South African film at the Olympics

The National Film and Video Foundation, in association with Department of Arts and Culture and the Department of Sports Recreation, have launched a marketing drive to showcase South African film at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The Department of Sports...

Mandela film sets head for museum

The film sets created for the only official film based on Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk To Freedom, will take on a new life once filming is completed, thanks to a partnership with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory aimed at perpetuating Mandela’s legacy....

Joburg to host international film fest

Zwelakhe Shangase Johannesburg will hold its own international film festival from next year, the newly appointed head of the Gauteng Film Commission, Mzwandile Masina, announced on Monday evening. A still from Man on Ground, one of the four movies – including...

Seven African cities, seven films

Vibrant, noisy, teeming, unpredictable: these are some of the words associated with African cities. Seven African directors will each explore their own African Metropolis, the legendary cities of Abidjan, Cairo, Dakar, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Lagos, and Nairobi. The...

Masina appointed CEO of GFC

Mzwandile Masina has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Gauteng Film Commission. Mzwandile Masina An astute manager and business executive, Masina’s career rise has been meteoric and his successes hard-earned. He was employed as Chief Operations Officer...