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Amalia landed the role of Sunshine in the SABC comedyseries Gabriel opposite Marcel van Heerden, Tobie Cronjeand Jo da Silva. Shortly after graduating, Amalia was castas Sanmari van Graan in the SABC 2 soapie 7de – a role shestill plays.Amalia hopes to be able to look back at her career one dayand know that she lived her passion fully and that she madethe most of every opportunity she was given.What attracted you to this project?To be honest, the opportunity to work on a new script, a newcharacter on a new set and with a whole lot of new people.I am at a pont in my career where I need fresh stimulation.Furthermore, I am a great fan of romanic comedy and alwayswanted to act in one. The fact that this project has heartand is working towards the upliftment of less priviledgedcommunities, is an added bonus. This places the entire KleinKaroo project in a league of its own.Describe working in the Little Karoo and specifically theSwartberg Mountains.Incredible. I doubt that I wil get to work on such a lovelylocation again any time soon. The Swartberg Manor wasglorious. We were looked aftr so well – everything from thelog fires, red wine and real plaaskos to the beautiful viewsand fresh air. The perfect place to recharge betwen scenes.Which was your favourite scene and why?The scene at the athletics track. Donnalee and I generallywork well together and I was mad about Magriet’s megaphone– it gave the scene the spark it needed.What was the greatest challenge for you in terms of youcharacter?Magriet and the character I play in 7de Laan are similarin certain ways – both can be bitchy, both are ambitiousand hate to lose. Both are comic characters without beingcharicatures. The biggest challenge was to bring somethingtotally fresh to the table without just disguising the Sanmaricharacter. Since Magriet is a bit more bitchy, that wassomething I could work with.Describe working with the legendary Regardt van denBerghRegardt is an incredible director. He is friendly, warm,approachable and easy to work with. He has a beautiful heartand I hope to work with him again.What are your thoughts about the heart of the KleinKaroo Story, Cybil’s drive to make a difference in hercommunity, and the fact that Kaapland Films want tomake a lasting and uplifting impact on the locationwhere the movie was shot?I hope that the film will motivate people to become involvedin the upliftment of communities on an ongoing basis. This isdefintely the way of the future. It is no cliche, every bit helpsand we all have a responsibility to those less fortunate. Timand Etienne have succeeded in creating a script and telling astory that entertains and informs at the same time.Which scene was most memorable and any anecdotes?I cannot single out any one thing because the entireexperience was a highlight for me. I wish I could have beenthere longer because it was one of the best weeks of my life.The experience gained and friends I made will be with mefor ever.ABOUT THE PRODUCTIONFinding the right location for your film, one that suits thescript and enriches the story is one of the biggest headachesfor a producer and one that can become a nightmare.In this sense we were fortunate from the start. The film wasoriginally titled Droomverlore and we would have been set inStellenbosch. But then we all fell in love with the Little Karooafter a weekend break at the Swartberg Country Manor.
Fortunately this was early in the process, before the scriptwas written and we only had the rough story.Thus the film became Klein Karoo and the Kango Valley at thefoot of the Swartberg Mountains our location. This was notonly the ideal location, but it also became something of anextra character in the story. In discussions with Regardt andalso with Etienne, we all agreed that the environment shouldplay a central role.The people in the area were always willing to help us, opentheir farms and houses to us to shoot.There were also a couple of lucky shots and miracles alongthe way. For example, on one of our first location recces wemissed a turn off and ended up on the wrong dirt road. Wearrived, quite by accident at a quaint little nursery schoolcalled Rin in Tin Skool. The school was really remote, but itfitted perfectly with our vision for Kalfieskraal. We may neverhave found the school and the film would have been poorerfor it.Another lucky break came when we wanted to shoot a picnicscene on top of the Swartberg Pass. The wind was howlingmaking it impossible to shoot so high on the mountan. Thegood folks from the Kango Caves came to our rescue and theentire scene was shot inside the caves. The first Afrikaansfilm to shoot in the caves. What an privilege.Klein Karoo afforded us the opportunity to showcase a partof South Africa’s beauty and the majesty of the SwartbergMountains and immediately puts the film on an internationallevel.ABOUT THE FILMMAKERSCOBUS VAN DEN BERG - ProducerCobus was born in the years of apartheid and is too young tobe a hippy and too old to be a computer whizz kid.At school he performed in every imaginable theatre piece, butwent on to study chartered accountancy because his fatherwould only pay for a degree that would guarante real work.Dreams of a career in film were just a fantasy.Having been a Receiver of Revenue, helped to list a companyon the JSE, opened a private auditing practice and then,together with a partner, being involved in the tourism andhospitality industry for the past ten years, Klein Karoo camealong and changed his fantasy into reality.Fortunately the years of fantasising, knowledge of theindustry (he has been documenting Afrikaans films sincehe was a kid), passion, natural inclination, as well as hishands-on experience running a theatre cafe at the hotel heand his partner manage in Cape Town, the transition to filmproducing was smooth. Over and above that, his businessacumen and marketing background help to make Klein Karooa successful business.How did you become involved with Kaapland FilmsI had a gun <strong>press</strong>ed to my head by one of my fellow producers.What did you enjoy most about producing Klein Karoo?The idea that we are creating something for future generationsand making a difference in the community where we shot thefilm. The great team spirit.What was the biggest challenge in bringing this storyto screen?The limited time we had to shoot the film and the fact that theweather didn’t always play along.What were your biggest challenges as a producer?The technical team was very small and at times I had tofollow my gut without having any experience – I used mypassion and common sense.What was the highlight of the shoot for you?The scene in the Kango Caves – a first for an Afrikaans film
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