In a triumphant comeback, Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni captivates audiences and critics alike, winning Best Actress for her raw and magnetic performance in Sierra’s Gold
From Miss World contestant to celebrated actress, Cynthia Shange’s life traced the evolution of South African entertainment across generations
Beautifully made and emotionally rich, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight exposes the uneasy truth of who gets to tell Zimbabwe’s story
Through Milisuthando, cultural thinker Milisuthando Bongela confronts South Africa’s unfinished healing — reimagining nationhood, belonging and love through deeply personal…
As Encounters celebrates its 27th year, director Mandisa Zitha spotlights must-see films and the magic of documentary cinema
Multi-talented filmmakers Carla Fonseca Mokgata and Nthato Mokgata are making history with their romantic comedy
Singh estimates that at least 5 000 jobs will be created during the full construction phase
The director talks about his third film, ‘Hotel On the Koppies’, making indie movies and finding outlets on streaming services
Mandla Dube’s film on Solomon Mahlangu resists a political overview and apartheid hero-worship.
Kwanele Sosibo speaks to John W Fredericks about how ‘Noem My Skollie’ came together.
Sihle Mthembu has a Facebook messenger conversation with filmmaker Roger Young about his 20-year film in the making ‘Love Runs Out’.
Elana Sabharwal’s at first self-published tale of betrayal and deception "The Delhi Deception" is being turned into a film.
Hanneke Schutte, the South African winner of the Jameson First Shot competition, has directed a short film starring Willem Dafoe.
The prolific director has made films of great historical and cultural significance. He also made ‘Dracula 3000’.
Not even a surprise appearance by Hollywood legend Samuel L Jackson could have saved the 7th South African Film and Television Awards ceremony.
Film rights to Lauren Beukes’s <i>Zoo City</i> have been awarded to a local producer. We spoke to Beukes about adapting her award-winning novel.
Two South African movies open this week, and they couldn’t be more different.
Perhaps because <i>Skeem</i> is unapologetically South African, it was a hit at the Abu Dhabi film festival.
In <i>Retribution</i>, the national film fund has backed another ‘crisis of masculinity’ film, argues <b>Gillian Schutte.</b>
An all-male orgy of married Afrikaners is just one of the scenes from <i>Skoonheid</i> that shocked — and impressed — the Cannes Film Festival judge
