South African winners reflect on FESPACO

by | Apr 25, 2011 | April

South African films had a field day at the recently held FESPACO 2009, in Burkina Faso, where some of the world’s most influential celluloid makers converged for the continent’s foremost filmmakers’ rendezvous. Khalo Matabane It was no doubt an Mzansi affair, with...

February 2009

by | Nov 15, 2010 | Newsletter

  Word from the Chief Executive To kick start 2009, we asked a number of industry players for their thoughts on the year ahead. While concerns regarding the impact of the current economic crisis remain, many see industry opportunities arising from the roll out of...

September 2009

by | Nov 10, 2010 | Newsletter

  Message from the Chief Executive Recently we announced a review of our industry support and development programme with a view to responding to the current local production crisis. As a result, the GFC is pleased to announce that it has reassessed its...

August 2009

by | Nov 10, 2010 | Newsletter

  Message from the Chief Executive August sees the release of what one industry publication has recently described as South Africa?s first blockbuster. The greatly anticipated District 9 finally makes its local release ? or should we say landing ? this month...

July 2009

by | Nov 10, 2010 | Newsletter

  Message from the Chief Executive Following the successful hosting of the FIFA Confederations Cup there is now certainly no doubt about it that South Africa – and Gauteng – will successfully host the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa...

June 2009

by | Nov 10, 2010 | Newsletter

Message from the Chief Executive June is Youth Month and in this edition we celebrate cutting edge work from our young hot shots. We bring you a special feature written by Prof. Keyan G. Tomaselli, Sarah Dawson and Jonathan Dockney which looks at the recently held...