The National Arts Festival ended on 3 July and, exhausted and relieved, we’ve spent some time reflecting on the return of the Festival to live stages in our home town of Makhanda. Despite having been an online festival these past two years, this was a Festival of new beginnings as we ventured back into theatres,… Continue reading Souls Recharged – Reflections On NAF 2022
Best Reactions From First-Time SAFTA Nominees
The nominations for the 2022 South African Film and Television Awards are in, with Showmax Originals leading the way with 52 nominations, including the key categories of Best Telenovela (The Wife), TV Drama (DAM), TV Comedy (Tali’s Baby Diary), Feature Film (Glasshouse), Made For TV Documentary (Devilsdorp), and Made For TV Movie (Boxing Day). Here’s… Continue reading Best Reactions From First-Time SAFTA Nominees
Award-winning Films From Generation Africa For Durban International Film Festival 2022
The pan-African documentary project Generation Africa, will feature four films at the Durban International Film Festival – a hybrid event this year – with both cinema and virtual screenings from 21 to 31 July, 2022. Generation Africa is a collection of 25 films produced by Cape-own production company STEPS, and directed and produced by filmmakers from… Continue reading Award-winning Films From Generation Africa For Durban International Film Festival 2022
Trailer Debut For “She Said”
Based on The New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation. Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan star in SHE SAID In cinemas 18 November Two-time Academy Award® nominee Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman, An Education) and Zoe Kazan (The Plot Against America limited series, The Big Sick) star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi… Continue reading Trailer Debut For “She Said”
The 16th Annual SAFTAs Nominees Announced
The well-awaited 16th Annual South African Film & Television Awards (SAFTAs) nominees launch kicked off online today with the announcement being broadcasted across all SAFTAs digital platforms, in keeping with this year’s theme, “Frame the Future”. This year’s nominees are truly an indication of the creativity, innovation and resilience of our local industry despite the trials that were… Continue reading The 16th Annual SAFTAs Nominees Announced
Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 17 July 2022
Night Shift A man is rushed into the emergency unit, battling to breath. He urgently needs oxygen but, in his state of confusion, is fighting off the doctors. Moments later, a teenager is wheeled in with multiple stab wounds – earlier left for dead in a pool of water on a freezing night. Battling fatigue… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 17 July 2022