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30 filmmakers from 13 African countries selected for DFMI Business Lab

Film & Cinematography

30 filmmakers from 13 African countries selected for DFMI Business Lab

4 Oct 2024

Africa's next big storytellers: 4 screenwriters selected for AuthenticA Series Lab

Film & Cinematography

Africa's next big storytellers: 4 screenwriters selected for AuthenticA Series Lab

10 Sep 2024

Image supplied. The 17th edition of Talents Durban is open for applications

Film & Cinematography

Talents Durban open for applications

6 Dec 2023

The facilitators for the programme. Source: Supplied.

Film & Cinematography

Creative Careers South Africa launches Am I the Writer? screenwriting skills programme

14 Nov 2023

Weekend workshop for aspiring writers

Events

Weekend workshop for aspiring writers

12 Oct 2023

4 African episodic screenwriters selected for second edition of AuthenticA Series Lab

Film & Cinematography

4 African episodic screenwriters selected for second edition of AuthenticA Series Lab

13 Sep 2023

Image supplied. Selected participants in the 7th Realness African Screenwriters’ Residency are left to right: Michael Omonua (Nigeria), Chantel Clark (South Africa), Babalwa Baartman (South Africa), Chadi Zeneddine (Gabon/Lebanon) and Amartei Armar (Ghana)

Film & Cinematography

5 African screenwriters selected to 7th Realness African Screenwriters' Residency programme

13 Jul 2023

Interrogating integration

Media

Interrogating integration

Candy Dempers, Issued by MediaHeads 360 11 May 2023

Image supplied. (left to right) AuthenticA Series Lab 2022 participant Tony Sebastian Ukpo, Penny Christodoulou Storyboard Collective, mentor Mehret Mandefro, story consultant Selina Ukwuoma, 2022 participant Chantel Clark, 2022 participant Jessica Leanne Hagan, 2022participant Angela Wanjiku Wamai and programme director Elias Ribeiro

Film & Cinematography

2nd edition of the AuthenticA Series Lab opens for submissions

9 May 2023

Source: © Terje Sollie Netflix is offering training sessions in South Africa and Nigeria, led by SCA’s Award-winning faculty

Film & Cinematography

Netflix and SCA at USC present training sessions in SA and Nigeria

25 Oct 2022

Chemistry, in front of and behind the camera, is key to magic of South African drama Desert Rose

TV

Chemistry, in front of and behind the camera, is key to magic of South African drama Desert Rose

Issued by MLA SA 6 Jul 2022

All the 2019-2020 Corobrik-SAIA Awards of Merit and Awards for Excellence winners

Architecture & Design

All the 2019-2020 Corobrik-SAIA Awards of Merit and Awards for Excellence winners

24 Jun 2022

Afda alumni win big at Kyknet Silwerskerm Festival 2022

Higher Education

Afda alumni win big at Kyknet Silwerskerm Festival 2022

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 1 Apr 2022

Realness African Screenwriters' Residency calls for applications

Film & Cinematography

Realness African Screenwriters' Residency calls for applications

14 Feb 2022

Film & Cinematography

Netflix/Reality's Episodic Lab and DET application deadline extended

11 Jan 2022

#OnTheBigScreen: West Side Story and Clifford the Big Red Dog

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: West Side Story and Clifford the Big Red Dog

Daniel Dercksen 10 Dec 2021

#OnTheBigScreen: Encanto, Last Night In Soho, My Son, and New Material

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Encanto, Last Night In Soho, My Son, and New Material

Daniel Dercksen 26 Nov 2021

Film & Cinematography

Realness Institute opens submissions for Episodic Lab and DET

24 Nov 2021

#OnTheBigScreen: Dune, The Card Counter and Ron's Gone Wrong

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Dune, The Card Counter and Ron's Gone Wrong

Daniel Dercksen 22 Oct 2021

#OnTheBigScreen: No Time To Die and Don't Breathe 2; Jozi Film Festival returns

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: No Time To Die and Don't Breathe 2; Jozi Film Festival returns

Daniel Dercksen 1 Oct 2021

MLA announces launch of Cape Town office

Film & Cinematography

MLA announces launch of Cape Town office

Issued by Moonyeenn Lee & Associates (MLA) 5 May 2021

Film & Cinematography

Talents Durban calls for entries

2 Feb 2021

Know your IP: What it takes to make a film

IP Law

Know your IP: What it takes to make a film

Hugh Melamdowitz 26 Jan 2021

Realness Institute opens call for screenwriters from Kenya, Nigeria and SA

Film & Cinematography

Realness Institute opens call for screenwriters from Kenya, Nigeria and SA

30 Nov 2020

Henk Pretorius chats new horror film 'The Unfamiliar' and filmaking during Covid-19

