The mobile video explosion

South Africa’s Zoopy mobisite is a first of its kind – a mobile video tabloid that features the best of international and local infotainment. Or as their slogan promises: “The world in 90 seconds”. Andy Stead Analysts predict that mobile is set to be the focus...

Blog: Reality TV – a force for good?

Long-lost family members are reunited in an episode of the often heart-wrenching reality TV show Khumbul’ekhaya.(Image: TV SA) There is a brand of reality TV that is quietly moving hearts and changing minds. It’s not the flashy, voyeuristic commercial kind that so...

Huge African presence at Paff

The 19th annual Pan African Film Festival (Paff), which came to an end in Los Angeles on Wednesday, enjoyed a strong representation from many African countries including South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Mali. Over its eight days from 16 to 23 February, the...

The Good Pitch: good for society

The People to People (P2P) International Documentary Conference supported by the Britdoc Foundation are bringing the Good Pitch X, a film funding and networking forum aimed at boosting social-good documentary projects, to Johannesburg. An initiative of the Britdoc...

Safta non-fiction winners announced

A still from Into the Dragon’s Lair, which follows world-renowned underwater cameraman Didier Noiret as he penetrates a labyrinth of papyrus caves to enter the underwater lair of the glorious and terrifying Nile crocodile. Lynley Main The luminaries of the local film...

Coca-Cola filmed in Newtown

The impressive Victorian building which houses the Market Theatre complex in the Newtown Cultural Precinct. Andy Stead The Newtown Cultural Precinct in downtown Johannesburg, once an almost derelict no-go area, is increasingly popular as a diverse and funky location...