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Johannesburg - An auction for Francois van Coke's fangs, as worn in the teaser for the forthcoming film Bloedsuiers, opened on Tuesday on South African marketplace Bid or Buy. The auction is likely to attract the attention of the musician's fans, movie fans, memorabilia collectors, as well as collectors of unique objects.
The winning bidder for Van Coke's Fangs gets a display case with a mould of custom-made vampire dentures that the Fokofpolisiekar frontman wears in the movie, as well as an autographed set of Van Coke’s character photographs. Bloedsuiers is set to start shooting in July. It is the first Afrikaans-language vampire film. The proceeds from the auction will go towards financing the production.
The auction opens on Tuesday and will run until June 27. The opening bid for the display case, valued at R5 000, is R801.
Crowd funding
Bloedsuiers producers are also relying on the so-called crowd sourcing to raise additional funds. From June 20-26, movie fans can pledge from as little as R30 on the movie's website.
"Not only are you pledging your support toward this project, but you are also helping to revolutionise the way local filmmakers produce films," said producer Benjamin Cowley.
"The success of this model will pave the way for both up coming and established filmmakers to produce films for local audiences."
Anyone who pledges will have access to the members area of the website, where exclusive content can be viewed. Their pledge also gives them automatic entry into a number of competitions and, depending on the amount pledged, they'll get a variety of exclusive rewards.
Bloesuiers is a cross genre of comedy and horror told in colloquial Afrikaans dialogue. The story introduces the existence of "blood suckers" in South Africa since the days of Jan van Riebeeck. In modern day Cape Town, two amateur vampire hunters accidentally capture their first ever vampire, launching into a quest to track down and kill an evil blood sucking Prince.
Also starring in the movie alongside Francois van Coke are comedian Rob van Vuuren, rapper Jack Parow, singer Inge Beckmann, André Roothman and Tyrel Meyer.
The winning bidder for Van Coke's Fangs gets a display case with a mould of custom-made vampire dentures that the Fokofpolisiekar frontman wears in the movie, as well as an autographed set of Van Coke’s character photographs. Bloedsuiers is set to start shooting in July. It is the first Afrikaans-language vampire film. The proceeds from the auction will go towards financing the production.
The auction opens on Tuesday and will run until June 27. The opening bid for the display case, valued at R5 000, is R801.
Crowd funding
Bloedsuiers producers are also relying on the so-called crowd sourcing to raise additional funds. From June 20-26, movie fans can pledge from as little as R30 on the movie's website.
"Not only are you pledging your support toward this project, but you are also helping to revolutionise the way local filmmakers produce films," said producer Benjamin Cowley.
"The success of this model will pave the way for both up coming and established filmmakers to produce films for local audiences."
Anyone who pledges will have access to the members area of the website, where exclusive content can be viewed. Their pledge also gives them automatic entry into a number of competitions and, depending on the amount pledged, they'll get a variety of exclusive rewards.
Bloesuiers is a cross genre of comedy and horror told in colloquial Afrikaans dialogue. The story introduces the existence of "blood suckers" in South Africa since the days of Jan van Riebeeck. In modern day Cape Town, two amateur vampire hunters accidentally capture their first ever vampire, launching into a quest to track down and kill an evil blood sucking Prince.
Also starring in the movie alongside Francois van Coke are comedian Rob van Vuuren, rapper Jack Parow, singer Inge Beckmann, André Roothman and Tyrel Meyer.
