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The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 have been announced (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 winners announced

11 hours

Source: © 123rf US President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on foreign films entering the US, have led the Directors Guild of South Africa (DGSA) to express concern

Film & Cinematography

100% proposed tariffs on foreign films to US sends “chilling signal"

21 May 2025

These are the 2024 winners of the competition. Source: Supplied.

Film & Cinematography

Short films, big dreams: Canex Shorts competition calls for entries

13 May 2025

Source: © 123rf The City of Cape Town’s Film Office invites filmmakers to apply for support through the City’s Film Fund for productions set for completion during the 2025/26 financial year

Film & Cinematography

Cape Town’s City Film Fund open for applications

7 May 2025

Media planners, take note: The Western Cape’s 2025 event calendar is a goldmine for OOH

OOH

Media planners, take note: The Western Cape’s 2025 event calendar is a goldmine for OOH

Steve Duck, Issued by Tractor Outdoor 30 Apr 2025

Sony and Open Window partner to nurture emerging filmmakers

Film & Cinematography

Sony and Open Window partner to nurture emerging filmmakers

9 Apr 2025

MultiChoice Talent Factory Day at the 7th Joburg Film Festival

TV

MultiChoice Talent Factory Day at the 7th Joburg Film Festival

Issued by MultiChoice 13 Mar 2025

Crafted by the local post-production and VFX agency The Refinery, Will Smith's music video, Beautiful Scars places South Africa's rising impact on the global film and music scene (Image supplied)

Production

SA's post-production talent and expertise showcased in Will Smith’s Beautiful Scars

19 Feb 2025

Fame Shorts Film Festival calls for submissions for 2025 edition

Film

Fame Shorts Film Festival calls for submissions for 2025 edition

18 Feb 2025

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Film & Cinematography

8 animation projects selected for Durban FilmMart 2025 programme

14 Feb 2025

Celebrating an outstanding multi-award-winning 2024 for Afda students and alumni

Higher Education

Celebrating an outstanding multi-award-winning 2024 for Afda students and alumni

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 6 Feb 2025

Entries for the Adiaha Award for Best Documentary by an African Woman open

Film & Cinematography

Entries for the Adiaha Award for Best Documentary by an African Woman open

4 Feb 2025

ITFFA and Africa’s Eden unite to amplify sustainable tourism across Africa

Tourism & Travel

ITFFA and Africa’s Eden unite to amplify sustainable tourism across Africa

Issued by Lume Communications 31 Jan 2025

Primedia Studios applauds Anele Mdoda’s Last Ranger for Oscar nomination

Film & Cinematography

Primedia Studios applauds Anele Mdoda’s Last Ranger for Oscar nomination

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 28 Jan 2025

Atlanta selected as feature destination for Fame Week Africa 2025

Events

Atlanta selected as feature destination for Fame Week Africa 2025

11 Dec 2024

Triggerfish and Unesco launch animation initiative for African women

Film & Cinematography

Triggerfish and Unesco launch animation initiative for African women

10 Dec 2024

TV

MultiChoice Talent Factory nurtures next-gen African filmmakers

10 Dec 2024

Source: © NBC News The Toys R Us made with generative video was depressing but that will change and fast

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: Entering the wonderful world of generative video... or not

Jarred Cinman 26 Nov 2024

Tourism

SA's film industry attracts over R5bn foreign investment boosting tourism

19 Nov 2024

Tourism

Africa Travel Week's 2025 media awards open for entries

12 Nov 2024

Afda film Anguish wins Best Student Film at Saftas

Higher Education

Afda film Anguish wins Best Student Film at Saftas

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 5 Nov 2024

National Geographic Africa unveils adventurous upcoming programming slate

TV

National Geographic Africa unveils adventurous upcoming programming slate

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 1 Nov 2024

Nolo Phiri launches 'Leading Ladies', an initiative to empower SA's women in entertainment

Events

Nolo Phiri launches 'Leading Ladies', an initiative to empower SA's women in entertainment

