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We know securing funding for your next film project can be challenging, but it doesn't have to be! We’ve created a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 for indie South African filmmakers 🇿🇦. Whether you're in development, production, or post-production, our curated list of grants, funds, and incentives will help you find the right financial support to bring your vision to life 🎬. 📊 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲? - First-Time Filmmaker Grants - South African Film Grants & Incentives - International Film Funds funding South African projects 💡 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝘁: - Filter by 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 (development, production, post-production) - Find the right 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 for your project (grants, funds, incentives) - Filter by the 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀/𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 to find the funders that align to your project vision (Documentaries, Feature Film, Social Impact etc) 🚀 Ready to kickstart your project? Access the film funding list here 👇 https://lnkd.in/dY7PCGuZ

See how BAI Foundation is impacting youth artistry amongst film, new media, music and digital content through their Heatseekers Festival 🔥 https://lnkd.in/eg8qk4pH “One of the things which we always had a problem with is being able to get invoices on time from freelancers. So sending them a form to fill out where they put in their details and we can generate an invoice from their side, has helped us manage everything in one place” - Kibare Njuguna We helped them streamline their invoicing process with freelancers, reducing admin behind the scenes. 🙌

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 Bloo Money 𝘅 Andani.Africa 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆? 🌍 Our partnership with Andani.Africa is unlocking valuable insights into the creative gig economy—a sector that has been under-researched, especially in South Africa and across the continent. "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗴 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆... 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲." - Lonwabo Mavuso By exploring the creative freelance world, we're unearthing insights on how freelancers and creative businesses operate, get paid, and interact with financial products. With the goal of stimulating growth in this industry through our the insights from our partnership. Thulani Masebenza Sabica Pardesi Lonwabo Mavuso Molemo Moiloa

🚀Did you know that the creative economy in South Africa contributes more to the GDP than agriculture? That’s right—the arts, music, theatre, fashion, film, and other creative industries are doing more than just adding color to our lives; they’re driving real economic impact. But how well do we understand the value of this dynamic sector? 🤔 We are teaming up with Andani.Africa, a research agency committed to the growth of the creative economy using research to drive impactful change across all creative fields. Together, we aim to uncover further insights and understanding on how creative businesses and freelancers using our app get paid, work with each other and interact with financial products. Drop your thoughts below. 👇 Tag someone you know in the creative/freelance space. Stay tuned - https://lnkd.in/epF8Ze7J

We often think of the arts or the creative sector as as a facet of life that society does not really need, an afterthought🤔 That is where ASSITEJ SOUTH AFRICA aspires to bring about change, to make it as seen and as valued as other sectors of our nation💪 By providing a tool and a platform that allows the time and space for people to focus on the right tasks for them, it only warms our hearts to know that Bloo Money is helping to transform future youth’s lives into a more joyous and art filled one💙 Yvette Hardie Hailey C. Ryan Dittmann Alison Polley- Green

Often times it is easy to forget how much impact you may have on real people’s lives🙏 that goes the same for businesses. But when you hear feedback on how your product has helped freelancers who have never used invoice tools before, submit professional invoices in minutes and get paid…it really makes your work feel worthwhile💙 Perhaps Bloo Money can help impact your business, and help you focus on helping real-life people. Use the link and we can find out together: https://lnkd.in/g6F54mTa Yvette Hardie Alison Polley- Green Hailey C. Ryan Dittmann

"I Feel that every industry, every school, anything that involves invoicing…deserves that app” Qondea Mkansi, Assitej Facilitator🙌 At Bloo Money we’re passionate about empowering businesses like ASSITEJ SOUTH AFRICA to work more easily with their freelancers such as facilitators.                                                                                Launched in 2007 in Grahamstown, Assitej South Africa is among a global alliance of organisations involved in the promotion of theatre for children and young people, with the core belief that every young person deserves access to the arts, especially from a young age. Bloo Money has helped with more than just invoicing, its assisted artists and other creatives be more organised when working with their clients and be in tune with their finances💪 That’s the real-life impact that happens when you let it be done by Bloo💙                                                                                     Yvette Hardie Faye Kabali-Kagwa Alison Polley- Green Hailey C. Ryan Dittmann

Now that you've met Kibare and Yalezo🙏🏾 and know what goals they have set their eyes on, we were able to get a little insight into what they've actually done💪🏾 Having contributed millions of rands to the creative sector, the two founders also expand on what more they would still like to do, especially for the small guy💙 Bloo Money is also eager to create impact for your business😌 so hit the link below to see how we can do that for you: https://lnkd.in/dUwWz5Aj #impact #bloomoney #creative

Meet Kibare Wa Njuguna and Yalezo Njuguna, founders of BAI Foundation. Uplifters and empowerers of the African creative arts sector. Their foundation is focused on championing digital arts and independent content creation. We're sharing the stories of how our customers are impacting and bringing change to the creative sector in SA, and the ways in which they're using Bloo Money to help them continue doing so. Watch the video until the end, we have a surprise of how we can help you bring change to the creative space!

All work and all play 💙 at Bloo Money This week we hosted an intimate games night for some of our customers, partners and team 🏓🎲. There was a lot of laughter, mixing companies to form new teams, many new friendships and “sporting” rivalries were formed. Thank you to everyone who came through for an evening of fun. Sabeeha Banubhai Sabica Pardesi Karabo Modibane Mamodike Funde Thabo S. Masilela Xolelwa Nhlabatsi (he/him) Joshua Lew Dylan da Silva Locadia N. Siyabonga Mkholo Nomawonga Khumalo