Leaving actors are unable to afford life due to unpaid rebates and a lack of work opportunities. Mzwandile Masina, chairperson of the Trade Industry Portfolio Committee, says both the Arts and Culture ...

Hundreds of South African film and television workers gathered outside Parliament in Cape Town on Wednesday, 28 January, to protest against the industry’s decline. Marching under the Save SA Film Jobs ...

Film and television workers protest outside Parliament on 28 January 2026, calling for the reinstatement of frozen government funding. Picture: Camray Clarke/EWN South Africa's once booming film and ...

The South African film and television industry said that continued funding losses have crippled their livelihoods and ability to bring talent to our screens. Thousands of members gathered outside ...

South Africa’s biggest cinema chains dropped the Melania Trump documentary film like a hot potato just before its release on Friday. Ster-Kinekor and Nu Metro have withdrawn the documentary Melania – ...

The streets of Cape Town and Pretoria were recently filled with hundreds of industry professionals fighting for their livelihoods. On Wednesday, January 28, actors, producers and technicians in Cape ...

A year after the last protest with no response, South Africa’s film and television industry is preparing for what could be its most decisive moment yet, as thousands of workers gear up for a national ...

On Wednesday, 28 January, film and television professionals protested in Cape Town, accusing the state of crippling their industry. The demonstration led to a breakthrough when the trade and industry ...

An industry that once employed almost 32,000 people and generated more than R7-billion per annum has been halted by inaction within the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. Something has to ...

Sarathkumar is a famous veteran actor in Tamil cinema and a politician, filmmaker, singer. He has acted in 149 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. Hailed as ‘Supreme Star’ in ...