Revised Film and Television Production Incentive

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) has announced the amendments to the film and television production incentive. The revised film production incentive, which is intended to increase local content generation and improve location competitiveness for foreign...

Movies for Mahala!

Bioscope is yet again back in eKasi! The Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) launched the second season of ‘Gauteng Bioscope’ on the 1st of February 2008 with more than 30 confirmed screenings scheduled across various townships of Gauteng. The free screenings of a selection...

Media Xchange

2008 will see the annual MediaXchange (SA/Hollywood Exchange) taking place in Los Angeles and New York from 14 -19 April – commencing directly after the Annual Association of Film Commissioners International ‘Locations Expo’ in Los Angeles. The Exchange involves...

AT2 and Digi_Cast join forces

In a merger sure to be welcomed by the industry, AT2 and Digi_Cast have joined forces to strengthen their product offering to the South African Film and Fashion Industry. AT2 SA and Digi_Cast, both wholly-owned South African companies, announced their significant...

New resources website goes live

Realtime Resources has announced that their site www.realtimeresources.co.za is now operational and available to subscribers. The website allows for anyone in the industry to subscribe free of charge and to showcase their talents, CV and availability through a real...

Happy Days Are Here…

Andrew Worsdale  takes a peek at the production of “Happy Day” – an innovative pilot for a children’s sitcom series that was developed and created in Ekangala Township and is being touted as South Africa’s unique home-grown “High School Musical”.   Happy Days in...