Somhale wedding takes viewing crown
The Somhale wedding just broke the all-time record for the number of views on its first day on Showmax, ahead of both the Showmax Original The Girl From St Agnes and the most popular international series ever screened on Showmax
SAFTAs14 returns to Johannesburg
After a two-year stint at Sun City in the North-West Province, the annual South African Film and Television Awards is returning to Johannesburg for its 14th edition, taking place on 27 and 28 March at the Sandton Convention Centre
Behind the scenes on Triggerfish-animated Zog
UK-based production company Magic Light Pictures recently released a film adaptation of the much-loved 2010 picture book, Zog, animated in South Africa by Triggerfish
The Three Wells of Screenwriting
Matthew Kalil is a writer, director and script editor who recently published The Three Wells of Screenwriting, a book hailed by Christopher Vogler as a “breakthrough in the craft.” Screen Africa caught up with Kalil to learn more about his background and what readers can expect from the book
In conversation with award-winning female DoP, Gaopie Kabe
We spoke to award-winning cinematographer Gaopie Kabe about making her way in film, how she continues to thrive as a black female in a male-dominated industry and the process of shooting Lockdown season 5
Julianna Margulies on outbreak thriller The Hot Zone, filmed in SA
National Geographic’s hit scripted drama The Hot Zone is now streaming on Showmax
In conversation with Mandla N, Lockdown creator and director
With 'Lockdown' Season 5 currently streaming on Showmax, we caught up with creator and director Mandla N, who won a SAFTA in 2018 for the Lockdown script and was nominated in 2019 for directing 'Side Dish'
International motion picture studio MicInGrace launches in SA
MicInGrace Studios offers world-class production offices, comprehensive artist support with warehouses, make-up, star rooms, green rooms, wardrobe and all aspects of sound post-production
Forest Whitaker on Godfather of Harlem, choosing roles and doubting himself
Now streaming on Showmax, Godfather of Harlem is the remarkable true story of how the criminal underworld and the civil rights movement collided during one of the most tumultuous times in American history
The Snail and the Whale is now streaming on Showmax
The Snail and the Whale, the latest Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler adaptation, is now streaming first on Showmax in Africa