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...

A woman’s tips for marketing your own film

Claudia Tos speaks during a European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA) workshop. (Photo: European Women’s Audiovisual Network) If no one will market your film for you, and your belief in it remains unshaken, you’ll just have to do it yourself. And to...

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...

GFC news roundup: October-December 2015

Scene from ‘Don’t Trust No One’, part of Mboswobeni Mulugana’s 30 cent Comedy Show – see Mbosobweni Comedy Film Production below. From alternative distribution of low-cost comedy DVDs to a startup multichannel video application, from...