1 Nov 2024

Cape Town's film industry lights up property market

Property

Cape Town's film industry lights up property market

29 Oct 2024

Afda film Warm on a hot winning streak

Higher Education

Afda film Warm on a hot winning streak

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 22 Oct 2024

Source: © Gallo Images The Mayor of the City of Cape Town welcomes Africa and the Middle East’s best creatives and agencies to the City as well as international jury presidents from around the world to the City at the Mayor's Brunch

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries and Cape Town: A perfect fit says Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis

Danette Breitenbach 10 Oct 2024

Keith Shiri appointed lead curator of Film Africa 2024

Film

Keith Shiri appointed lead curator of Film Africa 2024

9 Oct 2024

30 filmmakers from 13 African countries selected for DFMI Business Lab

Film & Cinematography

30 filmmakers from 13 African countries selected for DFMI Business Lab

4 Oct 2024

Legendary SA film producer Andre Scholtz of Oh Shucks fame, passes away

Film & Cinematography

Legendary SA film producer Andre Scholtz of Oh Shucks fame, passes away

2 Oct 2024

The National Film & TV Awards South Africa has announced the 2024 Nominees (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

The National Film Academy's 2nd annual National Film & TV Awards South Africa nominees announced

23 Sep 2024

11th European Film Festival lineup revealed

Film

11th European Film Festival lineup revealed

19 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf The Film Support Fund aims to finance or provide support in the form of municipal services for film projects produced in Cape Town

Film & Cinematography

Cape Town's film industry gets major boost with Support Fund, now open for applications

18 Sep 2024

The DStv Content Creator Awards taking place 12 October in Johannesburg, will be hosted by Anele Mdoda. "It's going to be electric" (Image supplied)

Digital

Anele Mdoda to host DStv Content Creator Awards - “It’s going to be electric”

13 Sep 2024

Joburg Film Festival 2025 dates set, opens call for submissions

Film

Joburg Film Festival 2025 dates set, opens call for submissions

12 Sep 2024

Local documentary Mother City picked up by international festivals

Film

Local documentary Mother City picked up by international festivals

6 Sep 2024

Film & Cinematography

48 Hour International Film Project returns with a goal to make 100 films in one weekend

4 Sep 2024

12th kykNET Silwerskerm Festival - Spotlight on filmmakers and the SA TV industry

Events

12th kykNET Silwerskerm Festival - Spotlight on filmmakers and the SA TV industry

26 Aug 2024

Zikora launches first-ever short film contest, Roots On Reels: Showcasing African Beauty Through Film as part of its Decolonizing Beauty campaign (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

Nigerian Zikora's short film contest launches as part of its Decolonizing Beauty campaign

14 Aug 2024

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

MultiChoice Talent Factory 2025 open for entry

13 Aug 2024

Female African creatives to lead conversations at Fame Week Africa

Events

Female African creatives to lead conversations at Fame Week Africa

13 Aug 2024

All set for Fame Shorts Film Festival 2024

Film

All set for Fame Shorts Film Festival 2024

8 Aug 2024

Afda film Warm wins at Durban International Film Festival

Higher Education

Afda film Warm wins at Durban International Film Festival

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 31 Jul 2024

Would you like to use film as a tool for social change?

Education

Would you like to use film as a tool for social change?

Issued by Sunshine Cinema 17 Jul 2024

Source: © SA Rugby Saru has backed the SABC’s suspension of coverage of Springbok matches

TV

Sports broadcasting rights challenge ends Springbok matches on SABC

12 Jul 2024

6 Afda films selected as quarter finalists at Fame Shorts Film Festival 2024

Education

6 Afda films selected as quarter finalists at Fame Shorts Film Festival 2024

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 10 Jul 2024

France and the Reunion Island audio-visual professionals to scout, network with local film industry

Film & Cinematography

France and the Reunion Island audio-visual professionals to scout, network with local film industry

8 Jul 2024

The festival will have a diverse jury. Source: Supplied.

Film & Cinematography

High stakes at the 45th Durban International Film Festival

5 Jul 2024

Making short films is a powerful way to learn job skills: 5 ways it prepares students for work

Skills Training

Making short films is a powerful way to learn job skills: 5 ways it prepares students for work

Wendy Smit, Zayd Waghid 3 Jul 2024