The veteran actors took to the stage on Thursday afternoon to deliver a scathing critique of the SABC and SABC2 soap operas. Muvhango South African Actors in the Entertainment Industry Joe Mafera's memorial service, called on the public broadcaster to stop just paying lip service to taking care of actors and start paying their residual remuneration.
legendary Joe Mafera (75), the most famous of which is Sugudhi Sunaisi John McGregor, an actress who appeared in sitcoms and Chicken Licken TV commercials, died in a car accident on Johannesburg's M1 highway on Saturday night. A televised memorial service was held in a packed Johannesburg theatre early today.
The memorial service was attended by television station executives. James AgumaWith the SABC Acting CEO Bessie TagwanaActing COO.
Actors and friends not only shared their personal memories and tributes on stage; Joe Mafera’s legacy, but also spoke out about what she would like to see happen in South Africa’s entertainment talent sector and in an entertainment and television industry that is averse to change.
actor Tony Kgoroge An SABC spokesperson Kaiser Kganyago talked. Joe Mafera While he was never able to fully escape the exploits of the local entertainment industry, he is glad he managed to rise above them all.
A warning to the entertainment industry Tony Kgoroge “The 'magic' is in the exploitation. They exploit you, they take your story, they own it, they pay you for it, and then you're just going to be a performer.”
“Now, in a new era, people Joe Mafera I wanted to stand up and say to the broadcasters, “We want to own our story, we want to tell our story the way we want to tell it, without it being owned by somebody else, without a foreign idea becoming part of our story.”
“Then they tell you to partner with them because you don't have the experience. And you go there and you're met by white colleagues again. And you go there with just a script or an idea,” he says. Tony Kgoroge.
“They have cameras, they have editing rooms, they have studios. They have everything you can think of. All you bring is your script. How much do you think you're going to make from that? So you've got to sell that story because you've got to put bread on the table. You've got kids that have to go to school.”
Speaking directly to the SABC, Tony Kgoroge “The Kaiser said they [SABC] What is being repeated is Joe Mafera They used to do that. Kaiser, I pray you will pay our artists royalties.”
Tony KgorogeHis words were met with thunderous applause.
Cynthia Shange: It's not that I don't know how to save money
Veteran actress Cynthia Shange Who called? Joe Mafera “My brothers and my father,” he said on stage, drawing attention to the lack of job security and job stability enjoyed by local South African actors, “I just want to talk briefly about the life of an actor.”
“I've worked in this field for 43 years. I know we make you happy, but deep down most of us are not happy.”
“We can pretend to take selfies and sign autographs. The life of an actor is very tough as it's not a full-time job. I've been in the industry for 43 years and I'm still a freelancer.”
“I always have to sign a new contract. Muvhango I've been working there for 18 years, but I have to sign a new contract every year. I can't take out a loan because I'm not a permanent employee. I might be able to pay for the medical expenses from my salary, but if I lose my job during that time, the contract will expire.”
“We might have a hard time getting funeral expenses covered. So, if we die…” and Cynthia Shange Clearly emotional, he said: “And now I'm telling journalists: if one of our actors dies and we have no money, they treat it as if we had no money.”
“It's not that we don't know how to save. We save. We save what we can. We save a penny, two penny. We do our best. But we chose this profession. I'm not saying it's the wrong profession. This is our passion. We chose this for our lives.”
SABC Studio 5 renamed Joe Mafela Studio
Super Producer Mfundi Vundla of Generations Legacy For SABC1 programming, Studio 5 at SABC's Henley Studios is Joe Mafera.
“Joe Mafela built the SABC. He brought viewers to the SABC. The SABC is just bricks and mortar without the content and the people who bring in the viewers. Without that the SABC is just bricks and mortar.”
“I said we have to do something to recognize Joe in a very meaningful way.”
“Joe and I generation I was working in the SABC's Studio 5, the largest studio in Henley Studios. I wrote to the head of television and suggested that Studio 5 should be named Joe Mafela Studios.
“There was a big studio in Rome, film production and stuff, where Fellini always worked. After he died, his funeral was held in that studio. And lo and behold, that studio was called the Fellini Studio. So Studio 5 must be called the Joe Mafera Studio,” he said. Mfundi Vundla.
Sunday Veteran Actress Lilian Dubé Revealed 11th South African Film and Television Awards She was also present at the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) festival (Saftas) in Sun City on Saturday. Joe Mafera The pair had previously received honorary Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Safta Association but did not attend the ceremony.