Some of the major filming projects that are currently underway in Cape Town include:

• The Prisoner
• Dream Hotel
• The Human Factor (Matt Damon & Clint Eastwood)
• Acid Factory (Bollywood)
• Seasons Greetings (Bollywood)

According to Debrah Bentham, Locations Manger for the Cape Film Commission, a remarkable improvement has been observed in terms of the management and facilitation of Bollywood productions.

“This could set a new precedent that improves on the traditional way of how Bollywood productions are generally run,” she said.

Both the Director and Executive Producer for Seasons Greetings have been on two visits to Cape Town to finalise arrangements with the local facilitator.

Bentham also...

They may have been short of the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, but certainly were not lacking the drama of any awards ceremony.The 8th Apollo Film Festival Awards were held at the exquisitely decorated Victoria West Town Hall recently, acknowledging the best of local film-making.

Among the media, filmmakers and guests present at the prestigious event included renowned filmmaker Khalo Matabane, award-winning producer Bridget Pickering and film and television journalist Theresa Smith, who formed the jury.

Also present at the awards ceremony were filmmakers Rina Jooste, Junaid Ahmed, Dylan Valley, and Asivhanzi Mathaba.

Among the audience were South Africans who had travelled almost 1,000 km to...