Author: Andrew Germishuys

FAME Week Africa has wrapped. The seven day event, held in the host city of Cape Town, focused on all things film, television, animation, music, and fashion. The week concluded with the FAME Shorts Film Festival Awards at The Labia Theatre in Cape Town.  “This year marks the third edition of FAME Week Africa and… Continue reading FAME Week Africa Concludes After an Intensive Week of Deals, Networking and Celebration

Multi-award-winning Kenyan director Likarion Wainaina directed Supa Modo, Kenya’s first-ever superhero film and most successful film ever, which won more than 50 international awards, including Best European Film For Children, European Children’s Film Association, 2019; Generation 14Plus: Children’s Jury Special Mention, Berlin, 2018; the Artistic Bravery Prize at the Durban International Film Festival, 2018; and… Continue reading Showmax Announces Kenya’s First-ever sci-fi Series, “Subterranea”

In the opening speech at MIPAfrica this morning, Nomsa Philiso, CEO of General Entertainment at MultiChoice Group, confirmed that more African films and TV series are being broadcast globally than ever before. “There’s a good chance that Africa’s film industry is about to have its own global moment,” says Philiso. “We’ve already seen that happen… Continue reading MultiChoice Takes African Stories to the World

Primedia Studios partners with BBC Studios’ owned production company Rapid Blue to create BBC Studios’ multi-award-winning format Primedia Studios, African media giant Primedia’s trailblazing television content and distribution hub, has signed a license agreement with the BBC Studios-owned production company Rapid Blue to bring the multi-award-winning format Dancing with the Stars back to South Africa. … Continue reading Get Ready To RUMBA: Dancing With The Stars Returns To South Africa