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17/10/2023

ANIKULAPO🇳🇬

AMAA Nominee : BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE

A one of a kind mystical folklore drama revolving around the life of Saro, a young zealous man seeking for greener pasture in the great Oyo Kingdom. However, unfolding events and his illicit affair with the king’s wife, Arolake leads to his untimely death and encounter with Akala, a mystical bird believed to give and take life.

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30/09/2023

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29/09/2023

🕊️ A Legendary tree has fallen. Rest in peace TEBOGO MAHLATSE. One of the greatest filmmakers to come out of this Africa...
03/07/2023

🕊️ A Legendary tree has fallen. Rest in peace TEBOGO MAHLATSE. One of the greatest filmmakers to come out of this African Soil. 🕯️Rest brother, your stories will continue to live amongst us.

African Cinema has lost a Giant Storyteller. RIP 🕊️
03/07/2023

African Cinema has lost a Giant Storyteller. RIP 🕊️

TEBOGO MAHLATSI (writer/director, executive producer). Mahlatsi is the co-creator and director of the South African television phenomenon Yizo Yizo, a drama series that garnered the highest television ratings in the history of the South African television. It achieved cult status and was debated in parliament. The series has won awards throughout the world, including the Cinema Tout Ecrand Award in Geneva for Best International Series and has been selected for screening at the New York African Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival and the Walker Art Museum in Minneapolis.

In 1999, Mahlatsi wrote and directed the short film Portrait of a Young Man Drowning, which won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Mahlatsi’s latest project is a short film Meokgo and the Stickfighter commissioned by New Crowned Hope Festival. In 2006, the film opened Corto Cortissimo, the section dedicated to short films at the prestigious 63rd Venice International Film Festival where Mahlatsi was selected as president of the short film jury.

He is a co-creator and executive producer of a number of television series and telenovelas including Isibaya, The Road, Zone 14 and a 26-part Pan-African drama series, Jacob’s Cross for M-net. Recently he directed season one and two of popular MTV drama series, Shuga filmed in Nairobi, Kenya. Teboho has achieved great success within South Africa as a commercials director, winning Gold for MTN Ayoba 2010 World Cup campaign, Gold for MTN Nightshift, numerous Silver Louries and a D&AD nomination. He has directed over 60 commercials.

24/04/2023

📢ANNOUNCEMENT: “HAPPY”.  Trial by Media Films announces yet another thrilling picture coming to screens soon. A story of...
12/04/2023

📢ANNOUNCEMENT: “HAPPY”. Trial by Media Films announces yet another thrilling picture coming to screens soon. A story of Happy Sindane, A young man who became famous in racially sensitive South Africa after claiming that he was white and had been abducted by a black family. From the ingenious award winning director and producer . The documentary will be released in 2024.

When Obalola, Ify and Gift see their adoptive father murdered, they join a gang. With the start of election campaigns, t...
11/04/2023

When Obalola, Ify and Gift see their adoptive father murdered, they join a gang. With the start of election campaigns, the three friends are drawn into gang wars that drive them to fulfill their destiny. Now available on

The classical and highly acclaimed South African drama series Yizo Yizo is coming to Netflix this April. Yizo Yizo is th...
05/04/2023

The classical and highly acclaimed South African drama series Yizo Yizo is coming to Netflix this April. Yizo Yizo is the story of an ordinary school overcoming extraordinary obstacles. It is about the struggle of ordinary people to learn, play, teach, read, dream, love and find their place in the world. .africa

Tales as old as time from across the African continent, reimagined and retold by a new generation of six storytellers, a...
02/04/2023

Tales as old as time from across the African continent, reimagined and retold by a new generation of six storytellers, are coming to Netflix. In partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), African Folktales Reimaged Short Films will launch on Netflix on 29 March 2023.

“ If I have seen magic, it must have been in Africa” … if you want to see artistic magic, see six African folklore stori...
02/04/2023

“ If I have seen magic, it must have been in Africa” … if you want to see artistic magic, see six African folklore stories from Six filmmakers from Africa. Available on .africa Now.

Africa’s Queen Actress and legendary icon  on the purple carpet attending the Black Panther 2 premiere in Hollywood. Con...
27/10/2022

Africa’s Queen Actress and legendary icon on the purple carpet attending the Black Panther 2 premiere in Hollywood. Connie plays the role of a mining tribe elder in Wakanda Forever. Coming to cinemas in November 2022.

Multi Award winning film Director  attains continental recognition with his film “Surviving Gaza”earning 14 nominations,...
17/10/2022

Multi Award winning film Director attains continental recognition with his film “Surviving Gaza”earning 14 nominations, arguably the most by a South African film at the Africa Movie Academy Awards 2022. Congratulations to and all the nominated directors for this years AMMAs.

“When I look down on this Golden Stature, May it remind me and every little child that no matter where you’re from, your...
17/10/2022

“When I look down on this Golden Stature, May it remind me and every little child that no matter where you’re from, your Dreams are valid” - Lupita Nyong’o Congratulations and all the best to all nominated actors for Best Actress in a leading role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards 2022

Surviving Gaza’s lead   is the youngest amongst the Best Actor nominations for AMMAs 2022. Congratulations to you and al...
17/10/2022

Surviving Gaza’s lead is the youngest amongst the Best Actor nominations for AMMAs 2022. Congratulations to you and all nominated actors for this year’s prestigious awards ceremony in Nigeria.

NFVF announces the Call for the   . Projects can be submitted by a producer/director team from the following countries: ...
11/10/2022

NFVF announces the Call for the . Projects can be submitted by a producer/director team from the following countries: South Africa, Norway, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Austria, US and the UK. Submit now!

Deadline: 31st October 2022. Read more: www.wepfilms.com

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