Tractor Outdoor partners with Sunshine Cinema: Tractor Outdoor, one of South Africa’s leading, independent and outdoor media owners, recently partnered with Sunshine Cinema to host a free drive-in movie screening in Cape Town. The event aimed to highlight the need for safe cinema spaces in under-resourced communities, thus increasing access to quality films that showcase … [Read more...] about Tractor Outdoor partners with Sunshine Cinema
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Enter the micro-budget film: lockdown amplifies South African cinema trends | The Conversation
Enter the micro-budget film: lockdown amplifies South African cinema trends: A still from High Fantasy by Jenna Cato Bass. Proper Films/Big World CinemaSouth Africa’s film industry is the oldest in Africa and one of the oldest in the world, having started in 1896, soon after the Lumiere brothers’ famous first commercial film screening in 1895. The industry is one of the more … [Read more...] about Enter the micro-budget film: lockdown amplifies South African cinema trends | The Conversation
Bad Cinema Habits to Avoid
Bad Cinema Habits to Avoid: Bad Cinema Habits to Avoid We all love watching that movie on a big screen with a bucket of popcorn. In the dark of course, with silence that will deafen you. However, the only place that you can get that peace you need to watch a movie is at the cinema. The thing with cinemas is that you are not alone in there. And just like public transport, you … [Read more...] about Bad Cinema Habits to Avoid
South African horror, Siembamba, too disturbing for some major local cinema groups
South African horror, Siembamba, too disturbing for some major local cinema groups: Siembamba’s Official Poster Photo: Vernondo Boshoff Photography The South African horror, Siembamba, by Oscar nominated Director, Darrell Roodt is too disturbing for some major cinema groups in South Africa. Roodt is the Director of popular films such as “Sarafina!” starring Whoopi … [Read more...] about South African horror, Siembamba, too disturbing for some major local cinema groups
Time to Get ‘Reel’ with the Madex Cinema Theatre
Time to Get ‘Reel’ with the Madex Cinema Theatre: Time to Get ‘Reel’ with the Madex Cinema Theatre: IF THERE’S one promise Madex 2017 will deliver on, it’s that this will be an event with a difference! Case in point, the introduction of a Cinema Theatre. Directors Engage in Constructive Dialogue on Current Issues: NOW IN its third year, The Directors … [Read more...] about Time to Get ‘Reel’ with the Madex Cinema Theatre
