African animation goes global
- 26 Oct 2012 18:12 - Karen Van Schalkwyk
- A local film's success raises the prospect of South Africa creating its own Pixar-like brand.
South African cinema: Bums on seats, at last?
- 18 May 2012 00:00 - Karen Van Schalkwyk
- Two South African films are being touted as successes: Semi-Soet, a frothy romantic comedy, and Material, a heart-warming family drama.
Semi-Soet: Spoonfuls of sugar
- 07 Feb 2012 00:00 - Phillip De Wet
- Slick, vanilla Afrikaans romcom Semi-Soet is just what the South African film industry needs, writes Phillip de Wet.
How to steal a plotline
- 02 Sep 2011 00:00 - Shaun De Waal
- We have yet to hit upon a formula that marries the job of mirroring "the nation" and the business of making money.
Catch it at the Apollo
- 30 Sep 2008 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- South African cineastes and cinephiles can catch up with already-released South African films they might have missed at the Apollo Film Festival.
Not quite cricket
- 26 Sep 2008 06:00 - Shaun De Waal
- MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews Hansie, the story of South Africa's cricket hero, Hansie Cronje.
South Africa on celluloid
- 25 Apr 2008 16:37 - Shaun De Waal
- Shaun de Waal reviews three new books on local cinema.
