{"id":17702,"date":"2022-12-09T10:16:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T08:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=17702"},"modified":"2022-12-09T10:16:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T08:16:12","slug":"showmax-african-content-loved-internationally-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/12\/09\/showmax-african-content-loved-internationally-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Showmax : African Content Loved Internationally In 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Showmax_black.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Showmax_black.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3061\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>African gems made Best Films of All Time lists &amp; Oscar shortlists, won BAFTAs, &amp; were nominated for iEmmys<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Black Girl - Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bPx68M_T4u8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BLACK GIRL <\/strong>| Named one of <em>Sight &amp; Sound&#8217;s<\/em> top 100 films of all time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just named one of the top 100 films of all time in <em>Sight &amp; Sound<\/em>\u2019s once-a-decade critics\u2019 poll, Ousmane Semb\u00e8ne\u2019s debut 1966 film, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.nylas.com\/t1\/312\/c2bk87yis8k4zg185i5jgvsod\/1\/34fff266094041d0750dce2eec2862f851a6a2465630f9bc31d4c9254d01592d\"><em>Black Girl<\/em><\/a>, is the story of a young Senegalese woman who is employed as a governess for a French family in Dakar and moves with them to the Riviera, where her comfortable duties as a nanny in a wealthy household are replaced by the drudgery and indignities of a maid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Black Girl <\/em>won the Tanit d\u2019Or at Carthage in 1966, among other prizes; was ranked joint fourth on the Tarifa-Tangiers African Film Festival\u2019s list of the 10 best African films of all time; and was hailed by Oscar winner Martin Scorcese (<em>The Irishman<\/em>) as \u201can astonishing movie.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Kiva Reardon, the former Toronto International Film Festival lead programmer for contemporary world cinema, who is now VP of Film at Pastel, the filmmaking collective co-founded by Oscar winner Barry Jenkins, says, \u201cIn only 59 minutes, Ousmane Semb\u00e8ne eviscerates the myth of \u2018libert\u00e9, \u00e9galit\u00e9, fraternit\u00e9 \u2019. Blistering in its examination of so-called postcolonialism, the film\u2019s rigour also speaks to Semb\u00e8ne\u2019s brilliant craft.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stream <em>Black Girl<\/em> on Showmax: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/leq969f1-black-girl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/leq969f1-black-girl<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lakutshon&#039; Ilanga (2021) Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ytiB9UR8luc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LAKUTSHON\u2019 ILANGA<\/strong> | Shortlisted for an Oscar; NAACP Image Award winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, <em>Lakutshon\u2019 Ilanga<\/em> (aka <em>When the Sun Sets<\/em>) tells the story of a young nurse (SAFTA nominee Zikhona Bali from <em>Is&#8217;Thunzi<\/em>) in 1985 apartheid South Africa. She must face her worst fears when she learns that her activist younger brother (AMAA nominee Aphiwe Mfeke from <em>Surviving Gaza<\/em>) may be in danger when he doesn&#8217;t return after school. The short is inspired by actual events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written and directed by Phumi Morare, <em>Lakutshon\u2019 Ilanga <\/em>won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Short (Live Action) this year, having taken home the Student Academy Award in 2021, among other honours.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Lakutshon\u2019 Ilanga<\/em> premieres on Showmax on 15 December 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Snail and the Whale: Trailer | BBC Trailers\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YqyVxyxZhKE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE<\/strong> | Best Animation BAFTA winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of November 2022, <em>The Snail and the Whale<\/em> won two BAFTA Children &amp; Young People Awards: Best Animation and Director (Max Lang and South African Daniel Snaddon).