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Best Cinematography Winner
MNET VUKA! Awards 2009
A TIN OF PAINT, a Roy Zetisky feature
film teaser, screening at the
2010 Cannes Film Festival
For more info visit the website www.atinofpaint.com
PISTOLEROS FILMS
Pistoleros Films is a Cape Town based film company whose main focus is the production of commercials and music videos. Our newly formed feature film division was created in support of Commercial Director Roy Zetisky¡¯s progression into directing Feature Films.
Zetisky was a key player in the building of the South African film industry. He has been executive producer of three major South African film companies, namely Zigi Films, Fresh Water Films and Pistoleros Films. He studied at the Brooks Institute of Film in California and has many years of experience as a commercials Director, D.O.P. and Photographer. He has produced and directed for major advertising agencies, representing local and international clients, including Coca Cola, Kelloggs, Fanta, Simba, Caltex, Oando Oil Company and Bavaria Breweries. In 2006 Pistoleros had 3 of it¡¯s commercials on the UKTV show, featuring the best viral commercials in the world.
Through Pistoleros, Zetisky operates in various capacities. He films most of his own directed projects and also operates as a Director of Photography for other directors. He was Best Cinematography Winner at the 2009 Mnet Vuka Awards, for advertising agency Y&R and director Grant De Sousa¡¯s ¡°CONFLICT DIAMOND¡± public service announcement, that also won Best Overall in the competition.
Zetisky recently released the teaser of his feature film project A TIN OF PAINT, being produced in collaboration with Genevieve Hofmeyr of Moonlighting Films (Blood Diamond, Invictus). The screenplay based on Zetisky¡¯s story, was written by Paul Ian Johnson and was judged by Francis Ford Coppola in the top 10 out of 2600 entries at the Zoetrope screenplay festival. The teaser is being launched and presented to potential investors, by the National Film & Video Foundation, at the 2010 Cannes Film Market. The producers are currently raising finance. Interested investors, please follow the link on this site, to view the teaser, or go to www.atinofpaint.com for more info about the film.
Over the past year Pistoleros halted full time representation of it's stable of commercial directors, to allow time for Executive Producer, Roy Zetisky to focus attention on his feature film career, as director and director of photography.
The company has in its history represented other award-winning directors like Zola Maseko, director of the feature film DRUM and Thabang Moleya, director of television series Jozi H and Jacobs Cross.
In 2010, Zetisky was nominated for an Imbongi Award, by the Cape Film Commission, for his contribution towards skills development and transformation, via the Pistoleros Mentorship initiative. Even though the company has halted full time representation of it¡¯s stable of directors, this initiative is still active and Zetisky is currently mentoring several young filmmakers.
CAPE TOWN
Cape Town is a unique destination with a vast range of locations, from beaches and forests to stunning architecture of all periods and spectacular roads for car commercials. We are famous for being able to replicate scenes from all over the world within an hours drive from Cape Town. In the summer season (Europe's winter season) we have beautiful long hot days with plenty of "Magic" light. Our film crews are reputed to be the best in the world and producers can look forward to maximum production value.
Pistoleros Films, 12 Ottawa Avenue, Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.
