Jameson First Shot 2016 | Maggie Gyllenhaal: Entries Open

Win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to direct Maggie Gyllenhaal in YOUR film. Entries are open for the 2016 Jameson First Shot filmmaker competition. ...

08 Dec, 2015

Filmmaker Mark Middlewick on Making ‘The Mascot’

South African writer/director Mark Middlewick fills us in on making a short film with an Oscar-winning actor and a Hollywood production team for the Jameson First Shot competition....

09 Jul, 2015

The Jameson First Shot 2015 Winning Films

Three short films by three new voices starring Adrien Brody: The Jameson First Shot 2015 films are revealed!...

28 Jun, 2015

Excellent Advice from Independent Filmmakers In Their Own Words

Advice from independent, award-winning South African directors on starting in the industry - from checking your batteries, to gorging yourself on cinema, to finding your own voice. Take their word for it. ...

23 Jun, 2015

Featured: Mark Middlewick | Making Films That Leave Gaps for Meaning

Mark Middlewick is an accomplished young writer/director from Johannesburg whose beautiful films and music videos show a clarity of vision and intention. He recently returned from the States where he shot his Jameson First Shot-winning short film starring Adrien Brody....

21 May, 2015

Kevin Spacey Reveals SA Filmmaker Mark Middlewick as a Jameson First Shot 2015 Winner

South African filmmaker Mark Middlewick has been chosen as 1 of 3 Jameson First Shot 2015 winners. His short film The Mascot stars Adrien Brody and will premiere in LA in June....

15 May, 2015

Jameson First Shot 2015 | Adrien Brody Could Star In YOUR Film

Jameson First Shot 2015 is a chance for aspiring filmmakers to have their script made into a short film by Kevin Spacey's Trigger Street Productions , starring Oscar-winning Adrien Brody. Entries are now open....

19 Nov, 2014

An Interview with Kevin Spacey about Jameson First Shot

While in Los Angeles for the debut of the 2014 Jameson First Shot winning short films, we had the chance to spend a few minutes with award-winning actor and producer Kevin Spacey, the project's Creative Director....

01 Aug, 2014

Jameson First Shot | An Interview with Henco J

Henco Jacobs is the 2014 South African winner of Jameson First Shot whose script and treatment for his short film The Mundane Goddess impressed major movie-makers enough to bring him to Los Angeles to shoot it with the award-winning Trigger Street Productions, starring Uma Thurman....

31 Jul, 2014

Jameson First Shot 2014 | The Winning Films

We're back from LA where we attended the reveal of the Jameson First Shot 2014 winning films. Here they are for you to see too!...

31 Jul, 2014

Jameson First Shot | An Interview with Alan Shelley

Alan Shelley was one of the first ever winners of Jameson First Shot in the first year of the campaign in 2012. We found out what he has been up to since....

25 Jul, 2014

Jameson First Shot | An Interview with Hanneke Schutte

Ahead of the global premiere of the three winning Jameson First Shot 2014 films this weekend, we chatted to last year's SA winner Hanneke Schutte about her experience....

23 Jul, 2014

Jameson First Shot 2014 + A Look Back At The 2012/2013 Films

It's almost time for the reveal of this year's winning Jameson First Shot short films. ...

21 Jul, 2014

Creative Women: Hanneke Schutte

Hanneke Schutte is a Johannesburg based writer and director. Earlier this year, her screenplay Ping Pong with Mr Yong won the prestigious Jameson First Shot competition....

20 Aug, 2013