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Filming For THE AVENGERS 2 Maybe Heading To South Africa

In addition to the United Kingdom, some filming for Marvel’s hotly anticipated sequel to The Avengers may take place in Cape Town, South Africa. With Iron Man 3 currently the No. 1 film in America, Thor: The Dark World in post-production, Captain America: The Winter Soldier filming now and Guardians of the Galaxy in pre-production, Marvel Studios is on track …

Cape Town launches new film market 2013

The Cape Town and Winelands International Film Festival is announcing the launch of new coproduction bazaar the “Cape Town Film Mart” in Cannes today. The inaugural Cape Town Film Mart will run Nov 4-6, 2013. Its aim is to bring together local producers together with potential partners and financiers from …

Kunle Afolayan’s Phoneswap To Screen In Tokyo

Award winning actor and movie director, Kunle Afolayan, has led the way for African cinema into Japan as he takes his latest blockbuster; Phone Swap to Tokyo, on the invitation of Cinema Africa. The movie will be screened during film festival that will also have Afolayan leading series of discussions …

SA Actor Eduan van Jaarsveld Calls Nigerian Films “Shit Films”

In a bid to produce the worst film ever made, three production companies; Localala Productions, Ghost Sheep and Team Best came together to make Shotgun Garfunkel but ended up pursuing a spot on the Guinness Book of Records for the fastest movie production. According to Times Live, while celebrating the completion of the …

Line up for the Galway African Film Festival 2013 includes ‘AlaskaLand’ and others

Scene from Call Me Kuchu THE RICH diversity of African films, animations, shorts, and documentaries, offering both entertainment and a fresh perspective on life in the continent, will be on show in Galway, Ireland. The sixth Galway African Film Festival takes place from Friday May 24 to Sunday 26 in …

The Wife, The Mom, The Actress! Nollywood Star Mercy Johnson Interviewed on Marriage & Motherhood

Interview By Adeola Adeyemo on Bella Naija Nollywood is a hub of great talents, one of which is the beautiful wife and mother of one, Mercy Johnson. Unlike many actors who get to play several minor roles before they get their first big break, Mercy’s first attempt at acting as a maid …

Delegation Of 150 South African Filmmakers Showcasing At Cannes 2013

The 66th Cannes International Film Festival has opened today May 15 and the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) has led the presence of the South African delegation to the festival this year, with a total of 150 South African filmmakers present at Cannes, which is the highest number ever; last year’s delegation was …

Submissions Now Open For 51st New York Film Festival

The Film Society of Lincoln Center is accepting submissions for the 51st New York Film Festival - one of the country’s most prestigious, and one of the oldest in the entire world. The festival will take place September 27-October 13. Details below from the press release: Founded in 1963, as auteur theory and European cinematic modernism …

Trailer: ‘Where The Road Runs Out’ (1st Feature Shot In Equatorial Guinea)

Dubbed the first feature film to shoot in Equatorial Guinea, the coastal country located in central Africa, here’s a first trailer for a drama titled Where The Road Runs Out, which stars Isaach De Bankolé, along with Juilet Landau and Stelio Savante, which was shot over the last 2 months, in Equatorial Guinea, and other …

FilmAid Film Festival 2013 Call for African Entries Under The Theme ‘The Right to Tell Our Stories’

The 7th Annual FilmAid Film Festival 2013 has announced a call for entries for filmmakers all over the world are requested to submit entries. June 2 is the deadline. The theme for this year’s film festival is “The Right to Tell Our Stories,” to celebrate the many untold stories of those …

South Africa Film Industry Adds R3.5bn to GDP

The South African film industry contributes R3.5-billion annually to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), while providing employment for more than 25 000 people, according to a new impact study on the industry. Releasing study in Pretoria on Friday, Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile said the government would use …

Nollywood top actress Patience Ozokwor and others pick statuette at GMA

Nollywood top actress Patience Ozokwor was over the weekend in Accra to pick her statuette for winning Best Actress in an African Collaboration at the 2012 Ghana Movie Awards. ‘Thank you,’ she said after receiving her gold plated statuette on Friday evening at the rLG office at Osu, Accra where …

Blame the absence of goldsmiths in Ghana for delay of movie awards trophy

Veteran actor and President of the Ghana Movie Awards, David Donkor has faulted the none existence of a gold refinery and qualified goldsmiths in Ghana for the delay in presenting award statuettes to Ghana Movie Awards (GMAs) winners. According to the veteran actor, the death of the goldsmith profession and …

Malian, Cheick Oumar Sissoko, heads African Film makers’ Federation (FEPACI)

The Malian movie director, Cheick Oumar Sissoko, has been elected Secretary-General of the Federation of African Film makers (FEPACI). Sissoko, a former minister of Culture in Mali from 2002 to 2007, was elected at the end of the ninth Congress of the governing body of African cinema which was held …

South African company Videovision acquires two films in competition at Cannes 2013

A poster for Only God Forgives South African company Videovision Entertainment has acquired two films that are in competition at the Cannes International Film Festival – The Immigrant and Only God Forgives – as well as Blood Ties, which is screening out of competition. In February this year Videovision also …

‘Fastest film ever made in South Africa’ Project Completed

The film, titled Shotgun Garfunkel, premiered at the Bioscope in Johannesburg on 11 May after Team Best, Localala and Ghost Sheep started production from scratch on 1 May. A piece on The Fastest Film website describes the project as “South Africa’s Official World Record Attempt at The Fastest Film Ever Made from Script to …

‘SET ON AFRICA’ MOVIES MAY SPECIAL SEASON

******AAC Special Season ‘SET ON AFRICA’ Movies **************for Immediate release************May 10th, 2013******* This month of May in celebration of Zulu closing the Cannes Film Fest 2013 AAC wants you to explore a special season by watching over ten Great African Hits including Foreign movies set on the African Continent and Hollywood movies on an African …

Tom Hanks in Somali Pirates Movie 'Captain Phillips'

Watch Trailer: Tom Hanks In ‘Captain Phillips’ a Movie on Somali Pirates (World Special)

There have been many announced “Somali pirate” movies – some are in production or will soon be; others are already out such as Samuel L Jackson’s production company (Uppity Films) securing the life rights of Andrew Mwangura, a negotiator between pirates and the owners of vessels hijacked off the coast of Africa, …

2013 Confusion over the Film Adaptation of Black Panther, Marvel’s First African Superhero

Allafricancinema reported on a possible cast for this much anticipated Hollywood movie with an African touch. Since summer of 2012 the Comic book movie rumors have continued including that it is one of the yet-unannounced films that Marvel Studios have planned (likely for 2014). Sites such as Latino Review are continuing to report that …

Call for African short film submissions to the 40th Telluride Film Festival

Telluride Film Festival The 40th Telluride Film Festival takes place from 29 August to 2 September 2013 and the organisers are inviting African filmmakers to submit their short films, produced in 2012 and 2013, for possible inclusion at the festival. The tiny mountain village of Telluride in Colorado is transformed …

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