NEVILLE Sing, executive producer at Primedia Pictures, and an architect of South Africa’s film legislation, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, aged 40. Before joining Primedia Pictures, Sing spent two years at the department of arts, culture, science and technology as deputy director of film. In this capacity, he drafted the department’s White Paper on the film and television industries, developing policies which have subsequently been implemented. He was responsible for the department’s Interim Film Fund, which dispersed R20-million to a wide variety of film and television projects. Sing also initiated the first co-production treaty which was signed with Canada last year.