It’s hard to believe that we’re already half way through 2018! As always, this is a very busy period for the African film and television industry with filmmakers, directors, producers, distributors and the like, all gearing up to conquer the 2018 festival circuit. With this in mind, in this issue we’ve provided our readers with some pre-event coverage of both the Durban International Film Festival and the Durban FilmMart. We also chatted to this year’s Encounters guest festival director, Reggie Khanzi, who reflects on Encounters 20 years later.
In our Adcetra section, we get into the making of the new, animated Hendrick’s Gin spot, created by Cape Town-based animation studio, Tulips and Chimneys. Director Ree Treweek and her team nailed the brand’s Victoriana Surrealist aesthetic. Another interesting and informative...
