TEN Big Ideas
filmed in Gauteng

  • Catch a Fire (Philip Noyce)
  • Hotel Rwanda (Terry George)
  • Tsotsi (Gavin Hood)
  • Red Dust (Tom Hooper)
  • Cry the beloved country (Darrell Roodt)
  • Sarafina (Darrell Roodt)
  • Gandhi, My Father
    (Feroze Khan)
  • Goodbye Bafana
    (Bille August)
  • Shakalaka Boom Boom
    (Suneel Darshan)
  • Stander (Browen Hughes)



Gauteng Film Industry

  • The South African content production industry is valued at an estimated ZAR5,5 billion per annum.
  • 80% of the over 150 registered producers in SA are based in Gauteng.
  • Gauteng is home to approximately 70% of all South African TV productions - 7 out of the top 10 SA TV shows are Gauteng-based.
  • An estimated 50% of South Africa's commercials are made in Gauteng.
  • Johannesburg is one of the oldest film communities in the world, with a national newsreel dating from the beginning of the 20th century.
  • Gauteng accounts for approximately 85% of all local film productions.
  • As a film centre, the Gauteng province has a wide range of advanced film equipment and production facilities including post-production facilities for international film productions.
  • Johannesburg has a long-standing theatrical tradition and can offer an impressive array of acting talent.


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