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Sisters on screen
As a women’s film festival starts, Andrew Worsdale finds women are becoming potent players in the industry.
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A gem in the rough
Good grace and fortune are smiling on the film version of <i>The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency</i>, writes Andrew Worsdale.
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Opening doors in Cannes
The SA film industry is present at Cannes this year, but primarily from a trade perspective, reports Andrew Worsdale.
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Coming out of limbo
"Soon there will be a Big Fat Something-or-other Wedding or a Bend it like Beckham from South Africa that charms everyone." Ster-Kinekor product manager Helen Kuun tells Andrew Worsdale about the distribution of <i>Malunde</i> and the potential for a Great South African film.
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Ad man gets reel
Black empowerment corporation Nail, which formed a new arm dubbed New African Media Films last year, started shooting its first movie on October 1, writes Andrew Worsdale.
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Shooting the queen’s messenger
Andrew Worsdale visits the set of Darrell Roodt’s ‘Mission Impossible without a budget’.
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‘McDonolds’ won’t win spelling test
If you order a "Happy Meal" for your child at McDonalds, it comes with a free toy — this time a tiny Dalmatian.
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Truth and dare
Two women have made a prize-winning documentary about South Africa’s truth commission. They spoke to Andrew Worsdale.
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In the footsteps of time
A new feature documentary examines the fragility of life in the Kalahari desert, says Andrew Worsdale.
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Invasion of the set-snatchers
Foreign companies are exploiting the favourable exchange rate and SA’s skilled movie crews to make feature films for much less, writes Andrew Worsdale.
