimed Central St Martins College of art and design. During that time her work was selected as part of a collective exhibition that was held at Notting Hill Arts Club. She then went on to complete a BA (Hons) degree in Graphic design at Kingston University.

“My style has really developed and grown over the past few years” she says “and this collection is a reflection of that change. I’m very excited to present this work”
The painting above is called "Terrace Shadows", acrylic on canvas.
For further information please contact sandirareddy@gmail.com

14 Year Reunion Dinner

The 2008 TLTL Awards, Graduation Banquet and Fashion Extravaganza is scheduled for 9th August and is to be held at the DLI Hall, Durban. This year CFAD is 14 years old and we are also having a Reunion Dinner as part of the above function. We want to bring together as many of our graduates and well wishers and have a great big celebration. For more information contact Larina Naicker or Jay Narain on 031 3052480
We look forward to seeing you at this celebration gala event!
Visit us at www.cfad.co.za

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Internships Offered

We are offering internships and interested individuals are requested to email a CV and call me to make arrangements etc...
Internships are offered in one of our three companies Cutting Cane Media and Design, Coffee Machine Animation Studios or Centre for Fine Art Animation and Design...

The Centre For Fine Art, Animation & Design (CFAD) was established in 1994 by internationally acclaimed artist Nanda Soobben who has applied his expertise and practical knowledge to the development of the Centre for Fine Art, Animation & Design in Durban. Nanda Soobben, Krish Moodley and a dedicated team of artists and designers have over the past fourteen years developed CFAD into a modern thriving art school where through a system of mentorship students can transform their creativity into marketable skills. The art school produces high quality graphic designers, web designers, cartoonists, fine artists and animators who are employed both locally and internationally.

Visit our website for our profiles.

Krish Moodley
Academic Director / Business Manager

About Design Times

Designtimes is a niche design driven newspaper. With 20 issues behind us in 2 years we have experienced exceptional growth and huge interest. We are now shifting our focus towards fashion, architecture, product, interior, game, industrial and jewellery design, although our main focus is still graphic design and photography. Another area we will concentrate on in the new year is professional design, illustration and photography tutorials. Designtimes will always keep it's readers exposed to world trends from local to international design. Designtimes is becoming South Africa's design publication and our aim is to command the readership of not only South Africa's but Africa’s design industry.

Off The Wall 3 "The Great Trek"

Graffiti and Comic Book Artists' Exhibition.
Off The Wall 3 assembles artists from different genres of pop culture - cartoonists, graffiti artists, street artists, designers, fine artists, illustrators, musicians and poets - in a gallery environment.

This year the theme for the exhibition is 'The Great Trek'. Participants are required to produce
work based on themselves, their lives, culture, heritage, social standing and beliefs. Their work,
a visual diary on a gallery wall, represents a melting pot of personalities, cultures and philosophies.

This third instalment in the series at artSPACE durban has been curated by Ross Turpin and
Tyron Love. Also showing are works by renowned cartoonist Nanda Soobben and his students Zayne Nakamura and Warren Raysdorf.

For more contact Karen
artSPACE durban
3 Millar Road
Durban
www.artspacedurban.co.za
Tel: 031-312-079

Below are works by Zayne and Warren

EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN STUDENTS FROM REUNION ISLAND, PROTEA SECONDARY,CHATSWORTH AND CFAD

ICFC (International Committee for Cooperation), organised an educational and cultural exchange programme between students of Lycee Stella, a secondary school in the Reunion Island, and students of Protea Secondary in Chatsworth. The programme took place in March this year.

ICFC initiated this programme to foster international person to person contact and to encourage friendship, educational and cultural exchanges. The aim of ICFC is to bring together students from India, Mauritius, Reunion Island and South Africa. For this particular programme ICFC chose Protea Secondary in Chatsworth as the school that received the students from Reunion Island.

The history of the Indians on Reunion Island is very similar to the history of South African Indians. Much like the Indians who were brought to this country to work on the sugar cane plantations as indentured labourers; the mainly South Indians were taken to Reunion Island as slaves to work on the tobacco and sugar cane plantations. The cultural and religious practices are similar to South African Indians. The difference is that Reunion Island was colonised by the French and here we follow an English way of life. This sets an interesting backdrop for the exchange between the students of Protea Secondary and the French speaking students of Reunion Island.

