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[[Carfo]], standing for "Christelike Afrikaanse Rolprent Fotografiese Organisasie" (i.e. "Christian Afrikaans Film Photographic Organisation") was a film production and distribution company.   
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[[Carfo]] ( acronym for the '''[[Christelike Afrikaanse Rolprent en Fotografiese Organisasie]]''', i.e. the "Christian Afrikaans Film and Photographic Organisation"), was a film production and distribution company active in the 1950s and 1970s.   
  
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The acronym also foudn as '''[[CARFO]]'''.
  
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[[Carfo]] was registered as a non-profit company in September 1947, with [[Rudolf Raath]] as managing director. , besturende direkteur, samel binne ’n paar jaar £102 000 in, en ’n volwaardige rolprentateljee word in Dan­ville, Pretoria, gebou. Finansieel gaan dit na ’n ruk egter broekskeur en Kappie Botha word in 1958 gevra om te kom help. In samewerking met Norval Geldenhuys* van Naweekpos vervaardig Kappie en sy vrou, Euodie, en Willie Alheit die storierolprent Ek sal opstaan. Dit bring genoeg geld in om die produksiekoste te dek en iets oor te hê vir ’n volgende storiefilm, Kyk na die sterre. Toe volg Die hele dorp weet, gebaseer op Anna M Louw* se gelyknamige boek. Dit was ’n baie groot sukses.
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==Origins and history==
  
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In Julie 1959 stig Attie Labuschagne en ander sendelinge* Mema as ’n kerk-aksie in Malawi. Die doel was om radio-uitsendings en die gebruik van ander elektroniese hulpmiddels vir evangelisasie*-doeleindes in te span. Die naam Mema kom van ’n Chewa-woord wat “uitnooi” beteken. By die stig­tingsbyeenkoms op Lilongwe demonstreer Robert Schmidt*, teologiese student, ’n meganiese vinger-grammofoon (fonograaf) wat hy ontwerp het om klankopnames van grammofoonplate sonder krag of batterye te speel. Tydens die 1959-Sendingweek op Stellenbosch vertel Schmidt van die moontlikhede van klankopnames vir evangelisasiedoeleindes. Twee weke later word Mema (SA) op Stellenbosch gestig. Die volgende jaar is dit verskuif na Bloemfontein, by die Sending­pers. Mettertyd sluit Schmidt voltyds by die span aan en Willie Olwage word orga­niseerder. Die klem van die werk verskuif geleidelik na die gebruik van videoprogramme en klankkassette.
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In 1939 a group of Afrikaners organised themselves in what was known as the [[Volksrolprentbond]] (approx. "people's film league") with the aim of combatting the English and Hollywood dominance in film production. This later disbanded and then reappeared in 1940 as the [[Reddingsdaadbond-Amateurrolprentorganisasie]] (approx. "Reddingsdaadbond Amateur Film Organisation") or [[Raro]], with the support of the [[Reddingsdaadbond]].  
  
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Carfo is in 1970 met al sy bates na die Algemene Sinode van die NG Kerk* oorgedra. Willie Alheit vervaardig onder meer Afspraak in die Kalahari, Vrou uit die nag, Ridder van die grootpad en Irma in die 1970’s. In 1979 word ’n belang­rike besluit geneem: Carfo word die film­afdeling van Mema. Al Carfo se rolprente en toerusting word na Mema in Bloemfontein verskuif en in die Sending­persgebou gehuisves. Etlike rolprente word in die 1980’s vervaardig en versprei – ook in Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho en Tswana.
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Eventually, however, it was a group of [[Afrikaans]] clergymen from the [[Dutch Reformed Church]], and a few former members of the defunct [[Raro]], who founded the [[Christelike Afrikaanse Rolprent en Fotografiese Organisasie]] ([[Carfo]]) in 1947, registering [[Carfo]] as a non-profit company in September of that year, with the Reverend [[Rudolf Raath]] as managing director.
  
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In 1985 word Mema deel van die Chris­telike Lektuurfonds (CLF)* se bediening onder die bestuur van Eddie Botha in Bloemfontein. Peet Neethling word in 1986 deur die Mema-kommissie beroep om die produksie-werksaamhede van Mema te behartig. In 1989 verskuif Mema se hoof­kantoor na Pretoria en word dit ook ’n produksiehuis vir talle Christelike televisieprogramme.
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==Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance==
  
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In 1992 volg ’n verdere ommekeer. Daar word besluit dat Mema, wat finansieel noustrop getrek het, deel moet word van Bybelkor*. Mema verskuif na Wellington en vorm saam met Bybelkor Bybel-Media* met Mema-Media as onderafdelingnaam.
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Over the period of its existence [[Carfo]] made approximately 40 films in all, fourteen feature films, many filmed versions of literary works, and a number of shorter educational and documentary films. Like the films made by [[Raro]], their work was founded on Christian principles and displayed what Wheeler (1988)[http://hdl.handle.net/11660/2865] typifies as "a Christian local realist tendency" in its themes, form and style.
  
