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An African city takes centre stage at this year’s Reel to Reality Film Festival
Returning for its sixth edition across Johannesburg and Cape Town, the Reel to Reality Film Festival explores 'An African City' with a bold lineup of screenings, retrospectives,…
After 20 years behind the microphone, Kuhle Nkosi gets his international moment
After 20 years in the industry, South African voiceover artist Kuhle Nkosi has won the Best Narrator award at the Finisterra Brazil Film Art & Tourism Festival for his narration…
From Soweto to the world, one film at a time
Founded by presenter and actor Thapelo 'Tabz' Motloung, the Soweto Film Market returns for its second edition, connecting emerging filmmakers with distributors, broadcasters, and…
Ma-Afrika Setona is making her own way in Hollywood
After facing early rejection at age 13, South African filmmaker Ma-Afrika Setona moved to Los Angeles, earned a BAFTA-nominated thesis film, and is now developing her debut…
How ‘Sebata’ found the beast within
Filmmakers Norman Maake and Princess Zinzi Mhlongo reveal how their award-winning supernatural crime thriller, Sebata: The Beast, captures authentic African horror on the streets…
Lethabo Mokgatle
At 31, Lethabo Mokgatle is using film to confront difficult conversations that many would rather avoid. Through stories rooted in African realities and women's lived experiences,…
Saftas celebrate the storytellers shaping South African screens
The 19th South African Film and Television Awards honoured actors, filmmakers and productions driving the country’s screen industry
Nomzamo Mbatha and a dress worthy of a gallery
Fusing tradition and couture, Gert-Johan Coetzee’s dress for Nomzamo Mbatha redefines African royalty
Come home to Mama’s
From screen to plate … this restaurant brings Italy to the heart of Johannesburg
When the hustle breaks you: Karabo Lediga’s quietly radical Sabbatical
A layered, indie-styled character study, the film is a meditation on failure, family and fragile identity
Diary: Old Mutual Music at the Lake, Mo Eazy releases Teriba, Diprente’s Sabbatical opens in May
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Arts and acts of freedom
Human rights festival honours the fight for justice with music, films and dialogue, offering free access to all and inspiring change
Diary: Usha Seejarim at Southern Guild, Zoë Modiga empowers her voice, Onset Music Group releases Voicenote
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: SOUTH AFRICAN FILMMAKERS INVITED TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK AT THE 2025 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
Submissions Now Open – Entry Fee Waived for South African Filmmakers. South African filmmakers, storytellers, and creatives are invited to submit their work for the 29th Annual…
Diary: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero, BMW Art Generation, live scores to silent films
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