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Five Takeaways From the Joburg Film Festival and JBX Market: Rebate Woes, the End of the Streaming Wars and Politics in the Spotlight
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/takeaways-joburg-film-festival-jbx-market-1236682122/

South African Filmmakers Plead for Rebate Rescue as Crisis Deepens

At the Joburg Film Festival, South African filmmakers gathered to warn the government about a worsening rebate crisis. Curator Nhlanhla Ndaba opened the event by describing the situation as a test of the industry’s very foundation. He urged lawmakers to act quickly and restore confidence in the sector....

#JoburgFilmFestival #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricaFilmindustry

‘Silent Rebellion’ Takes Top Honors at Joburg Film Festival

Swiss director Marie-Elsa Sgualdo’s “Silent Rebellion,” a period drama that follows a rape survivor’s defiant journey of self-discovery,…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Movies #Entertainment #JoburgFilmFestival #Marie-ElsaSgualdo
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/511397/

‘Silent Rebellion’ Takes Top Honors at Joburg Film Festival https://www.byteseu.com/1856498/ #JoburgFilmFestival #MarieElsaSgualdo #Switzerland

https://www.europesays.com/ch/27478/ ‘Silent Rebellion’ Takes Top Honors at Joburg Film Festival #JoburgFilmFestival #MarieElsaSgualdo #Swiss #Switzerland

Swiss Period Drama ‘Silent Rebellion’ Takes Top Honors at Joburg Film Festival
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival #MarieElsaSgualdo

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/silent-rebellion-joburg-film-festival-1236681792/

South African Filmmakers Plead for Rebate Rescue as Crisis Deepens

At the Joburg Film Festival, South African filmmakers gathered to warn the government about a worsening rebate crisis. Curator Nhlanhla Ndaba opened the event by describing the situation as a test of the industry’s very foundation. He urged lawmakers to act quickly and restore confidence in the sector....

#JoburgFilmFestival #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricaFilmindustry

How the African Screen Industries Are Turning to Tech — and Each Other — to Adapt to Market Turbulence: ‘Every Fight Is a New Fight’
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #Canal #JoburgFilmFestival #KhabyLame #Microdramas #Netflix

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/african-screen-industries-tech-market-turbulence-1236681506/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/120778/ South African Filmmakers Plead for Rebate Rescue as Crisis Deepens #JoburgFilmFestival #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricaFilmIndustry

South African Filmmakers Plead for Rebate Rescue as Crisis Deepens

At the Joburg Film Festival, South African filmmakers gathered to warn the government about a worsening rebate crisis. Curator Nhlanhla Ndaba opened the event by describing the situation as a test of the industry’s very foundation. He urged lawmakers to act quickly and restore confidence in the sector....

#JoburgFilmFestival #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricaFilmindustry

Filmmaker Tshililo waha Muzila on Hiking Through Spain With an Orange Life Jacket for Afrophobia Doc ‘The Little Black Man From the Congo’
#Variety #Global #News #JoburgFilmFestival #TshililowahaMuzila

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/tshililo-waha-muzila-the-little-black-man-from-the-congo-1236680871/

Rotterdam Tiger Award Winner ‘Variations on a Theme’ Explores History’s Long Shadow Through Lyrical Lens, Releases Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #DevonDelmar #JasonJacobs #JoburgFilmFestival #RotterdamFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/rotterdam-tiger-award-winner-variations-on-a-theme-trailer-1236680785/

‘The Heart Is a Muscle’ Director on Family, Fatherhood and Moving From Generational ‘Trauma’ to ‘Healing’ in South African Oscar Entry
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival #Oscars

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/the-heart-is-a-muscle-generational-trauma-healing-1236673243/

‘The Heart Is a Muscle’ Director on Family, Fatherhood and Moving From Generational ‘Trauma’ to ‘Healing’ in South African Oscar Entry

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/global/the-heart-is-a-muscle-generational-trauma-healing-1236673243/

‘Ngwato’ Director Magangwe Mahlase on Telling a Queer Story With Daddy Issues in a Rural Sepedi Village: ‘I Would Want a Hug From My Father’
#Variety #Global #News #JoburgFilmFestival #MagangweMahlase

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/ngwato-magangwe-mahlase-queer-story-daddy-issues-1236680070/

Both Worlds, Freeli Films Launch First U.S.-Africa Co-Production Partnership for Microdramas, With Taye Diggs Set to Star (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival #Microdramas #TayeDiggs

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/both-worlds-freeli-films-microdramas-taye-diggs-1236679254/

Joburg Film Festival Encourages All Filmmakers to Express Their Views: ‘A Space Where Politics and Artistry Meet’
#Variety #Global #News #JoburgFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/joburg-film-festival-politics-artistry-1236679665/

South African Film and TV Workers Call on Lawmakers to Rescue Rebate System, Save Industry in Grips of ‘Horrific’ Crisis
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival #SouthAfrica

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/south-african-rebate-system-industry-crisis-1236679101/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/112685/ ‘Rising Giants’ Documentary Follows African World Cup Hopefuls #Africa #DocumentariesToWatch #JoburgFilmFestival #JohnBarker

