Value of industry under scrutiny

The National Film and Video Foundation is looking into the economic impact of the industry, and has commissioned research to be done. All stakeholders are asked to co-operate. The value of the film industry to the economy is being examined by the National Film and...

Annie nod for Zambezia

History has been made by Adventures in Zambezia. It has been nominated for two Annie Awards, the first time an African animation has cracked the Hollywood nod. South Africa’s first locally produced animated 3D film, Adventures in Zambezia, which was made by...

Film workshops well received

A series of workshops set up to unearth film talent in the Vaal, proved to be a necessary and much-appreciated intervention for local film-makers. The final day of the Gauteng Film Commission’s outreach workshops was an educational highlight among film-makers...

Music – on screen and loud

Punk, thrash metal, the last wild man of rock, Cape Town’s goema – all this and more is on offer in Sound on Screen, a musical film festival in downtown Joburg. The streets are alive with the sound of music – or they will be when the first musical festival in...

IDC pours cash into local films

In just over a decade, the Industrial Development Corporation has invested half-a-billion rand in 50 local films, several of which have won international acclaim. Over R500-million has been ploughed into the production of 50 local films since 2001 by the Media and...

African films showcased at SIFF

The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) has been awarded a $150 000 (R1.3-million) three-year grant by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its African Pictures programme, which will be presented during its annual festival. The grant will give...