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Sexy, and Slick RomCom, to open on 5 April. A new breed of South African film is about to hit our screens. Thando Thabethe and Lungile Radu team up in Love Lives Here, a movie about love, loyalty, friendship and family. The star-studded cast also includes Zola Nombona, Andile Gumbi, Motlatsi Mafatshe, Nomalanga Shozi and Nkanyiso Bhengu. Filmed in KwaZulu-Natal and directed by Norman Maake, ...

Evil incarnate in this gripping Afrikaans Drama By Jaco Lotriet South African film productions have garnered quite a few accolades in recent years on the International scene. Sink and especially Tsotsi come to mind, cementing our country’s achievements in filmmaking, not only on the local scene, but especially abroad. This wide acclaim catapulted our filmmakers into the upper ranks of producer royalty, subsequently exposing them ...

The Latest in a Winning Line of Gay Themed Films Queer cinema has steadily grown to become one of the leading forces in film internationally over the last five years. And South Africa is no different. Etienne Kallos’s film Die Stropers, which won critical acclaim at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, opens nationwide on 15 March and is the latest in a series of award-winning ...

Nuwe Olwagen film word vrygestel na die sukses van Kanarie! Christiaan Olwagen se derde vollengte film, Die seemeeu, word op 5 April by fliekteaters landswyd vrygestel. Van dieselfde kreatiewe span, met ‘n geselskap van teater-reuse, en die weghol sukses van Kanarie in 2018, beloof Die seemeeu om nie teleur te stel nie. Olwagen neem dié klassieke teaterstuk deur Anton Tsjechof en verplaas dit na Suid-Afrika ...

Enticing South African dramedy puts family relationships squarely in the spotlight. by Jaco Lotriet The complexities of everyday family life, through its trials and tribulations, is a relatable topic to everyone and one that happens to be beautifully depicted in this thought-provoking, quirky mix of intense character-driven drama, with a good measure of uproarious humour. From the pen of renowned award-winning producer Bianca Isaac, in ...

Indian Movie Star Arrives in South Africa for local Movie premiere. Bollywood actress, Lillete Dubey, best known for her roles in captivating movies like Best Marigold Hotel, The Second-Best Marigold Hotel, Karl Ho Naa Ho and Monsoon Wedding will arrived in South Africa earlier this week to attend the official Durban premiere of the much anticipated dramedy, 3 Days To Go… Dubey mentions that she ...

Frank Opperman gets serious again in a Role of a Modern Priest in Society. The decline in church attendance is a global phenomenon. The role of the priest in our rapidly changing world is one of the themes that lies at the heart of Dominee Tienie, a new film starring acclaimed actor Frank Opperman, who reprises on the big screen, the role he played on stage in ...

Action-adventure epic retells story of legendary South African Outlaw! One man’s bandit is another man’s champion. That is the theme at the heart of Sew the Winter to My Skin, a new film by South African director Jahmil X.T. Qubeka.  The film is a searing reimagining of the story of John Kepe, a legendary outlaw of pre-apartheid South Africa.. Hailed as a Western-style manhunt thriller, ...

Kompanjie Stories se Eerste Vol Fliek maak Liefde op Valentynsdag. Liewe Lisa, die debuutfilm van Kompanjie Stories, se lokprent is nou aanlyn te sien. Die film word vrygestel op 14 Februarie 2019 en kykers sal Hendrik Cronje en Elani Dekker in die hoofrolle sien. Die film Liewe Lisa is nie net die filmmakers se eerste produksie nie, maar het ook as inspirasie gedien vir die begin van ‘n nuwe produksiemaatskappy, naamlik Kompanjie Stories, met ...

Lokprent van nuwe SA Film, dra Kragtige Boodskap.

Ever wanted to watch a Leon Schuster Film, with Leon Schuster? Thanks to Starburst Promotions, and the producers of the new Leon Schuster and Gray Hofmeyr film, we are giving away 2 Double Tickets to the World Premiere of Frank and Fearless.  The premiere will be held at the Ster Kinekor Cinemas in Sandton City, on Thursday, 15 November 2018. Frank and Fearless,  written by ...

