Shirley Graff

Contrast TV productions

Established in 1989, Contrast TV Productions trades from a reputation as one of Cape Town's most professional and experienced production companies. Our professionalism is reflected in our receipt of over 40 National Television Association (NTVA) awards as well as the ZSE and the Nasionale Pers awards from the Institute of Personnel Management for the top training videos in South Africa. Internationally, at the U.S. International Film & Video Festival in Chicago, Contrast has achieved a Gold Camera Award, a Silver Screen Award and a "Certificate of Creative Excellence". Contrast TV has filmed in countries from Kenya, Uganda, Angola and Mozambique, to Germany, the UK, Portugal, Channel Islands, Egypt and Brazil for clients such as SABC's Top Billing; Thomas Cook Holidays and the World Wildlife Fund. Contrast was commissioned by The Media Peace Centre to produce the 13-part cultural series ‘Voices of Africa' screened during prime time on SABC 1. Clients include: ABC News (USA); the BBC (UK); BP Oil (SA); Conservation International; Dept. of Science & Technology; Independent Newspapers (Ireland); Fox Searchlight Pictures (USA); Investment South Africa; Monsanto (USA); Medical Research Council (MRC); M-Net Supersport; National Geographic Channel (USA); Old Mutual; Pfizer; RAI 3 (Italy); Royal Botanic Gardens – Kew (UK); SAASTA (SA Agency for Science & Technology Advancement); SABC; SATOUR; SA Communications Service; Shell SA; Speedo; Sundance Channel (USA); Telkom; The Thomas Cook Group; Top Billing; TV8 (Sweden); UN World Food Program; Virgin Active; Wella; WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature); Yorkshire TV (UK).