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4 African storytellers chosen for the 2025 AuthenticA Series Lab

Film & Cinematography

4 African storytellers chosen for the 2025 AuthenticA Series Lab

9 Sep 2025

AuthenticA Series Lab spotlights Africa's rising screenwriting talent at Series Mania Forum

Film & Cinematography

AuthenticA Series Lab spotlights Africa's rising screenwriting talent at Series Mania Forum

26 Mar 2025

Global distribution deal for South African film

Film & Cinematography

Global distribution deal for South African film

Issued by Jenny Griesel Communications 27 Sep 2024

Zak Tucker to lead 2024 New York Festivals Advertising Awards jury

Advertising

Zak Tucker to lead 2024 New York Festivals Advertising Awards jury

15 Mar 2024

14 SA creatives join Cultural Producers Programme

Sponsorship

14 SA creatives join Cultural Producers Programme

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 12 Mar 2024

The facilitators for the programme. Source: Supplied.

Film & Cinematography

Creative Careers South Africa launches Am I the Writer? screenwriting skills programme

14 Nov 2023

Weekend workshop for aspiring writers

Events

Weekend workshop for aspiring writers

12 Oct 2023

Source: © Terje Sollie Netflix is offering training sessions in South Africa and Nigeria, led by SCA’s Award-winning faculty

Film & Cinematography

Netflix and SCA at USC present training sessions in SA and Nigeria

25 Oct 2022

Second from left to right: Christopher Puta - MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy Director Southern Africa, Emma Gichonge - MultiChoice Malawi Acting MD, Mr. Hetherwick Njati - Pricipal Secretary Ministry of Information & Digitization, Neil McCarthy - Masterclass facilitator, writer, producer, actor at the Malawi leg of the MultiChoice Talent Factory expansion programme

Skills Training

MultiChoice invests in training initiative to boost African TV production

14 Jul 2022

Afda's Bachelor of Creative Writing degree pens new chapter

Higher Education

Afda's Bachelor of Creative Writing degree pens new chapter

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 8 Jul 2022

Mo Abudu, Mike de Seve, Dana Sims, Tendeka Matatu and Nicola Ofoego will be the headline speakers at this year's Durban FilmMart

Film & Cinematography

Durban FilmMart Institute announces headline speakers

22 Jun 2022

Film & Cinematography

Realness Institute opens submissions for Episodic Lab and DET

24 Nov 2021

SA streaking romcom, Kaalgat Karel impresses on the international film circuit - Q&A with director Meg Rickards

Film

SA streaking romcom, Kaalgat Karel impresses on the international film circuit - Q&A with director Meg Rickards

Daniel Dercksen 20 Sep 2021

Teen author and musician Jess Robus publishes book of poetry A Few Slivers of Light

Music

Teen author and musician Jess Robus publishes book of poetry A Few Slivers of Light

Martin Myers 23 Jun 2021

#OnTheBigScreen: Barakat, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway and Spiral

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Barakat, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway and Spiral

Daniel Dercksen 14 May 2021

Afda launches two cutting edge, collaboration-driven courses for 2021

Higher Education

Afda launches two cutting edge, collaboration-driven courses for 2021

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 1 Feb 2021

The Afda Hybrid Graduation Festival 2020

Higher Education

The Afda Hybrid Graduation Festival 2020

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 25 Nov 2020

Afda launches new cutting-edge Bachelor of Creative Writing degree course for 2021

Higher Education

Afda launches new cutting-edge Bachelor of Creative Writing degree course for 2021

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 17 Sep 2020

Durban FilmMart announces 2020 Virtual Edition programme

Film

Durban FilmMart announces 2020 Virtual Edition programme

4 Aug 2020

Dr Janet van Eeden appointed as Afda Durban Dean

Higher Education

Dr Janet van Eeden appointed as Afda Durban Dean

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 29 Jun 2020

The 6 best South African shows, movies on Showmax this October

Film

The 6 best South African shows, movies on Showmax this October

28 Oct 2019

Eubulus Timothy on new surfing film Deep End

Film

Eubulus Timothy on new surfing film Deep End

Daniel Dercksen 14 Mar 2019

Hiscock captions this: “Friends. That’s me at the centre.”

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie with... Auryn Hiscock

Leigh Andrews 6 Feb 2019

Q& A with Dominee Tienie director Sallas De Jager

Film

Q& A with Dominee Tienie director Sallas De Jager

Daniel Dercksen 24 Jan 2019

Safta-winning writer Neil McCarthy on writing a "mob comes to Mayfair" film

Film

Safta-winning writer Neil McCarthy on writing a "mob comes to Mayfair" film

Daniel Dercksen 1 Nov 2018

The Forgiven - A post-apartheid story of redemption and forgiveness

Film

The Forgiven - A post-apartheid story of redemption and forgiveness

Daniel Dercksen 4 Oct 2018

Q&A with Johannes Ferdinand about film The Recce

Film

Q&A with Johannes Ferdinand about film The Recce

Daniel Dercksen 26 Sep 2018

Behind the scenes of Bouwer Bosch comedy Thys & Trix

Film

Behind the scenes of Bouwer Bosch comedy Thys & Trix

Daniel Dercksen 20 Jun 2018

Africa screenwriter’s residency 2018 participants announced by Realness co-founder Elias Ribeiro.

Film & Cinematography

African film residency announced at Cannes

17 May 2018

#OnTheBigScreen: A local western, romance, terrorism and monsters

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: A local western, romance, terrorism and monsters

Daniel Dercksen 6 Apr 2018

Education

AFDA offers teaching scholarships in their Master of Fine Arts programme

Issued by Afda 31 Oct 2008

CARA Conference

Education

CARA Conference

Issued by Afda 2 Mar 2011

A Millennial fly on the wall

Education

A Millennial fly on the wall

Warwick Skerritt 13 Jul 2017

#OnTheBigScreen: Heroes and nocturnal animals

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Heroes and nocturnal animals

Daniel Dercksen 10 Mar 2017

KZN Film Commission offers scriptwriting training programmes

Film & Cinematography

KZN Film Commission offers scriptwriting training programmes

31 Jan 2017

#OntheBigScreen: Wizards & Snow Queens

Film

#OntheBigScreen: Wizards & Snow Queens

Daniel Dercksen 25 Nov 2016

Media

Safrea: 'Low pay is killing journalism'

Issued by Safrea 22 Mar 2016

Writing Studio to hold bootcamp for budding screenwriters

Education

Writing Studio to hold bootcamp for budding screenwriters

1 Apr 2016

Screenwriters' workshop in Cape Town

Film & Cinematography

Screenwriters' workshop in Cape Town

25 Feb 2016

[21 Icons Season 3] Oliver Hermanus

Production

[21 Icons Season 3] Oliver Hermanus

13 Jan 2016

Creative writing workshop in Cape Town

Education

Creative writing workshop in Cape Town

10 Nov 2015

Interactive workshops for aspirant screenwriters, playwrights, creative writers in Cape Town

Film & Cinematography

Interactive workshops for aspirant screenwriters, playwrights, creative writers in Cape Town

16 Oct 2015

One for the books - the SA Book Fair 2015

Publishing

One for the books - the SA Book Fair 2015

1 Jul 2015

SA Book Fair 2015 programme released

Events

SA Book Fair 2015 programme released

1 Jul 2015