Stroomop is Nou op DVD en DStv Box Office! Met die komplimente van die Vervaardigers, het ons twee DVD’s van Stroomop om weg te gee. Die opwindende avontuurverhaal, Stroomop, ook die film as Ivan Botha se regisseursdebuut, is al deur 116 999 kykers ondersteun en het al na beraming sowat R7 434 677 by die plaaslike lokette verdien het.  Stroomop op DVD is nou beskikbaar, en kan ook ...

South African Paranormal thriller Coming to the Big Screen Supernatural thriller The Tokoloshe, directed by Jerome Pikwane and starting Petronella Tshuma, was screened at the first ever Comic Con Africa, at the Kyalami Convention Centre, which was hosted between the 14th and 16th of September. The three-day event showcased comic books, science fiction and fantasy films, as well as television and all things supernatural. The South ...

New Funny Drama fresh from the DIFF Circuit! The all new comedy drama, Baby Mamas, is coming soon to SA Cinemas, after it featured at the Durban International Film Festival. Set in Johannesburg, Baby Mamas revolves around the daily lives, loves and drama of four professional women who are all in different stages of their own real-life baby mama drama. Sharing similar experiences, a sisterhood ...

Long-awaited film about Desmond Tutu finally on the big screen! While it has been two decades since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission concluded, bringing to a close South Africa’s cathartic period of reckoning with its violent history of racial segregation, director Roland Joffé’s new film returns to that time to grapple with the terrible truths of apartheid and its legacy. Based on Michael Ashton’s play The Archbishop ...

New Big Screen Feature where Family Comes First. No matter how long it has been since you last saw your relatives, meeting up at family gatherings, especially funerals, can lead to drama and then some. This typical, and often very emotional scenario, is also the inspiration behind award-winning producer Bianca Isaac’s directorial debut, 3 Days to Go, which puts family relationships in the spotlight! The movie ...

Dalene Matthee Roman kry lewe op Film.  Die bekende roman, Toorbos, uit die pen van bekroonde skrywer, Dalene Matthee, gaan binnekort lewe kry op die silwerskerm met gesoute vervaardiger, André Scholtz, aan die stuur van dié besonderse rolprent. Hierdie romantiese drama is gebaseer op die 2003-topverkoper met dieselfde naam, wat deel uitmaak van die oorlede skrywer se arsenaal van suksesvolle bosverhale. Dit vertel die storie van Karoliena ...

Nog niet die Laaste van Schuster! Hou vas aan jou sitplek want die grapjas, Leon Schuster, is terug met ’n splinternuwe goedvoel-komedie, met skreeusnaakse insidente en ’n inspirerende storielyn, wat kykers vasgenael sal hou van begin tot einde. In ware Schuster-tradisie, volg Frank & Fearless die wenresep van pittige komedie en humoristiese sosiale kommentaar waarvoor Leon se vorige werk, soos There’s a Zulu on my Stoep en Mr. Bones, bekendheid verwerf ...

Christiaan Olwagen se Kanarie maak opspraak in VSA. Christiaan Olwagen se nuutste vollengte film, Kanarie, is met ‘n staande ovasie ontvang by die Outfest in Los Angeles, VSA, toe dit onlangs daar vertoon is. Die film, wat op 29 Mei sy wêreld-debuut in Toronto gehad het, is gebasseer op ware gebeure en speel af in 1985, Suid-Afrika. Die film het aandag getrek by verskeie merkwaardige ...

Nuwe Oorlogfliek Belowe om ‘n Unieke Suid-Afrikaanse Rolprentervaring te Wees!  As ‘n land wat persoonlike films vervaardig wat nie net tot die kollektiewe bewustheid van sy mense spreek nie, het Suid-Afrika oor die laaste jaar of twee ‘n paar spronge vooruit geneem. Die volgende rolprent wat gaan bewys dat ons begin het om die rolprentkuns as ‘n artistieke medium te verken, en nie net as ...