Film

Henk Pretorius chats new horror film 'The Unfamiliar' and filmaking during Covid-19

Daniel Dercksen 5 Nov 2020

Dr Janet van Eeden appointed as Afda Durban Dean

Higher Education

Dr Janet van Eeden appointed as Afda Durban Dean

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 29 Jun 2020

Travel Africa with 26 iconic movies on Showmax this Africa Month

Streaming

Travel Africa with 26 iconic movies on Showmax this Africa Month

Issued by Showmax 27 May 2020

Celebrated screenwriter Tertius Kapp talks about 'Griekwastad'

Film

Celebrated screenwriter Tertius Kapp talks about 'Griekwastad'

Daniel Dercksen 29 Apr 2020

Johnny Breedt talks 'Sergio' on Netflix, Covid-19's effects on film industry

Film

Johnny Breedt talks 'Sergio' on Netflix, Covid-19's effects on film industry

Daniel Dercksen 21 Apr 2020

The 5 best local hits to stream now

Streaming

The 5 best local hits to stream now

Issued by Showmax 15 Apr 2020

#StartupStory: AstroComms provides STEM knowledge for all

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: AstroComms provides STEM knowledge for all

Evan-Lee Courie 13 Dec 2019

"An almost perfect series" - What the critics are saying about Catch-22

Streaming

"An almost perfect series" - What the critics are saying about Catch-22

Issued by Showmax 21 Nov 2019

#OnTheBigScreen: Zombieland, Blessers and Escape Plan

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Zombieland, Blessers and Escape Plan

Daniel Dercksen 25 Oct 2019

#OnTheBigScreen: Supermama, Men in Black and The White Crow

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Supermama, Men in Black and The White Crow

Daniel Dercksen 14 Jun 2019

(L-R) Marit Van Den Elshout (IFFR), Anne Lai (Sundance Institute), Elias Ribeiro (Realness), Bongiwe Selane (Realness), announce Realness participants at Cannes this week.

Film & Cinematography

2019 African Screenwriter's Residency announced at Cannes

3 Jun 2019

7 of the best local hits to stream now

TV

7 of the best local hits to stream now

Issued by Showmax 29 Apr 2019

Q&A with Ryan Kruger, director of 2019 SA Indie Film Fest

Film

Q&A with Ryan Kruger, director of 2019 SA Indie Film Fest

Patricia Furstenberg 9 Apr 2019

Initiative launched for Egyptian screenwriters

Film & Cinematography

Initiative launched for Egyptian screenwriters

5 Feb 2019

Gray Hofmeyr on tragedy and comedy in Leon Schuster's Frank And Fearless

Film

Gray Hofmeyr on tragedy and comedy in Leon Schuster's Frank And Fearless

Daniel Dercksen 4 Dec 2018

Writer-director Jerome Pikwane on the films that shaped The Tokoloshe

Film

Writer-director Jerome Pikwane on the films that shaped The Tokoloshe

Daniel Dercksen 5 Nov 2018

Safta-winning writer Neil McCarthy on writing a "mob comes to Mayfair" film

Film

Safta-winning writer Neil McCarthy on writing a "mob comes to Mayfair" film

Daniel Dercksen 1 Nov 2018

Cape Town Film Fest crowns 2018 winners

Film

Cape Town Film Fest crowns 2018 winners

22 Oct 2018

Nkuli Sibeko on writing Table Manners and the art of cooking

Film

Nkuli Sibeko on writing Table Manners and the art of cooking

Daniel Dercksen 27 Sep 2018

Q&A with Johannes Ferdinand about film The Recce

Film

Q&A with Johannes Ferdinand about film The Recce

Daniel Dercksen 26 Sep 2018

Amy Jephta on writing the screenplay for Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story

Film

Amy Jephta on writing the screenplay for Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story

Daniel Dercksen 6 Sep 2018

Q&A with Ivan Botha about directorial debut Stroomop

Film

Q&A with Ivan Botha about directorial debut Stroomop

Daniel Dercksen 16 Aug 2018

Q&A with Meerkat Maantuig writer/director Hanneke Schutte

Film

Q&A with Meerkat Maantuig writer/director Hanneke Schutte

Daniel Dercksen 14 Mar 2018

#OnTheBigScreen: Dirty Laundry, Wonder and Zola Budd

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Dirty Laundry, Wonder and Zola Budd

Daniel Dercksen 7 Dec 2017

Goodbye Berlin film. Image supplied.

Film & Cinematography

Focus on Germany at Durban International Film Festival

29 Jun 2017