Greetings and welcome to the April issue of Screen Africa.
As I write this – a day before South Africa is to commence lockdown due to the escalating COVID-19 pandemic – I, and I’m sure you too, sit with a heavy heart. These are unprecedented and uncertain times that we as an industry, a country and the world at large are facing.
The global film and television industry has been dealt a huge blow: production studios have stopped filming; cinemas have closed across the globe; and releases have been pushed back indefinitely.
Festivals, markets and award shows that were scheduled to take place over the next few months have been cancelled or postponed indefinitely. These include MIPTV, the Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Lions, the BAFTA awards, Hot Docs, the Daytime Emmy Awards, our very own South African Film & Television Awards, and the Cape Town International Animation Festival, to name a few. In a massive blow for the global broadcast, media and entertainment technology industry, the 2020 NAB Show has also...
