Charlene Brouwer in Dis Ek Anna
Times Media Films, distributor of the Afrikaans language feature film Dis ek, Anna (It’s Me, Anna) announced today its intention to appeal the classification after the Film and Publication Board imposed a 18 LV (SV) classification on the final film. Continue reading
Juliette Binoche stars in Three Colours Blue.
FilmClub’s first season at the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg is underway and tomorrow (Tuesday, September 9) they will screen one of the most important and popular European films of the 1990s, Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Three Colours Blue. Continue reading
Akin Omotoso
I caught up with Akin Omotoso to talk about his latest film, Tell Me Sweet Something, which was inspired by the director’s fondess for love songs, the romance classic Love Jones, and his desire to celebrate the city he loves — Johannesburg. Continue reading
Charlene Brouwer in Dis Ek Anna
Times Media Films, under the local brand banner, Fresh Flieks, is the distributor representing two films that received multiple awards at this year’s Silwerskermfees in Camps Bay – Dis Ek, Anna and Sink. Continue reading
Thishiwe Ziqubu plays Skiets in Hard to Get.
Hard to Get, the 2014 action film by Zee Nthuli, has been invited to Fantastic Fest, which takes place in Austin, Texas from September 24 to October 1. Continue reading
Nonhle Mbuthuma, a young local eco-tour guide, and staunch supporter of her people and the endangered environment on which their livelihood and culture depends, wants to develop eco-tourism in order to protect her community’s homes, farms, graves and traditional lifestyle. Nonhle opposes the mining operations and highway construction in the Xolobeni area. The Shore Break unpacks the dilemma faced by a rural community on South Africa’s Wild Coast as to whether to support or resist a proposed titanium mining project that could fundamentally change their lives forever.
Multi-award winning doccie The Shore Break is set to have cinema screenings in Jozi before becoming available on DVD and online. Continue reading
Star Wars fans and internet personalities Andi Gutierrez (right) and Anthony Carboni (left) prepare to give the world a sneak peek at the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens products in the first-ever global live toy unboxing, which they will host from YouTube Space Los Angeles on September 2 and 3. The live steam event will kick off at 7.45 am in Sydney, Australia on September 3 and will roll around the world leading to ‘Force Friday’ on September 4, when merchandise from the new film will be available at retailers. Tune in at YouTube.com/StarWars. Photo credit: Kevin Lynch for Disney Consumer Products
From now until September 7, visitors to Sandton City in Johannesburg and Canal Walk in Cape Town, will be able take a trip through the Star Wars universe that will showcase art gallery installations of some of the most iconic moments from the six Star Wars films. Continue reading
Ochre Moving Pictures and Rififi Pictures in association with Indigenous Films and Times Media Films will be launching the second of its training programmes for screen writing in September 2015. Following its initial programme targeting writing for soap opera, the second programme will target the category of feature film writing. Continue reading
Alex McGregor and Bjorn Steinbach star in Impunity.
WITH themes of corruption and brutality at its centre, filmmaker Jyoti Mistry’s new film Impunity is a profound investigation into contemporary South Africa and the seat of power. In a country where people who commit crime are often seen to be exempt from punishment, or free from the consequences of their actions, the film invites its audience to reflect on the nature of violence. Continue reading
South Africa’s foremost prankster and funny man, Leon Schuster, is back, and his latest film is sure to get South Africans rolling in the aisles with laughter – both at the film, and at themselves. Schuks! Pay Back the Money!, is scheduled to open in cinemas nationwide from Friday, August 28. Continue reading
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