Copyright legal and practical reform for the South African film industry

2015 ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
Sean Flynn
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
The South ◽  
African Film

“On Reading The South African Film Industry”

Critical Arts ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Harvey
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
The South ◽  
African Film

scholarly journals South African Film Industry

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin P. Botha
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
Identity Crisis ◽  
Committee Chairman ◽  
The South ◽  
African Film ◽  
Social Affiliations ◽  
Key Players ◽  
Film And Video

THE SOUTH AFRICAN FILM INDUSTRY: FRAGMENTATION, IDENTITY CRISIS AND UNIFICATION IntroductionFilm and video are regarded as vital in South Africa's transition. Amongst others, film and video can foster a stable, democratic and united society. However, the South African film industry cannot fulfil this role at present due to fragmentation and consequently an identity crisis. The industry therefore needs to change. One of the key players in previous debates about the restructuring of the local industry, the Film and Allied Workers' (FAWO) Distribution Committee chairman, Seipati Bulane-Hopa, describes the need for cinema in our society in these words: Cinema ... serves as a vehicle for people to articulate their different social affiliations and define their respective historic cultures, traditions, social and political experiences. If cinema is only used to entertain and not to educate, then the chances of transforming our society are slim (Blignaut & Botha, 1992, p.88)....

scholarly journals The Cinema of Darrell James Roodt

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin P. Botha
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
Television Series ◽  
The South ◽  
African Cinema ◽  
African Film ◽  
Feature Films ◽  
Genre Films

THE JOURNEYS OF THE MARGINALISED: THE CINEMA OF DARRELL JAMES ROODT South African director Darrell James Roodt is one of the most dominant and prolific figures in the South African film industry (Armes 2008: 112), having made a total number of 34 feature films and several television series to date. Surprisingly, few academics have devoted chapters in books or doctorate dissertations to his work (Blignaut & Botha 1992; Botha & Van Aswegen 1992; Murphy & Williams 2007; Treffry-Goatley 2010). Roodt's oeuvre includes some of the milestones in South African cinema since 1980s, as well as genre films such as Dracula 3000 (2004) which received negative notices by critics (Murphy & Williams 2007). This article forms part of an ongoing investigation into the cinema of Roodt and is a follow-up to an earlier attempt to explore some of the major themes in his oeuvre (Botha 2011). Darrell Roodt was born...

scholarly journals Themes in the Cinema of Darrell James Roodt

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin P. Botha
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
Television Series ◽  
African Society ◽  
The South ◽  
African Cinema ◽  
South African Society ◽  
African Film ◽  
Feature Films ◽  
Genre Films

WOMEN ON THE MARGIN OF SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIETY: THEMES IN THE CINEMA OF DARRELL JAMES ROODT South African director Darrell James Roodt is one of the most dominant and prolific figures in the South African film industry (Armes 2008: 112), having made a total number of 25 feature films and three television series to date. Surprisingly few academics have devoted chapters in books or doctorate dissertations to his work (Blignaut & Botha 1992; Botha & Van Aswegen 1992; Murphy & Williams 2007; Treffry-Goatley 2010). Roodt's oeuvre includes some of the milestones in South African cinema since 1980s, as well as genre films such as Dracula 3000 (2004), which received negative notices by critics (Murphy & Williams 2007).This article forms part of an ongoing investigation into the cinema of Roodt and is an attempt to explore some of the major themes in his oeuvre.Darrell Roodt was...

scholarly journals South African Cinema (1)

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin P. Botha
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New York ◽  
South African ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
The South ◽  
African Cinema ◽  
Film Distribution ◽  
African Film ◽  
American Films ◽  
The World

110 YEARS OF SOUTH AFRICAN CINEMA (Part 1) The South African film industry is one of the oldest in the world. The Kinetoscope, invented by Thomas Edison, reached Johannesburg by 1895, only six years after its introduction in New York. Between 1895 and 1909 mainly British and American films reached many parts of South Africa by means of mobile bioscopes. The first permanent cinema was built in 1909 by Electric Theatres Limited in Durban. Over the next five years several film distribution companies built cinemas across the country, which led to serious competition....

scholarly journals An investigation of Pierre de Wet’s role in the Afrikaans film industry using social network analysis (SNA)

Literator ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Burgert A. Senekal
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
South African ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
Central Position ◽  
African Film ◽  
Literary System

Although the film industry – like the literary system – can be described as a cultural system or field, systems theory remains largely unexplored in South African film studies, as does the more recent network theory. Systems theory and network theory both emphasise the relationships of an entity within a larger context, arguing that an entity should be studied within the relationships in which it functions. Recently, researchers have suggested that network theory can be integrated with polysystem theory to study the interactions between entities in the literary system. This article illustrates the potential of using social network analysis (SNA) as an investigative tool to identify and describe the role of an entity within the context of the film industry by focusing on one of the seminal Afrikaans film makers: Pierre de Wet. Pierre de Wet has been intricately involved with the beginnings of the Afrikaans film industry, collaborating with, amongst others, some of the most prolific film editors, producers,cinematographers and music composers. His major collaborators are highlighted as well as his central position in the Afrikaans film industry, taking into account the entire Afrikaans film industry from its origin to the contemporary period. The article also makes suggestions for further research.

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