As Canal+ takes control of MultiChoice, the end of the African streaming service highlights growing fears that South African storytelling is becoming dependent on foreign media…
The 2026 Joburg Film Festival concludes with Silent Rebellion winning Best Feature Film and a diverse group of filmmakers recognised across nine award categories.
South Africa’s creative sector went into the State of the Nation address with a clear demand: recognition, reform and rescue. What it received was silence. Just days before…
As productions stall and jobs disappear, film workers say a broken incentive scheme threatens the future of one of South Africa’s most visible industries
South Africa’s creative sector is evolving as John Kani and Maumela Mahuwa launch academies designed to upskill performers, empower filmmakers and reshape African storytelling
The Africa Rising International Film Festival returns with a story-first programme celebrating emerging filmmakers, bold narratives, and the dynamic future of African cinema
Thapelo Motloung breaks down building a filmmaking ecosystem in Soweto through SIFF and Soweto Film Marke
Local movie Lobola Man is the latest offering on Netflix from Burnt Onion Productions
South Africa’s youth take centre stage in film boom
Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape are making strides in developing the local industry to attract more international filmmakers
Local films are finally depicting black lives but the ditzy heroine and her man preserve gender roles.
Former "Yizo Yizo" star Israel Makoe – who acts as a gangster in "Hard To Get" – says playing the role of a villain is "a way of educating people".
This year’s iMPAC festival includes three one-hour short-film selections of work by founder Pluto Panoussis’s students. The M&G caught up with him.
Nobody wants to see a South African thriller with two unknowns in it — movie stars attract audiences.
A scriptwriting system named Sediba has scuppered creativity in cinema in South Africa.
The South African film industry could be facing its best year ever, with more local releases than ever before.
"Sleeper’s Wake", a powerful, stylish "sexual thriller", is the feature-film debut of acclaimed TV director Barry Berk. He spoke to Shaun de Waal.
An ambitious project to lure big film productions is paying off.
Film industry insider <b>Ronnie Apteker</b> says South Africa has all the right ingredients — except world-class scripts.
Have you heard? American star Jennifer Hudson will be playing Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in an upcoming biopic.