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Animated in Cape Town by Triggerfish and produced by Magic Light Pictures, <em>The Snail and the Whale<\/em> follows the amazing journey of a tiny snail who longs to see the world and hitches a ride on the tail of a huge humpback whale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the picture book written in 2003 by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler (creators of the modern classic <em>The Gruffalo)<\/em>, the multi-award-winning <em>The Snail and the Whale <\/em>was voiced by a starry British acting cast including Sally Hawkins (<em>Paddington<\/em>, <em>The Shape of Water<\/em>) as Snail, Rob Brydon (<em>Gavin &amp; Stacey<\/em>) as Whale, Cariad Lloyd (<em>Peep Show<\/em>) as Teacher and the late Dame Diana Rigg (<em>Game of Thrones<\/em>) as the narrator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stream <em>The Snail and the Whale<\/em> on Showmax: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/4lz7kyvd-the-snail-and-the-whale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/4lz7kyvd-the-snail-and-the-whale<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reyka | A South African Original Series\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6wj0pJ0M6cs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>REYKA <\/strong>| International Emmy Best Drama &amp; Best Actress nominee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kim Engelbrecht was nominated for an International Emmy for her title role in the M-Net crime series <em>Reyka, <\/em>which was also up for Best Drama Series. <em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reyka<\/em> follows criminal profiler Reyka Gama as she investigates a string of brutal murders committed by a serial killer in the sugar cane fields of KwaZulu-Natal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opening night series at last year&#8217;s Monte-Carlo Television Festival, <em>Reyka<\/em> was sold by Fremantle to 147 territories, including BritBox North America, CANAL+, Channel4 in the UK, HBO LatAm, and Sky Italia. It was released as <em>The Cane Field Killings <\/em>in some territories. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Independent <\/em>(UK) gave<em> Reyka<\/em> four stars, calling the crime series &#8220;almost too disturbing&#8221; but &#8220;beautifully filmed in stunning verdant landscapes and endless skies&#8230; a drama that sears itself into your consciousness.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M-Net has renewed <em>Reyka<\/em> for a second season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Binge <em>Reyka<\/em> on Showmax: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/3bw1s2li-reyka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/3bw1s2li-reyka<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Real Housewives of Durban | Let&#039;s take a moment to recap | A Showmax Original\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CFDbtbb-XMg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DURBAN <\/strong>| Released on Bravo in the USA&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2022, the Showmax Original <em>The Real Housewives of Durban<\/em> was released on Peacock and Bravo, the original home of the hit franchise. Twitter had much to say about this, with Americans loving the show and South Africans loving the American commentary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very excited that <em>The Real Housewives of Durban <\/em>is airing on Bravo,\u201d says the show\u2019s executive producer, Sam Kelly from Let It Rain Productions. \u201cWe\u2019re particularly excited about the response that the series is getting, and we love the fact that everyone is excited about the Durban franchise and its cast. It\u2019s also great to see how interested the international market is when it comes to seeing all the cultural aspects that are celebrated on the show. It\u2019s a very proud moment for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The<\/em> <em>Real Housewives<\/em> franchise is licensed as a format by NBCUniversal Formats, a division of Universal Studio Group. Season 3 of <em>The Real Housewives of Durban<\/em> is coming first to Showmax in early 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Binge <em>The Real Housewives of Durban S1-2 <\/em>on Showmax: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/rqt1s4ns-the-real-housewives-of-durban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/rqt1s4ns-the-real-housewives-of-durban<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AFRICA AND I<\/strong> | Best First Feature Documentary at the Pan African Film and Arts Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winner of the Jury Award for Best First Feature Documentary at the 2022 Pan African Film and Arts Festival, <em>Africa and I <\/em>is a 90-minute documentary about how 20-year-old Othmane Zolati walked, hitchhiked, cycled and skateboarded over 30 000 km across Africa, through 24 countries. He had never left Morocco when he started his nearly four-year journey to Cape Town, South Africa with just $80, a small backpack, and a borrowed cheap pocket camera.