Women in the South African film have to overcome challenges in a patriarchal film sector
The 15-year-running festival offers a platform to showcase African film talent
But the cinema group’s chief executive insists that the show will go on as load-shedding abates
The film, which is in the top 10 on Netflix, shows what can be achieved on a small budget
Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape are making strides in developing the local industry to attract more international filmmakers
Katrina Esau’s The Ostrich and the Tortoise aims to preserve N|uu for its next generation of speakers
A partnership between the National Film and Video Foundation and Netflix will see six South African films being premiered on the streaming service
Organisers were shocked when they were told they had lost their biggest funder, but the NFVF says the delivery of its decision was procedure
"Zandi Tisani’s aesthetic emerges, it seems, from an egoless part of her subconscious".
Romantic comedies have helped open the floodgates for the success of black films.
A scriptwriting system named Sediba has scuppered creativity in cinema in South Africa.
Zama Mkosi, appointed chief executive of the National Film and Video Foundation in February, pinpoints skills development as one of her challenges.
Films depicting township life and culture have finally received attention from the National Film and Video Foundation due to their growing popularity.
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/ 13 October 2008
Zinaid Meeran attended a crash course on the status of the national identity at the Apollo Film Festival in Victoria West.