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)



For the best film locations in Gauteng and South Africa

Welcome to the Gauteng Film Commission, your gateway to the Gauteng world of big film ideas and perfect locations. On this site you will find everything from news and views and the latest film events, to location features and advice on studying filmmaking. We also offer the use of a comprehensive, searchable directory. It contains all the information needed to put together an audio-visual production - all the people, services, and facilities that make Gauteng's film industry world class.

Featured Story

GFC Employment Census reveals moves to part time contracts and use of freelancers

An employment census carried out by the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) in the last quarter of 2009 reveals that Gauteng companies within the audio-visual sector are employing new staff on a part-time basis, rather than full-time employment, as well as awarding a substantial portion of work to freelancers.

Upcoming Events

The Write Journey

Dates: 13 March 2010
Venue: Screen Africa, Highlands North, Johannesburg

Cape Winelands Film Festival 2010 Stellenbosch & Labia Theatre, Cape Town

Dates: 17 - 27 March 2010
www.capewinelands.co.za

Dubai Lynx Awards The Middle East & North Africa Advertising Awards

Dates: 14 - 16 March 2010
www.dubailynx.com


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