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Productions is an independent, aspiring production house
that mostly creates and experiments in short films. The
production house was established in late 2006 by Kyle
van Tonder (in Bloemfontein, South Africa) with the
primary aim of distributing and marketing his films.
Films:
Since
establishment, Kyle van Tonder has produced and directed
(part-time) five short films under VTK Productions, namely:
Turning
Back Time (12 Min, 2006)
March the Second
(32 Min, 2007) [IMDb]
Sylar's
Son (3 Min, 2008)
Predictive
Reasoning (14 Min, 2008) [IMDb]
Mind Void (7
Min, 2009)
Music Videos:
During December 2009 VTK Productions filmed a Music Video
for popular local band "All Will Fall". All
Will Fall - Soldier (4 Min Music Video)
Film
Festivals and Television:
Mind
Void was part of the official selection of short films
at the Balticon
44 Sunday Night Short Film Festival in Baltimore, Maryland,
USA.
(May 2010)
Predictive Reasoning
was part of the official selection of short films at the
2009
Johnstown Film Festival in Pensylvania, USA. (July 2009)
Predictive
Reasoning
was broadcast
on SABC
(South
African Broadcasting Corporation).
(April 2009)
March the Second was
broadcast on SABC.
(March 2008)
Funding:
Personal
funds and sponsorships have made productions possible. The
International Performing Arts Institute Trust sponsored
both March the Second and Predictive Reasoning.
Publicity:
Since establishment there have been numerous articles
published on our films, as well as Kyle's progress as a
filmmaker, in local as well as international newspapers
and magazines. This includes the international magazine
'Digital Video', the local 'Beeld' and 'Volksblad' newspapers
as well as the 'MyWeek' and 'GetIt' magazines.
During December 2008 Kyle discussed
the creational process of Predictive Reasoning
on a local university radio station by the name of Kovsie
FM.
Creative
Commons for the filmmaking community:
Where possible VTK Productions licenses its content
under Creative
Commons. The allows for free legal distribution of content
among film enthusiasts and filmmakers.
Future projects:
All forthcoming productions are announced on our site
blog.
Incoherent (our next short film) is scheduled for shooting
this year.
About vtkproductions.com:
The VTK Productions site aims to promote our ventures
as well as provide a base where other filmmakers can acquire
resources free of charge.
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