Andrew Worsdale
latest news & developmentsMatthew Krouse’s ‘mid-career retrospective of a no career’
An exhibition of Matthew Krouse’s underground films reveal an agitator awed by the tradition of ‘dirty queens’
Submit to freedom
Lebo Mashile: It would take at least two 9/11s and a tsunami for South Africans to be thrown into a state of panic.
Ziman steals the screen
Andrew Worsdale speaks to the director of <i>Jerusalema</i>, the new gritty crime drama set in Johannesburg.
Sisters on screen
As a women’s film festival starts, Andrew Worsdale finds women are becoming potent players in the industry.
The dark arts
Andrew Worsdale finds some of the reasons Trevor Steele Taylor is South Africa’s most radical, informed and adventurous film festival programmer
Local movies’ busy bodies
If local filmmakers can take advantage of incentives, there are some exciting projects lined up this year, wites Andrew Worsdale.
Playing history
Traditional African musicians were the original cultural activists, as shown in the new TV series <i>Rhythms from Africa</i>, writes Andrew Worsdale.
Life in crime city
Andrew Worsdale speaks to Michael Rix, the maker of <i>Tengers</i>, SA’s first feature-length animated film, which takes a darkly humorous look at the realities of living in Jozi.
A gem in the rough
Good grace and fortune are smiling on the film version of <i>The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency</i>, writes Andrew Worsdale.
Opening doors in Cannes
The SA film industry is present at Cannes this year, but primarily from a trade perspective, reports Andrew Worsdale.
Coming out of limbo
"Soon there will be a Big Fat Something-or-other Wedding or a Bend it like Beckham from South Africa that charms everyone." Ster-Kinekor product manager Helen Kuun tells Andrew…
Ad man gets reel
Black empowerment corporation Nail, which formed a new arm dubbed New African Media Films last year, started shooting its first movie on October 1, writes Andrew Worsdale.
Filmmakers address pressing issues
More than 70 representatives of the South African film industry attended a seminar by the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) in Johannesburg last week to iron out problems…
Shooting the queen’s messenger
Andrew Worsdale visits the set of Darrell Roodt’s ‘Mission Impossible without a budget’.
‘McDonolds’ won’t win spelling test
If you order a "Happy Meal" for your child at McDonalds, it comes with a free toy — this time a tiny Dalmatian.