GFC and Gauteng Filmmakers at Discop 2018

We have again partnered with Discop Johannesburg 2018, and we are providing Gauteng filmmakers a chance to explore opportunities provided by this partnership which is a global platform. Some of the opportunities available to you as a filmmaker: Distribution platforms...

Lace wins big at the 48 Hour Film Project Awards

Viva Pictures won the Best Film of 2018 for their film, Lace. The production team also picked up awards for Best Acting, Best Directing, Best Special Effects and Best Writing.   With the industry celebrating some of the best performances and works at this year’s...

Work starts on The Story of Racheltjie de Beer

Principal photography on the much anticipated South African film The Story of Racheltjie de Beer will commence on 29 October 2018. The film will be shot on location in the rugged Eastern Free State and the Drakensberg. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name...

Mayfair chosen as semi-finalist by AIFF

Gangster tale Mayfair, the new film by award-winning director Sara Blecher (Ayanda, Dis Ek Anna, Otelo Burning) and writer Neil McCarthy, has been chosen as a semi-finalist in the 2018 Australia Independent Film Festival (AIFF). Mayfair tells the story of prodigal son...

Join the crowds to watch the GFC-sponsored 48 Hour films

Gauteng Film Commission is once again a VIP Sponsor of the Johannesburg leg of the international 48 Hour Film Project, which will be screened at the Barnyard Theatre in Cresta Mall on Sunday, October 21. More than 50 film production teams took part in the local...