About US
Sisters Working in Film & Television (SWIFT) exists to ensure that women’s voices are heard, their talent recognised, their stories told!
WHO WE ARE:
Sisters Working in Film & Television (SWIFT) is a non-profit organisation committed to championing empowerment and access to equal opportunities for women in a previously male-dominated industry, by advocating for change from the historical imbalances and a legacy that discriminated against women in South Africa. With current representation in Durban, Johannesburg, Limpopo, and Cape Town, SWIFT is in a process of expanding its reach to all 9 provinces through its membership drive events, core programmes, projects and industry initiatives that we are involved and participate in. The intention is to cement SWIFT’s presence nationally and internationally in the long term.
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Our
Vision
Catalysts of Innovation, Gender Equality, and Industry Empowerment.
SWIFT aims to be a catalyst for gender equality, transformation and economic empowerment for women across the audio-visual industry within the content-creation ecosystem.
Our
Mission
Bridging Gender Gaps, Fostering Inclusivity, and Empowering Women in the Audio-Visual Industry.
Core
Values
PROGRAMMES
Swift Core Programmes
SWIFT’s strategic intent focuses on the following three (3) Core Programmes to facilitate the implementation of the organisation’s vision and goals. The core programmes are what drives SWIFT, constituted as Tehnical Committees within the Board. Each program has its own strategic focus, objectives and implementation plans, delivered as annual projects supported by activations, in collaboration with key stakeholders through SWIFT’s industry partnerships.
Advocacy
Advocate for equality, transformation, empowerment, representation of women throughout the industry value chain, access to work opportunities and safety for women in their work environment.
Skills & Mentorship Programme
This programme provides engagement platforms, creates mentorship and training opportunities, and facilitates support structures for emerging filmmakers. It focuses on upskilling experienced women and creating further training opportunities.
Sisterhood Cinema
The Sisterhood Cinema programme is dedicated to supporting and promoting content development by providing networking opportunities and platforms to showcase work created by SWIFT members and women in the film, television, and entertainment landscape.
MEMBERSHIP
Swift Membership
Swift membership is open to women who work in the audio-visual industry value ecosystem who will be bound by SWIFT’s membership policy, constitution, and code of conduct. Members select and pay for an annual subscription to access various opportunities presented within the network.
Affiliate membership is available to partner organisations, production houses, corporates, academia, and any other party with an interest in furthering diversity & inclusion and the socio-economic transformation of women in South Africa in general.
SWIFT Membership expands the industry network experience through the organisation’s curated strategy to enhance the representation of women across the audio-visual industry value chain in the following ways: