Introduction
Mubasen Video Productions is a Namibian film company that was established in early 1998. For the last five years Mubasen has produced films for a wide variety of clients including commercial companies, NGOs and government. A list of productions can be found in Annex 1. Mubasen has proved it can make high quality films to time and to budget that far exceeds clients’ expectations. Mubasen is now recognised as Namibia’s leading producer of such films.

ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY

Production
Our main activity is the production of high quality commissioned factual films for NGOs, companies and institutions in Namibia. Whatever the message we are confident that we can craft a video or radio programme to suit your needs and budget. From script to screen we have the resources and expertise to reach the hearts and minds of your audience.
A second area of production activity is our non-commissioned films. These are television documentaries and dramas, which we produce on budgets raised from international broadcasters, interested NGOs, and educational and cultural organisations.

Post-production
Video-post-production to internationally recognised standards is notoriously costly and in Namibia this has been a particular cause of frustration and expense as options have been limited. It was an enormous but vital step for us to raise the finance and purchase our own AVID Xpress digital-editing suite on which we have edited all our productions to date. This has helped us build a reputation for quality at a price our clients can afford. The Avid suite has not only proved important for Mubasen: it is hired to other production companies and NGOs working in Windhoek and is steadily building a client base of regular users. It is also a valuable training tool for related skills and when it was commissioned we ran a five-day intensive training course for editors.

Training
In all areas of audio-visual production there is a shortage of skilled and motivated personnel. Mubasen sees training as an important area of its activity in order to develop a sustainable industry, which is able to safeguard the culture and stories native to this country. Although this is a non-profit-making activity it is vital if we are to achieve our long-term goal of a viable independent local production base. We are seeking partners interested in supporting our initiatives to provide training for newcomers, or upgrading the skills of those already active in the fields of script writing, editing, acting, make-up, art direction, sound, camera and lighting.

PERSONAL PROFILES OF KEY MUBASEN STAFF

Leo Phiri - Producer/Director
Leo is the head of production at Mubasen. Leo has extensive feature film experience having worked for both regional and international film production companies that include Zimmedia (Zimbabwe), Ice Media (South Africa), Carlton Television (UK), JBA productions (Paris) and Nova Films (Italy) as an Assistant Director. Credits include “Lumumba”, ”Yellow Card”, Kauna’s Way”, “Kini and Adams” and the British Television series “Soldier Soldier” just to name a few. Leo’s most notable work as a director to date is the Documentary film “A Fighting Spirit”(steps for the future) which won a special jury prize at the 2002 Banff Television Festival in Canada. Leo has recently directed a short fiction film in Zimbabwe entitled “Thicker Than Water”.

Simon Wilkie - Director of Photography
Simon is a film graduate from the National Film and Television school (UK). Simon has a lot of experience filming fiction and non-fiction films on the African continent and abroad. Credits include “Red Dress”, “Remember Eliphas”, and “Concrete Garden”, “Marine Girl” and “Imiti Ikula” a documentary which is part of the internationally acclaimed documentary series Steps for the Future. Simon has many years experience filming documentaries and fiction films in Namibia.