South Africa Movies are the films that are made in South Africa and are meant for the local public.
South Africa Movies are chief source of amusement for the people of South Africa.
History of South African Movies
- The Kimberley Diamond Robbery of 1910 was the first narrative movie of South Africa.
- Based on Boer and Britons, 43 feature films were made between 1916 and 1922.
- Due to little revenue earned from British and US markets in 1922, the production of South Africa Movies declined considerably.
- After a gap 30 years South Africa's most commercially-successful director , Jamie Uys obtained a subsidy for the making of local films, which leads to spur of a number of films in South Africa.
- 'How Long we suffer' is the first black-made movie produced by Gibsen Kente.
Films of South Africa:
South African cinema portrays wide range of emotions on celluloid. Some of the fantastic movies of South Africa are Stander, Mr Bones, Cape of Good Hope, Master Harold and the Boys, Wooden Camera, Forgiveness, Drum, The Story of an African Farm, Promised Land, Sarafina, Cry of the Beloved Country and so on.
Film Distributors of South Africa:
Three chief film distributors of
South Africa Movies are United International Pictures, Ster-Kinekor Pictures and Nu Metro Productions of South Africa.
South Africa Movies are meant for the wholesome entertainment in South Africa.
