Fashioning Modern Africanism

KINGDOMS OF FIRE, ICE & FAIRY TALES   | Nature documentary Missing travel?  Kingdoms of Fire, Ice & Fairy Tales  will transport you to three of earth’s iconic wildernesses: Yellowstone National Park in America; the Black Forest in Germany; and the Arctic Circle in Swedish Lapland. These are lands where waters boil, trees talk and the skies light up as if they are on fire. Lands where bears and wolves rule, where the planet never forgets to remind us of its power. Timeless lands that reveal what life was like a million years ago.     Presenter Bonné de Bod and film director Susan Scott previously collaborated on  STROOP – Journey Into The Rhino Horn War , which won over 30 awards around the world. “Bonné and I were absolutely gutted after making  STROOP  and felt like we needed to find the wonder that is out there in the natural world,” says Susan.    Not that filming  Kingdoms of Fire, Ice & Fairy Tales  turned out to be a holiday for them: they filmed in extremes - from te

The 2020 Joburg Film Festival will take place later this month, with a special focus on the Youth & Audience Development Programme.    Hosted in partnership with the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) and the National Film & Video Foundation (NFVF), the Youth and Audience Development programme is a skill sharing platform that affords young aspiring filmmakers the opportunity to learn from and engage with industry professionals, This year the well-structured, intense one-day programme will be hosted by industry leaders and film experts tackling the business of online content under the apt 2020 theme “Digital Content”. The day comprises of a practical workshop by OM Films owner Ofentse Mwase and an intense masterclass by legendary TV Director Tebogo Malope. The programme will conclude with a screening by Karabo Lediga’s latest work  WHAT DID YOU DREAM.  The programme will encompass 120 youth from across the province gathered at one central location. The workshop will also be recorded

Discovery launches The Man Who Walked Around the World, award-winning director Anthony Wonke’s new feature documentary about Scotch whisky brand Johnnie Walker. The independent film, created by Something™ Originals and produced by multi-award-winning production company Partizan, tells a powerful story of positivity and resilience - exploring how, over two centuries, the brand navigated floods, flu pandemics and World Wars, while making a stand on racial and gender inequality along the way. “This is the story of Johnnie Walker but it’s more than just a story about whisky, it’s about culture and the universal need to be able to look to the future with hope. That’s what makes it so powerful - it’s not a history lesson, it’s a story for where we are today and what we need to go forward”, says Wonke. The Academy Award-nominated, Emmy and BAFTA-winning director/producer, whose previous documentary subjects include Cristiano Ronaldo, Star Wars and AP McCoy, has spent a large part of his time