NCIS: Sydney storms back onto Universal TV (DStv 117) with a gripping second season of high-stakes crime drama this month. The ten-part series premieres on Monday 21 July 2025, with new episodes airing every Monday at 8pmuntil 22 September. Having only just found their feet, the second season sees NCIS: Sydney square off against a… Continue reading “NCIS: Sydney” Season 2 Premieres this July
“St. Denis Medical”: Saving Patients without Losing Patience – Saturdays on M-Net
The Office created the workplace mockumentary genre when it premiered on the BBC in 2001 and inspired a new way of looking at comic television. It spawned hit tributes to the style in the shape of Parks & Recreation, Modern Family, Abbott Elementary and Arrested Development. Coming to M-Net from 19 July at 6pm, St.… Continue reading “St. Denis Medical”: Saving Patients without Losing Patience – Saturdays on M-Net
A Tour of the Virtual Studio Volume at Filmscape
Last week, Filmscape SA, based in Montague Gardens, in the Western Cape, had an open day, inviting interested industry parties to tour their virtual studio and volume, and see a demo of the facilities. The curved volume screen boasts a 14,3m diameter, at 32m x 6m, at 240 degrees. The LED screen is 10 bit,… Continue reading A Tour of the Virtual Studio Volume at Filmscape
Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 13 July 2025
“Apparently, the term ‘banana republic’ was coined by the writer O. Henry in the early 1900s to describe a fictitious country loosely based on Honduras. I wonder if, in his wildest imaginings, Henry could have conceived of a real country in which an elite army unit is accused of abduction and murder – days before… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 13 July 2025
Helen Mirren, Tom Hardy & Pierce Brosnan and Two Other Reasons to Watch MobLand
If Mirren, Hardy & Brosnan as stars of a London family gangster series dreamed up by Day of the Jackal creator Ronan Bennett aren’t enough reasons to get you to watch MobLand (on M-Net from 10 July at 9pm), why do you even watch TV? The Harrigans are an Irish, London-based crime family who find… Continue reading Helen Mirren, Tom Hardy & Pierce Brosnan and Two Other Reasons to Watch MobLand
Durban FilmMart Positions Itself as Premier Business Hub for African Cinema
For 16 years, as a key event in the African Cinema space, the Durban FilmMart (DFM) continues to solidify itself as the continent’s premier platform for film financing, distribution partnerships, and strategic industry collaborations. Taking place 18-21 July 2025, the four-day programme presents unprecedented opportunities for filmmakers, producers, and industry professionals to access funding, forge… Continue reading Durban FilmMart Positions Itself as Premier Business Hub for African Cinema