Nabilah Safira
TechInAfrica – The eight season of Survivor South Africa is opening job opportunities as it was executed in the country itself, hiring the locals to create and prepare the properties needed on set.
The show is partnering with the Eastern Cape Development Corporation to hire the 103 local skills for all divisions on the show.
“During production, we employed local people as carpenters, set builders, production assistants, camera and grips assistants, lifeguards and security personnel, as well as painters, drivers and art department assistants,” says creative producer and series director, Leroux Botha.
“Besides the skills transferred by the different departments to people who had never worked on a TV set before – let alone a production of the scale of Survivor South Africa – the influx of capital into the Wild Coast post the Covid-19 lockdown made a very big difference in the lives of the people of the area. A lot of the building material for the different challenges were also donated to the local schools and communities.”
ECDC interim CEO Mandla Mpikashe says that the agency pursued the innovative partnership with M-Net for its potential to unlock economic activities in the province. “Through these strategic partnerships, the objective is to develop the film industry value chain to realise continuous investments, job creation and skills development within the Eastern Cape.”
The ECDC investment of R2m towards the production of Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island in the Wild Coast resulted in an economic impact value of more than R10m. Of the 103 jobs created by the production, 55 were held by women and 60 were held by local youth.”
“As the producers of Survivor South Africa, we would like to thank the people of the Eastern Cape for their wonderful contributions to the eighth season of the show. It’s shaping up to be our best season yet, and the way the show looks, feels and showcases the region would not have been possible without the tenacity, dedication and skill of the local people and the support of the ECDC,” Botha concludes.
Source: Bizcommunity.com
