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The cohort includes Lagos-based writer, director and cinematographer Lateefah Mayaki; award-winning Ghanaian-Canadian writer and filmmaker Lindsey Addawoo; acclaimed South African writer/director Phumi Morare; and multi-hyphenate Cameroonian-born writer, filmmaker and cultural entrepreneur Sahndra Fon Dufe.
FILM INDUSTRY

SA writer-director among four screenwriters selected for the AuthenticA Series Lab

The programme opened with an 8-day in-person residency in Ethiopia from 17–25 September 2026, followed by online sessions running until 14 January 2027.

  • Staff Reporter
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The film tells the moving and enchanting story of Silas (Neels Clasen Jr.) who, after the death of his grandmother (Antoinette Kellermann), believes she has simply wandered off into Dreamland. He decides to go and find her and sets off on the journey with a new friend, Willemien (Luna Coetzer).
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'Silas en die ysbeer op Tafelberg' selected for prestigious German film festival

South African children’s film ‘Silas en die ysbeer op Tafelberg’ has been selected for the 31st SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival in Chemnitz, Germany.

  • Staff Reporter
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Jake Johnson and Mary Steenburgen play Dusty and Candace in “The Dink”.
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'The Dink' brings pickleball, laughs and a surprisingly relatable life lesson

A former tennis prodigy discovers pickleball while trying to repair his relationship with his father in “The Dink”.

  • Bernelee Vollmer
6 min read