STORIES/NEWS
TOORBOS – SOUTH AFRICA’S ENTRY TO THE 2021 OSCARS
René van Rooyen’s Toorbos is officially this year’s South African entry for the Best International Feature Film Award for the 2021 Academy Awards
It’s funding season at Africa No Filter
It’s funding season at Africa No Filter – Creatives, Arts & Culture and Media Organisations Are Encouraged to Apply
LADIMA FILM ACADEMY: APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
The Ladima Foundation, with the support of the DW Akademie, is excited to announce that applications for the Ladima Film Academy are NOW OPEN
Realness Institute in partnership with Netflix Launches Episodic Content Development Lab For African Writers
Realness Institute announced its partnership with Netflix to create an Episodic Content Development Lab for writers in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria
‘Films and Fake News’ live discussion at European Film Fest 2020
Film directors and investigative journalists will tackle the thorny issue of the role of film in disseminating fake news and in exposing fake news
WESGRO hosts webinar on the Impact of Intimacy Coordination on the Film and Media industry
Wesgro, in collaboration with Intimacy Practitioners of South Africa, will be hosting a webinar on the Impact of Intimacy Coordination on the Film and Media industry
Director Rene van Rooyen on adapting Dalene Matthee’s critically-acclaimed novel, Toorbos, for the big screen
We caught up with Ladima Foundation A-List member, director Rene van Rooyen to speak about her most recent film Toorbos
Call for entries: Kisima Music and Film Awards 2020
The organisers of the Kisima Music and Film Awards (KMFAs) 2020 are calling on African filmmakers and musicians to submit their works
Free special events at the European Film Festival in South Africa
A programme of free special events and filmmaker engagements will augment the European Film Festival which kicks off its 2020 edition on 12 November









