Discop Joburg boost for SA, Germany co-productions

It is estimated that over US$1-billion worth of broadcasting business was concluded at Discop Joburg and Discop Abidjan in 2016. (Image: Discop Africa) Co-operative relations between German and South African film and TV makers will receive a major boost at Discop...

African content rules at DISCOP Joburg 2016

Africa’s multicultural audiences are fast embracing digital entertainment, binge watching and social media – and the continent’s producers are raising their game to meet this demand. (Photo: DISCOP Africa on Twitter) African content took centre stage...

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...