When international prestige television meets indigenous African noir, the temptation is often to dilute the local essence in pursuit of a generic Hollywood sheen. The…
If you have ever found yourself staring aimlessly at a streaming library for 45 minutes, only to give up and rewatch the same sitcom or…
South African psychological thriller The Trek has secured an extended theatrical run following an impressive opening weekend that outperformed several major Hollywood releases on a…
Following a historic win at Switzerland’s Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) – one of the world’s premier genre cinema events – Nagvlug Films has…
For years, the conventional wisdom for creators looking to break onto international streaming platforms was simple: smooth out the rough edges. Strip away the niche…
We are living through a quiet crisis of the attention span. We scroll through fifteen-second videos while a television show plays in the background, only…
As a veteran authority on South African cinema, a script consultant and a long-time radio broadcaster, Stephen Aspeling better known as Spling has spent nearly…
The Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) has officially revealed the participants for the 19th edition of Talents Durban, taking place from 9 – 12 October 2026…
Farming the Asphalt: How Eco-Innovation is Bringing Regenerative Agriculture to Our Concrete Jungles
As global populations centralise, our modern cities continue to expand outward and upward, transforming green ecosystems into dense, paved expanses of concrete and asphalt. This…
The FIFA World Cup is upon us, which is why it’s the perfect time to rank the best soccer movies. Cinema and soccer share a…