GFC Outreach Programme workshops

The Gauteng Film Commission and the Film and Publication Board in partnership with Sedibeng District Municipality will be hosting workshops as part of their Outreach Programme. The workshops will give communities information on available opportunities in the film and...

Afda student film festival

Afda, the South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance, will be hosting its annual film festival showcasing more than 50 new third-year graduates and fourth-year honours students’ films. The festival is an opportunity for students to attract and...

Shooting films on your phone

Vodacom has stepped in to sponsor the Mobile Phone Film Competition with the Jozi Film Festival. So get out your cellphones and start making a masterpiece. The inaugural Jozi Film Festival (JFF) this year was a great success, prompting the cellphone telecommunications...

Make a movie with Spacey and Dafoe

The Jameson First Shot short film competition, which gives talented up-and-coming filmmakers from South Africa, Russia and the US some of the biggest breaks in the movie industry, is back for a second year. Jameson First Shot US winner Benjamin Leavitt on stage with...

Wild Talk Africa opens Roscars 2013

The Wild Talk Africa Film Festival is calling on filmmakers around the world to submit their films to the prestigious Roscar Awards, the highlight of Africa’s premiere biennial wildlife and natural history film festival and conference. The Roscars  – the...

Local presence at global event

As many as 34 local filmmakers have made their way to the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) – with 22 documentaries in tow – to showcase locally made productions at the prestigious event. It is the largest South African industry delegation yet to...