Playwright Athol Fugard’s 80th birthday celebrated in new documentary

Broadcaster Sky Arts is to air a, the man described as the world’s greatest living playwright, in honour of the writer’s 80th birthday. Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard by the award-winning director Tony Palmer is the first ever full-length profile of Fugard which explores his past, his influences, his artistic development…

Attractive ammendments to SA foreign film and television scheme announced

The South African film industry last week welcomed , which will also support SA’s growing post-production industry. The amendments to the incentive scheme will see foreign film makers benefit from government rebates. Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies announced the amendments last week, saying they could boost the film industry and also enable post-production companies to attract…