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Voice of the Architect film festival Joburg
Yes, its that time of year again...This is Festival and is accredited for 0.5 CPD credits (Cat 1)
THE FILM FESTIVAL
The Voice of the Architect is an innovative concept whose goal is to shine a spotlight on award winning South African Architecture and give the hungry people of South Africa the chance to share in their enthusiasm for South African Design. 2023 being the second year of this festival with 4 short films to feast one's eye upon and have a glass of vino.
The purpose of this event is to celebrate and to create a platform for community building within the Architectural circles, to created public awareness towards those engaging with Architects, as well as allow for practice exposure to the firms who have been producing these noteworthy works.
THE CONTENT
4 short films will be a series of 25min long documentaries showcasing buildings in Johannesburg which have recently won awards in the year 2021.
DATE AND VENUE DETAILS
Date: 3rd November 2023
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Format: Theatre screening
Place: The Victory Theatre, click here for map
Dress Code: Smart Casual, Suit and sneakers
Wine, beer and light snacks will be on sale on the night - no cash bar, card purchases only
A note regarding security: There will be armed security on the night with underground enclosed parking to all vehicles
AWARDS
The below awards have been given to the featured buildings that are presented at the festival:
- Award for Excellence
- Award for Commendation
- People's Choice Award
All awards have been given by The Gauteng Institute for Architecture.
Take a look at the films being screened!
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Jewel City
CourseThe Onyx embraces its context, offering respite in the form of a lawn to inner-city dwellers and passers-by.
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The Leonardo
CourseThe Leonardo is bold in its simplicity. It is a remarkably honest building, maintaining an authentic presence amid a sea of ‘object-buildings’.
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Barloworld Showroom
CourseThe building is a visionary gesture deriving its form from one of the earth-moving equipment tracks.
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St.Johns Prep School
CourseThe building forms own identity that creates space for 18 new classrooms and a new science lab on an already densely populated campus.
2022 Film Festival Reviews
Voice of the Architect Short film festival
Encore!
Liam Purnell
Thank you so much for this opportunity to 'attend' your film festival all the way from over here in New Zealand. It was great to see the amazing architectu...
Read MoreThank you so much for this opportunity to 'attend' your film festival all the way from over here in New Zealand. It was great to see the amazing architectural works, get the background stories, meet the teams and even see some people I went to TUKS with! I hope that this will be an annual event and look forward to the next festival soon. Regards Liam Purnell
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Hendrik Moller
Very good and well thought through
Very good and well thought through
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Mignon Oosthuizen
very informative and interesting ,really enjoyed to hear other local architects' views and design process
very informative and interesting ,really enjoyed to hear other local architects' views and design process
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Wagener Hancke
Wonderful body of work and well-done to the film crew; I feel inspired once again!
Wonderful body of work and well-done to the film crew; I feel inspired once again!
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Leon van der westhuizen
Content was very informative and well put together
Content was very informative and well put together
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