Tag: district 9
High five for South African film in Toronto
The universal theme of redemption and the beloved tropes of the western genre – and the great film-making – bring acclaim to Five Fingers for...
Cult South African novel to get film adaptation
Cape Town-based author Charlie Human’s critically acclaimed Apocalypse Now Now will be made into a feature film, with the award-winning District 9 and Chappie screenwriter adapting the novel for local production company Be Phat Motel and its international partners.
South Africa’s film industry
South Africa has a vibrant film industry that is increasingly competitive
internationally. Local and foreign filmmakers are taking advantage of the country's
diverse locations - as well as low production costs and favourable exchange rate.
Video: District 9 fever hits SA
Filmed in Johannesburg, directed by a South African-born computer graphics whizzkid, and using a science fiction storyline to parody apartheid ... the film that has taken the US box-office by storm opens on the South African circuit, in what turns out to be quite a premiere party.
SA-set sci-fi satire huge hit in US
District 9, a science fiction film satirising the absurdities of apartheid, shot on location in Johannesburg and directed by young South African-born computer graphics whiz Neill Blomkamp, has taken the US box office by storm.
