Efpe Senekal Productions is a one-stop video production shop.
Based in the Garden Route, we operate throughout Southern Africa. With almost 4 decades of experience in feature films, TV drama, documentaries, commercials, and corporate identity videos, we are well placed to produce any high quality video.
We look forward to working with you on your next production!
About us
Efpe Senekal- Director/ Producer/ Cinematographer
Efpe Senekal entered the film industry in 1985 working as grip, he worked his way up the ranks, through clapper loader, focus puller, camera operator and lighting cameraman. His freelance work included TV series, feature films, documentaries and commercials. He won an SASC bronze award, 3 Loeries and some AMI wards for cinematography,
While working as a freelance cameraman, he started producing corporate marketing films and documetaries in 1990 . He has a special interest in underwater cinematography (he’s a qualified NAUI diving instructor). Efpe made documentaries about the Sodwana Coelacanth Expedition, Sardine Run, Spearfishing and other marine topics. He also produced “Buried Behind the Wall”, “Parabat, the Documentary” and other films about South Africa’s Border War, a subject close to his heart.
Efpe has also produced stories for Carte Blanche, made music videos, produced safety induction videos for Coca Cola Canners, Valpre, Foodcorp and ABI, and covered live events. He has developed and built several filmmaking tools and is presently working on a remotely operated underwater camera system.
Barbara Snell- Producer
Barbara is the recipient of close on thirty awards for television programming – including 2 Avanti Gold Awards.
She has produced numerous commercials and corporate videos for blue chip clients and has worked extensively in Namibia, Kenya, Ethiopia, AbuDhabi and the United Kingdom.
Her feature film work includes “Everyman’s Taxi”, a dark comedy featuring top South African actors and “Hatchet Hour” which won best foreign film at La Femme Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Services
We offer creative and cost-effective solutions for your media requirements.
We are filmmakers at heart, storytelling in the visual medium is our business.
Digital marketing has become the mainstay of businesses globally. Everybody has a Website or some social media presence. However, not everybody has a decent video to market their product. This is where we can assist you in standing out from the crowd.
From brief, to conception, to scripting, to final video, we endeavour to convey our client’s message in a powerful, cost effective way.
ESP4K is well equipped with a RED Helium 8K camera and edit facilities, we also film in the air and underwater.
Our Work
Documentary
“Susan Nell” 24 minutes about Boer War concentration camp survivor
Promo Documentary
Edwin Vos, master leather craftsman based in the Garden Route demonstrates his skill
Documentary
“Coelacanth Expedition, Sodwana 2002”
24 minute documentary filmed aboard the FRS Algoa, searching for pre-historic fish with the Jago submersible. Aired on SABC 50/50