Film Production In Johannesburg

Aside from hosting many TV commercial and feature film shoots, Johannesburg is the TV production capital of South Africa.

• Johannesburg is the largest city (by population) in South Africa
• Film locations range from upmarket office complexes, shopping centres and houses to grungy city streets, gold mines and industrial complexes.
• Transit point to film friendly game farms and African bush landscapes
• Excellent camera, grips and lighting equipment easily available
• Variety of small and large film studios
• Gauteng Film Commission offers location permitting and traffic coordination
• Hot summers with afternoon rainfall (October-March) with relatively mild, rain-free winters (April-September).
• OR Tambo Airport is the largest airport in the country,and the biggest airport in Africa. A flight to Durban takes less than an hour, whilst flights to Cape Town are approximately 2 hours long
• Numerous air charter services allow quick access to game farms
• The Johannesburg metropolis is linked by good roads to the nearby cities of Pretoria, Midrand, Sandton and Soweto.
• Tourist attractions include the Apartheid Museum, Lion Park, Gold Reef City, and the Newtown, Melrose Arch and Rosebank shopping complexes