Joburg Film Festival Head on Celebrating ‘Unseen Hands Behind Filmmaking,’ Growing Next Generation of South African Moviegoers
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/joburg-film-festival-head-growing-next-generation-south-african-moviegoers-1236673226/

JBX Market Head on How Johannesburg Event Is ‘Helping Shape’ Future of Africa’s Screen Industries
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/jbx-market-head-future-african-screen-industries-1236673237/

‘Rising Giants’ Documentary Set to Follow Fate of Africa’s World Cup Hopefuls in Search of Elusive Soccer Glory (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #DocumentariestoWatch #JoburgFilmFestival #JohnBarker

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/rising-giants-documentary-africa-world-cup-1236673256/

Magical-Realist Comedy ‘The Fisherman’ Literally Tells a Fish-Out-of-Water Story: ‘I Want People to See the Ghanaian Sense of Humor Shine’
#Variety #Global #News #JoburgFilmFestival #ZoeyMartinson

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/magical-realist-comedy-the-fisherman-1236676684/

Black Documentary Filmmakers Wrestle With ‘Revisiting History,’ ‘Disruption’: We Need to Tell Stories of Those ‘Who Didn’t Have the Voice Before’
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #DocumentariestoWatch #JoburgFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/black-documentary-filmmakers-disruption-revisiting-history-1236338709/

Six Takeaways From the Joburg Film Festival and JBX Market: ‘We Have a Responsibility to Tell Africa’s Story to the World’
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival #Netflix #Trump

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/takeaways-joburg-film-festival-jbx-africa-trump-1236338335/

Taiwanese Romantic Drama ‘Blind Love’ Wins Top Prize at Joburg Film Festival
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/blind-love-joburg-film-festival-1236338522/

Ten30 Pictures’ Head on Netflix Original Series ‘GO!’ and Plans to Turn Joburg Studio Into ‘A24 of Africa’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #A24 #JoburgFilmFestival #Netflix

https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/ten30-pictures-netflix-go-a24-africa-1236338266/

South African Filmmakers Sound Alarm Over Rebate Crisis: ‘Everybody Is Struggling’
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival #SouthAfrica

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/south-africa-alarm-rebate-crisis-1236337333/

‘The Shadow Scholars’ Sheds Light on Multibillion-Dollar ‘Fake Essay’ Industry Built on the Work and Wits of Kenyan Writers
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #DocumentariestoWatch #EloïseKing #JoburgFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/the-shadow-scholars-fake-essay-industry-kenya-1236336130/

Raoul Peck Blasts ‘Incredible Ignorance’ of Trump White House, Compares Project 2025 to Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’: ‘We’re in the Hands of Crazy People’
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #DonaldTrump #JoburgFilmFestival #RaoulPeck

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/raoul-peck-trump-ignorance-project-2025-hitler-1236336009/

‘Capturing Water’ Spotlights South Africa’s Grassroots Fight to Preserve Precious Resource Before It Runs Out
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #DocumentariestoWatch #JoburgFilmFestival #RehadDesai

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/capturing-water-south-africa-rehad-desai-1236335219/

Known Associates Acquires African Rights to Raoul Peck’s Cannes Prizewinner ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival #KnownAssociatesEntertainment #RaoulPeck

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/known-associates-african-rights-ernest-cole-lost-and-found-1236334253/

‘Old Righteous Blues’ Hits Right Notes in Portrayal of Fractured Cape Malay Community Coming Together
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/old-righteous-blues-1236334143/

Joburg Film Festival Pays Tribute to ‘Art of Storytelling’ While Looking to Amplify African Voices, ‘Unearth New Talent’
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival #RaoulPeck

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/joburg-film-festival-art-of-storytelling-1236333110/

JBX Market Head on How Joburg Event Can Boost Africa as ‘Global Force’ in Film and TV Production
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival #TimothyMangwedi

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/jbx-market-africa-film-tv-production-1236333058/

Prime Video’s African About-Face, Netflix’s IP Frenzy and Why African Producers Are Pondering ‘What Comes Next’ as Streamers Shift Course
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #AmazonPrimeVideo #JoburgFilmFestival #Netflix #Showmax

https://variety.com/2024/film/global/streamers-shift-course-africa-uncertainty-1235928982/

Rural Community Thriller ‘Snake’ Shows How Streamer Support Makes Smaller South African Stories Possible
#Variety #Global #News #JoburgFilmFestival #MegRickards #TraceyFarren

https://variety.com/2024/film/global/snake-streamers-south-africa-1235928769/

Five Takeaways From the Joburg Film Festival and JBX Content Market: ‘What a Time to Be Alive in Africa’
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #AmazonPrimeVideo #JoburgFilmFestival #Netflix #ViolaDavis

https://variety.com/2024/film/global/five-takeaways-joburg-film-festival-jbx-content-market-2-1235928536/

Nigerian Director of ‘All the Colours of the World’ on His Former University Roommate Who Was Lynched for Being Gay (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #BabatundeApalowo #JoburgFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2024/film/global/babatunde-apalowo-all-the-colours-of-the-world-1235925743/

Joburg Film Festival Sets Apartheid-Era Documentary ‘London Recruits’ as Opening Film, Announces Full Line-Up
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #JoburgFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2024/film/global/london-recruits-opening-film-joburg-film-festival-1235910686/