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In die 1990’s vervaardig Mema-Media onder leiding van Neethling meer as 800 programme vir kerklike verspreiding en TV-uitsendings en verskeie toekennings word van die ICVM (International Chistian Visual Media Association) ontvang. In 2015 is Mema-Media op Wellington deel van die NG Kerk se totale hergestruktureerde me­dia­groep.
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They began with semi-documentary films of varying quality, then in 1959 began rpoducing full length fictional films and the quality began to improve. Besides urban screenings, the [[CARFO]] films were taken to the isolated towns of the platteland (rural areas), where they were shown in church halls and became extremely popular.
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The list of films made and shown includes:
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''[[Ek sal opstaan]]'' (1959) ([[Carfo]]'s first full-length film.)
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''[[Kyk na die sterre]]'' (1960)
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''[[Die hele dorp weet]]'' (1961)
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''[[Gee my jou hand]]'' (1963)
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''[[Die reën kom weer]]'' (1963)
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''[[Die voortreflike familie Smit]]'' (1965, generally considered the best film made by [[Carfo]]).
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''[[Bennie-Boet]]'' (1967)
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''[[Twee broers ry saam]]'' ()
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''[[Hulda Versteegh, M.D.]]'' (1970)
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''[[K9 Baaspatrolliehond]]'' ()
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''[[Afspraak in die Kalahari]]'' ()
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''[[Vrou uit die nag]]'' (1973)
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''[[Ridder van die grootpad]]'' ()
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''[[Terug na Thaba]]'' ()
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''[[Irma]]'' () was the last film [[Carfo]] made.
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==Sources==
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https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carfo
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https://www.gemeentegeskiedenis.co.za/carfo/
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https://www.gemeentegeskiedenis.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CARFO-Films.pdf
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[[Philippus Ferdinand Wheeler]]. 1988. ''Lokale realisme in speelprente van [[Raro]] en [[Carfo]]: 'n inhoudsontleding''. Unpublished MA thesis, [[University of the Orange Free State]][http://hdl.handle.net/11660/2865]
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[[Christa Steyn]]. 2015. ''Die argivering van die Afrikaanse film (1916 – 2014)''. Unpublished MA thesis, [[University of the Free State]][http://scholar.ufs.ac.za:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/11660/2347/SteynChrista.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y]
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[[Leon van Nierop]]. 2022. Ligte, kamera ...preek!. ''[[Rapport Weekliks]]''. 9 October, 2022: pp. 8-9
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Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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Return to [[Main Page]]

Latest revision as of 19:12, 5 November 2022

Carfo ( acronym for the Christelike Afrikaanse Rolprent en Fotografiese Organisasie, i.e. the "Christian Afrikaans Film and Photographic Organisation"), was a film production and distribution company active in the 1950s and 1970s.

The acronym also foudn as CARFO.

Origins and history

In 1939 a group of Afrikaners organised themselves in what was known as the Volksrolprentbond (approx. "people's film league") with the aim of combatting the English and Hollywood dominance in film production. This later disbanded and then reappeared in 1940 as the Reddingsdaadbond-Amateurrolprentorganisasie (approx. "Reddingsdaadbond Amateur Film Organisation") or Raro, with the support of the Reddingsdaadbond.

Eventually, however, it was a group of Afrikaans clergymen from the Dutch Reformed Church, and a few former members of the defunct Raro, who founded the Christelike Afrikaanse Rolprent en Fotografiese Organisasie (Carfo) in 1947, registering Carfo as a non-profit company in September of that year, with the Reverend Rudolf Raath as managing director.

Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance

Over the period of its existence Carfo made approximately 40 films in all, fourteen feature films, many filmed versions of literary works, and a number of shorter educational and documentary films. Like the films made by Raro, their work was founded on Christian principles and displayed what Wheeler (1988)[1] typifies as "a Christian local realist tendency" in its themes, form and style.

They began with semi-documentary films of varying quality, then in 1959 began rpoducing full length fictional films and the quality began to improve. Besides urban screenings, the CARFO films were taken to the isolated towns of the platteland (rural areas), where they were shown in church halls and became extremely popular.

The list of films made and shown includes:

Ek sal opstaan (1959) (Carfo's first full-length film.)

Kyk na die sterre (1960)

Die hele dorp weet (1961)

Gee my jou hand (1963)

Die reën kom weer (1963)

Die voortreflike familie Smit (1965, generally considered the best film made by Carfo).

Bennie-Boet (1967)

Twee broers ry saam ()

Hulda Versteegh, M.D. (1970)

K9 Baaspatrolliehond ()

Afspraak in die Kalahari ()

Vrou uit die nag (1973)

Ridder van die grootpad ()

Terug na Thaba ()

Irma () was the last film Carfo made.

Sources

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carfo

https://www.gemeentegeskiedenis.co.za/carfo/

https://www.gemeentegeskiedenis.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CARFO-Films.pdf

Philippus Ferdinand Wheeler. 1988. Lokale realisme in speelprente van Raro en Carfo: 'n inhoudsontleding. Unpublished MA thesis, University of the Orange Free State[2]

Christa Steyn. 2015. Die argivering van die Afrikaanse film (1916 – 2014). Unpublished MA thesis, University of the Free State[3]

Leon van Nierop. 2022. Ligte, kamera ...preek!. Rapport Weekliks. 9 October, 2022: pp. 8-9

Go to the ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page

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