Showmax Premieres First-time Director’s Film At Joburg Film Festival, And Announces Slate

Musangwe has its world premiere at JFF The Showmax Original film Musangwe will have its world premiere at the Joburg Film Festival. Takalani Masevhe wants to become a champion boxer but keeps trying to shortcut the process. While visiting his ailing grandmother in Venda, he discovers musangwe, a bare-knuckle boxing competition. Can he take the… Continue reading Showmax Premieres First-time Director’s Film At Joburg Film Festival, And Announces Slate

Q&A with Bibi Slippers – Writer, Director “Matilda en Matthys”

Adrian Steyn and Emma van Heyn in Matilda en Matthys

Poet, screenwriter, and now also director… Matilda en Matthys is the debut film from writer-director Bibi Slippers, a multi-talented creative who’s won awards for her poetry, journalism and short stories and received nominations as a scriptwriter, TV presenter, and theatremaker. For her Showmax Original romcom, Bibi adds feature film director to her long list of… Continue reading Q&A with Bibi Slippers – Writer, Director “Matilda en Matthys”

Celeste Loots on Showmax’s University Drama “Wyfie”

Celeste Loots as Amanda in Wyfie

In September 2023, South African actress Celeste Loots burst into the IMDbPro Top 100 StarMeter, thanks to her breakthrough role as Kaya in One Piece. She followed that up with a scene-stealing turn in Trompoppie, as Zanne, the first cheerleader to die in the hit Showmax Original. Now, she’s back on Showmax with her biggest… Continue reading Celeste Loots on Showmax’s University Drama “Wyfie”

Must-watch Trailer – Everyone Wants A Stukkie of Showmax’s “Koek”

Showmax has just released the trailer for Koek and everyone wants a stukkie When Cape Town housewife Christelle Smit discovers evidence her husband is having an affair with a stripper named Candi Floss, her investigation takes her to a world poles apart from the Northern Suburbs utopia she knows. “This is the story of a… Continue reading Must-watch Trailer – Everyone Wants A Stukkie of Showmax’s “Koek”

Abdul Khoza & Kwenzo Ngcobo in New Comedy Series “Ekhaya Backpackers”

Known for creating hit television shows such as Mnakwethu, Makoti… Are You The One? and local film A Safe Bet, Milagro Concepts now extends its creativity to comedy with Ekhaya Backpackers. Ekhaya Backpackers introduces the Mthembus, a dysfunctional and seemingly unqualified family who plan to turn their family home into a backpackers hostel to pay… Continue reading Abdul Khoza & Kwenzo Ngcobo in New Comedy Series “Ekhaya Backpackers”