ICFC President, Rajen Reddy (CEO of KZN Oils), stated: “We provided our visitors a well rounded programme that included visits to tourist destinations in Kwazulu Natal, as well as interaction with the people of Chatsworth. The students enjoyed the warmth of the Chatsworth community as they lived in the homes of the Protea Secondary students.”


The French students also interacted with students at the CFAD Campus, Durban. Krish Moodley, ICFC Education Chairperson said:"We live in a global environment where everything is inter-connected therefore it is important to expose students to various influences and to a variety of cultural and educational practices.The visitors were treated to their first taste of a hot Durban delicacy at CFAD, The Bunny Chow! They thoroughly enjoyed the experience."

Toon Age Moments

A NEW EXHIBITION OPENS AT THE KZNSA ON TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2008
EXHIBITIONS CLOSE 30 MARCH 2008

The KZNSA is pleased to announce that its two upcoming exhibitions will show a selection of star students from two of Durban’s prestigious institutions of learning: the Durban University of Technology (DUT) and the Centre for Fine Art, Animation and Design (CFAD). The participating artists were selected according to their academic excellence, technical mastery and conceptual depth. Collectively they represent the cream of the crop of mature students from the two schools, and give an indication of the future of South African fine art and animation production.

TOON AGE MOMENTS: Animation Projects by Centre for Fine Art, Animation and Design showcases the animation projects completed by CFAD. Social satire, observation and commentary are key to many of these works. Taxi, by lead animators Zayne Nakamura and Ryan Janse Van Rensburg, deals with Durban public transport. Birds relates to environmental issues. Also on view is an animated 3D robot created by Chris De Jaager.

The majority of animation projects and assignments completed at the private art school are industry-based, with students having created award-winning clips for Life-Line, the World Wildlife Fund, Childline and a range of HIV and AIDS awareness campaigns.

CFAD was established in 1994 by Nanda Soobben to provide previously disadvantaged students with access to the latest computer, animation and design technology and has, since then, developed into a contemporary, thriving art school where a system of mentorship is used as the educational methodology. CFAD works closely with the Parsons School of Design in New York, the San Francisco Art Institute, the University of California and the National Institute of Design (NID) in India. The centre’s close relationship with the design and printing industries, and with the education sector, allows students to participate and contribute to “live” projects. CFAD’s Academic Director, Krish Moodley said,”This is the first for Durban. This exhibition proves that this city has the animators and resources to produce high quality short form and long form animation.”

Jacob Zuma Cartoon

Nanda Soobben's most recent cartoon about Jacob Zuma and the Pledge is featured on the East Coast Radio Blog. Click here to view the cartoon and read the comments. Click on the image below to visit Daryl Ilbury's website.

Toon Boom Animation now in Durban

The world’s top animation software is being taught for the first time in Durban. The Centre for Fine Art, Animation and Design (CFAD) is the first tertiary institution in Durban to offer training in Toon Boom Animation. The Canadian based Toon Boom Animation software company chose CFAD as the preferred training institution in Durban. Toon Boom is the perfect training tool for any student embarking on a career in animation production and the software is recognized as the industry standard cartoon animation tool in the world’s top production houses for all media platforms.
Popular animated stories like the Simpsons and Sponge Bob are created using Toon Boom animation software.

Established in 1994 by Nanda Soobben to provide previously disadvantaged students with access to the latest computer, animation and design technology, CFAD has been developed into a modern, thriving art school where through a system of mentorship, students can develop strong design and animation skills. Nanda Soobben, who apart from producing daily cartoons for major newspapers, also works on animated films commissioned by television studios, supervises the animation programme at CFAD. Soobben’s book of cartoons, “Witness to a Decade” has become a sought-after collector’s item as it serves as a controversial record of South Africa’s first 10 years of democracy. He has also won the prestigious Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award for 2006. In 2007 Soobben was presented with awards from the San Francisco Leadership Academy, the Mayor of San Francisco and the United States Congress in recognition of his achievements as a cartoonist, animator and journalist.

Krish Moodley, Academic Director of CFAD stated: “The skills obtained here are highly marketable and over the past fifteen years this institution has produced high quality graduates who are employed as graphic designers, animators, web designers and creative directors at major organisations both locally and in countries such as Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.”