New filmmaking hub launches in Johannesburg

The Johannesburg Expo Centre has teamed up with a consortium of film practitioners to launch Studio Joburg, a new filmmaking hub in the south-west of the city. Studio Joburg is based at the Joburg Expo Centre in Nasrec, which boasts extensive indoor and outdoor...

A keen eye for Gauteng’s top locations

Mpho Tshabala under the highway near Faraday Street in downtown Johannesburg, which has served as a location for various TV commercials as well as, most recently, Kagiso Lediga’s satirical comedy series The Mayor – CLICK ON IMAGE FOR LARGER VERSION. (Photo...

Jozi-made movies catch the eye in 2015

If 2015 does not go down as the year in which Joburg came of age as a film destination, it will certainly be remembered for a flourishing of world-class movies made in and around the city. Johannesburg’s unique urban African character, first-rate infrastructure...