Action movies grab largest slice of consumer cash

by | Mar 23, 2016 | March

Fast & Furious 7 was the top earner in South Africa in 2015, grossing R89.9-million. Gross box office takings grew an impressive 36% in 2015, despite an increase in ticket prices, according to the 2015 South Africa Box Office Report published earlier this month by...

Local presence at global event

by | Nov 13, 2012 | November

As many as 34 local filmmakers have made their way to the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) – with 22 documentaries in tow – to showcase locally made productions at the prestigious event. It is the largest South African industry delegation yet to...

Macufe film week returns

by | Oct 9, 2012 | October

Organisers of the Mangaung African Cultural Festival (Macufe) Film Week are expecting a large turnout in 2012, after the success of last year’s event. A project that grew out of a partnership between Macufe and the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), the second...

Seminar on women in film

by | Aug 27, 2012 | August

The status of women in film and television will be explored on Friday 31 August at the Gauteng Women In Film and Television Partnership Seminar, an event supported by the Gauteng Film Commission and National Film and Video Foundation. Hosted at the Open Window campus...