Ivan Botha in Stroomop in Debuutrol as Regissseur.  Die lang wag is verby! Ivan Botha en Donnalee Roberts stel met trots die lokprent van hulle nuutste projek, Stroomop, bekend. Hierdie opwindende avontuurverhaal gaan oor meer as net lewe en dood. Dit vertel die storie van vyf dames – Lana, Vivian, Adrie, Nixie en Diona – wat elkeen besig is om te ‘verdrink’ en in die rowwe waters ...

New Romantic Comedy delves into the perils of Looking for Love. We’ve all had our fair share of bad dates. But when it comes to the worst of them, few can beat the experiences of poor Buyi Dube in the new film Looking for Love by Nigerian-born filmmaker Adze Ugah, which portrays some of the perils of the local dating scene for women who are ...

Eerste Ivan Botha Film bring ‘n Aksie-Drama oor Innerlike Genesing. deur Louw Mulder Ons almal weet hoe krities ons Afrikaner mense kan wees, en as dit kom by hierdie spesifieke onderwerp, moet ek maar erken dat ek self skuldig was. Baie van ons het gedink dat die sukses van Pad na Jou Hart en Vir Altyd die norm gaan wees van ‘n Ivan Botha en Donnalee Roberts ...

New SA Film Opens 27 July! Broken Promises 4-Ever’ the fourth instalment in the ‘Broken Promises’ franchise by well-known award-winning director, producer, and scriptwriter, Kumaran Naidu, opens in cinemas on 27 July 2018. The film follows the antics of the Padayachee family and all the favourite characters from the previous movies, Amsugi, Reuben, Saras, Bommi, and others are back. Amsugi’s (Kogie Naidoo) grandson, Mandoza (Theshen ...

‘n Eg Kaapse Riller, en Niks Minder Nie! deur Louw Mulder In een van haar treffers in die 80’s, sing Carike Keuzenkamp die woorde: “Dis ‘n land van kleure en klank, dis ‘n land van oorvloed en dank, dis ‘n land waar almal na strewe… Hierdie land bied almal sy deel…” Dit is hierdie milieu van Trots Suid Afrikaans, die gevoel van patriotisme vir hierdie ...

Plaaslike Misdaadriiller word by Internasionale Rolprentfees Bekendgestel! Nommer 37, ’n rolprent deur Gambit Films, word gedurende die week van 9 tot 16 Maart 2018 op die grootskerm bekendgestel by die SXSW-rolprentfees in Texas. Dit is een van slegs 44 films, deur debuutfilmmakers, wat hiervoor gekies is uit 8 160 inskrywings van regoor die wêreld. Die kortfilm is reeds in 2016 bekroon met ’n SAFTA-toekenning vir Beste Kortfilm en ...

‘n Bietjie van ‘n Misverstand, Maatjies… Thys & Trix is ‘n skaterlag aksiekomedie met Leandie du Randt Bosch en Bouwer Bosch in die hoofrolle. Thys en Trix is broer en suster en ook ywerige maar onbeholpe polisiemanne. Hulle onderlangse twis veroorsaak dat hulle geskors word nadat hulle die polisiediens wéér in die verleentheid stel. Speurder Solomons ondersoek die bedrywighede van ‘n misdaad-sindikaat in ‘n eksklusiewe gholflandgoed buite Mosselbaai. Vanweë hulle ‘vanilla-voorkoms‘ word Thys & ...

South Africa’s First Western Film to Open in April 2018! 2018 is turning out to be an exciting year for South African film. Five Fingers for Marseilles, a western that tells the story of a group of young men, the Five Fingers, who stand up to brutal police oppression in Marseilles, a town in the rugged badlands of the Eastern Cape opens at cinemas nationwide ...

SA Stars Shine Bright in Hollywood Feature. What would you do if your husband’s life suddenly changed irrevocably and he is about to give up hope? You take over and give him strength to go on by loving him unconditionally, just like Diana Cavendish did in this inspiring true story that is coming to life on the big screen soon. Breath is actor Andy Serkis’s’s ...

South African movie bags string of Awards South African film ‘Inxeba’ (known internationally as ‘The Wound’) has won the Best Film Award in the International New Talent Competition, at the Taipei Film Festival, which runs from 29 June to 15 July. The festival screens 160 films from more than 40 countries to around 100 000 visitors each year and is recognised as the most influential showcase ...