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Saturday Star<\/em> calls <em>Africa and I <\/em>\u201can unrivalled glimpse into life on the continent\u201d, <em>Vamers<\/em> \u201ca thrilling trip through unseen Africa\u201d, and<em> Spling<\/em> \u201cexhilarating\u2026 a beautiful and stirring mashup of people, culture and places.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Othmane directs and executive produces <em>Africa and I,<\/em> using the hundreds of hours of footage he taught himself to shoot along the way. He\u2019s collaborated with a team of award-winning South African creatives he met at the end of his trip, including co-director Chris Green (writer and producer on SAFTA winner <em>Chasing the Sun<\/em> and co-showrunner of the two-time International Emmy-nominated <em>MasterChef South Africa)<\/em> and Both Worlds, the production company behind the two-time International Emmy-nominated <em>Puppet Nation ZA<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stream <em>Africa and I<\/em> on Showmax: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/3yxiobgw-africa-and-i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/3yxiobgw-africa-and-i<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RESPECT | Official Trailer | MGM Studios\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qTtxoz3OIlU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RESPECT<\/strong> | Liesl Tommy nominated as Breakthrough Creative at 2022 NAACP Image Awards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South African Liesl Tommy (<em>Mrs. Fletcher<\/em>,<em> The Walking Dead<\/em>, <em>Jessica Jones<\/em>) was nominated as Breakthrough Creative at the 2022 NAACP Image Awards for directing <em>Respect<\/em>, a music biopic about the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Fellow South African Avril Beukes (Peabody winner <em>David Makes Man, <\/em>Oscar nominee <em>Yesterday<\/em>) was up for Best Editor at the 2022 Black Reel Awards, while the soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy earlier this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson plays the lead role &#8211; after being recommended by Aretha herself after she saw <em>Dreamgirls<\/em>. The cast also includes Oscar winner Forest Whitaker (<em>Godfather of Harlem<\/em>), Emmy winners Audra McDonald (<em>The Good Fight<\/em>, <em>The Gilded Age<\/em>) and Tate Donovan (<em>Argo<\/em>, <em>Rocketman<\/em>), BET Comedy Award winner Marlon Wayans (<em>White Chicks<\/em>), Critics Choice nominee Marc Maron (<em>GLOW<\/em>), and nine-time Grammy winner Mary J Blige.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The<\/em> <em>Hollywood Reporter<\/em> calls <em>Respect<\/em>, \u201cAn intimate gift of love, rich in complexity, spirituality, Black pride and feminist grit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Respect<\/em> premieres on Showmax on 22 December 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EVERYTHING ON SHOWMAX IN DECEMBER 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To see everything on Showmax in December 2022, including smash-hit international series like <em>House of the Dragon<\/em>; rugby documentary <a href=\"https:\/\/t.nylas.com\/t1\/312\/b9mxejj6w6qh0efqdo1i8srb1\/19\/67b84e09c1b33be4812915ebac982a155350b60ecf1f262b7a95ee37ea5187af\"><em>Rassie<\/em><\/a>, from the creators of the award-winning <em>Chasing The Sun<\/em>; Steven Soderbergh\u2019s techno-thriller<em> Kimi<\/em>, starring Zo\u00eb Kravitz; and the animated Julia Donaldson adaptation <em>Superworm<\/em>, helmed by South Africans Sarah Scrimgeour and Jac Hamman, click <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.showmax.com\/what-to-watch-on-showmax-in-december-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>African gems made Best Films of All Time lists &amp; Oscar shortlists, won BAFTAs, &amp; were nominated for iEmmys BLACK GIRL | Named one of Sight &amp; Sound&#8217;s top 100 films of all time Just named one of the top 100 films of all time in Sight &amp; Sound\u2019s once-a-decade critics\u2019 poll, Ousmane Semb\u00e8ne\u2019s debut&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/12\/09\/showmax-african-content-loved-internationally-in-2022\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Showmax : African Content Loved Internationally In 2022<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[110],"class_list":["post-17702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-online","tag-showmax","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17702\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}