Now in its sixth year, the Durban FilmMart (DFM) has become an integral part of the fast-growing South African film industry. Since its inception in 2010, DFM has helped to facilitate more than 80 African co-production projects, many of which have subsequently been produced as acclaimed films. As the African and South African industry grows,… Continue reading Durban FilmMart Success Stories 2010-2015
Author: Andrew Germishuys
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Contemporary SA Film Premieres At Los Angeles Film Festival On 13 June
Love, friendship and growth in contemporary South Africa. Those are the themes of a new film by award-winning director Sara Blecher. Ayanda tells the story of a single-minded 21-year-old Afro-hipster Ayanda (Fulu Mugovhani), who has a talent for taking neglected pieces of furniture and “bringing them back to love”. Eight years after her father’s death,… Continue reading Contemporary SA Film Premieres At Los Angeles Film Festival On 13 June
St. Vincent (DVD): Review
The Film St. Vincent, a story about a grumpy old man, Vincent (Bill Murry), a Vietnam veteran and his new neighbours, Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) and Oliver (Jaden Lieberher). Vincent doesn’t like kids, he doesn’t like people. Most people don’t like him. He spends a lot of his time with “a lady of the night” (Daka,… Continue reading St. Vincent (DVD): Review
Poltergeist: Review
Poltergeist is back, telling the story with an updated setting, and technology (both in the film, and that used to create it), and from a slightly different perspective. Not to mention, this time, it’s in 3D. Most of us know the story already. A family moves into a new suburban home, the youngest daughter, Madison… Continue reading Poltergeist: Review
Jessabelle (DVD): Review
The Film Jessabelle is one of those horrors that lulls the viewer in to a false sense of security, letting them believe it’s not a scary movie, and then all of a sudden, one finds one’s self with a tinge of fear, a hint of panic, and then you’re hit with it. Subtle, yet scary.… Continue reading Jessabelle (DVD): Review
Pac-Man Turns 35 On Friday 22 May 2015 And Sony Pictures “Pixels” Is There To Celebrate
On Friday May 22, 2015, PAC-MAN™ – one of the most iconic videogame characters in history – will celebrate his 35th birthday. With the character coming to the big screen this summer in Sony Pictures’ Pixels, the studio is joining in to celebrate with a global birthday party of epic proportions. In cities around the… Continue reading Pac-Man Turns 35 On Friday 22 May 2015 And Sony Pictures “Pixels” Is There To Celebrate