New AU agency aims for $20bn African film industry

(Image: www.fepacisecretariat.org) African Union (AU) countries have established a new agency that aims to grow film on the continent from a US$5-billion to a $20-billion industry that employs over 20-million people. The African Audiovisual and Cinema Commission...

SA, Namibia sign film cooperation memorandum

Namibia Film Commission board chairperson Obed Emvula (centre, left) and National Film and Video Foundation CEO Zama Mkosi (centre, right) with members of their respective agencies at the signing of the memorandum of understanding at the Elangeni Hotel in Durban, 21...

South Africa scoops 4 Africa Movie Academy Awards

A delighted Fulu Mugovhani receives the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. (Image: Africa Movie Academy Awards on Facebook) Three South African films – all of them made in Gauteng – won four awards between them at the 12th edition of the Africa...

Aza TV: an innovative approach to television

Stephina Zwane and Salamina Mosese, co-founders of Sorele Media, launched Aza TV on 20 May 2015. (Image: www.azatv.co.za) African television lovers can now access local content in a new digital media space through Aza TV, an online platform that aims to deliver the...