Film Bucks was established in 2009 to provide payroll services to the Film and Television Industry. Film Bucks are pioneers in creating the payroll structure of payroll services in South Africa. In the setup of Production Bank accounts as well as introducing the utilization of “DAILY TIMESHEETS” which enables a Production to provide daily hot costs. We differ from all other payroll companies in that we process payroll payments from a Production payroll bank account set up at the start which enables the Key production members to have releasing controls which in turn limits exposure and risk.
Since incorporation, we have serviced various projects from large-scale international feature films and television series to smaller local productions. Please refer to our Project page for full list of International and Local projects serviced.
In addition to payroll services Film Bucks also provides specialized consulting services for both international and local Productions wishing to apply to Department of Trade and Industry for the South African Film Incentive.
Film Bucks is owned and managed by Faldelah Abrahams-Issel
Faldelah Abrahams-Issel, managing director of Film Bucks since 2016, specializing in production accounting and payroll services. Faldelah also oversees all Production Payrolls and consults on rebate applications and post-accounting until the rebate is finalized and funds repatriated.
Before joining Film Bucks, Faldelah worked in the Finance and Accounting sector of the Film Industry for over 14 years as a Production and Payroll Accountant and First Assistant Accountant on international productions. Projects worked on include blockbuster films such as 10 000 BC, Rendition, Long Walk to Freedom, Star Trek 3, Black Sails Season 1, 2, and 3 as well locally produced productions such as Niemansdorp, Jezile (Son of Man), La Boheme, Uitvlucht, Kanarie and Die Seemeeu.
Key Skills include: Payroll Management, overseeing Budgets, Cash flow forecasting, Production Accounting set up, Post Production and Compliance Consultation to Productions who wish to apply for the DTIC Foreign and Local Film Incentive Programme.