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
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Get Ready To RUMBA: Dancing With The Stars Returns To South Africa
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
Get Ready for AVIJOZI 2024: A Creative Explosion in Animation, VFX, and Interactive Tech
The stage is set for an electrifying weekend as AVIJOZI, South Africa’s only two-day free access festival dedicated to Animation Film, Visual Effects (VFX), and Interactive Technology, returns for its third instalment on September 14th and 15th, 2024. Hosted at the iconic Summer Place in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, this year’s festival is again brought to… Continue reading Get Ready for AVIJOZI 2024: A Creative Explosion in Animation, VFX, and Interactive Tech
Jaw-dropping Reality Shows to Stream this September on Showmax
COMING SOON The Real Housewives of New Jersey S14 First on Showmax | Binge from Wednesday, 11 September Coming first to Showmax, this season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey proves that friendships can change at the flip of a switch. With more division than ever before and dynamics changing within the circle of… Continue reading Jaw-dropping Reality Shows to Stream this September on Showmax
Four African Screenwriters Selected for AuthenticA Series Lab
Four African screenwriters have been selected from over 160 applications for the 2024/25 AuthenticA Series Lab presented by the South African-based Realness Institute in partnership with The StoryBoard Collective, (Switzerland) and with support of the Series Mania Forum (France) and the Canada Media Fund. Submissions this year came from 27 countries, covering 23 genres of… Continue reading Four African Screenwriters Selected for AuthenticA Series Lab
SA Documentary “Mother City” that Touched a Nerve – Picked up by International Festivals
Mother City, the hard-hitting South African documentary about the politics of urbanism premiered internationally at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival, and at the prestigious Encounters South African International Documentary Festival where it played to sold out houses. Since then, it has been in demand by audiences and festivals eager to engage with its content throughout… Continue reading SA Documentary “Mother City” that Touched a Nerve – Picked up by International Festivals