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
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
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
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
Charlene Brouwer plays Anna Bruwer in the film Dis Ek, Anna.
Times Media Films, distributor of the Afrikaans language feature film, Dis ek, Anna wants the Film Publication Board (FPB) to review its earlier 18L (SV) classification for the film. The classification was made by the FPB ahead of its screening at the Durban International Film Festival in July. Continue reading
Chief Albert Luthuli and Robert Kennedy.
THE film RFK in the Land of Apartheid: A Ripple of Hope, which recounts Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s visit to South Africa in 1966, is proof that America was always supportive of the anti-apartheid movement. So says Mark P. Carr, public affairs officer at the Consulate-General of the United States in Durban, who spoke to me ahead of a screening of the film at the Catalina Theatre at Wilson’s Wharf recently. Continue reading
Debbie Mari.
The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College campus in Durban is hosting a performance by jazz voice lecturer, Debbie Mari, on Wednesday, August 19 at 6 pm. Continue reading
Blood Lions focuses attention on canned lion hunting in SA.
The producers of the documentary feature film Blood Lions, Wildlands and Regulus Vision, have secured both local and global distribution for the film. PBS International have picked up the global rights to the film, and will be distributing the film worldwide, outside of South Africa. Indigenous Film Distribution will handle the South African rights. Continue reading
Durban Art Gallery is inviting film and documentary makers to attend a briefing at the gallery on Monday, August 17 at 9 am to find out more about a project which DAG is initiating in which filmmakers are invited to pitch to make short documentaries of some of the city’s top art makers. Continue reading
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