The Producers

Of Italian descent but proudly and fully South African, filmmaker Uga Carlini has extensive film experience both in front of and behind the camera, with a career that’s stretched across South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia and Fiji. A drama graduate of Stellenbosch University, Uga returned to South Africa to become the founding owner of Towerkop Creations, a film company specializing in female driven heroine stories. Recently voted a “Woman of the Month” in the “Extraordinary Women Of South Africa” initiative, Uga is the first filmmaker and the first South African company inducted as a member of the South African / American Business Chamber.

Making The Film

We choose the RED DRAGON because of the heavy / animation contingent of the film. We knew that most of this film’s hard work was going to happen in post and that the RED DRAGON was going to give us the best chance to have the canvas in place so we can make it all happen then. It was also in post where we were just continuously challenged with relentless predicaments. We planned well but because the genre is still documentary at heart, a bulk of the planning had to be reserve for once we had our timeline down. The interviews had to be shot first and we had to wait for what we would have for me to decide with the post creative as to what would work best to fit the story and the budget.