South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Movie Review by Andre Viljoen NOTHING FOR MAHALA Genre: Comedy Directed by Rolie Nikiwe Screenplay by: Darrel Bristow-Bovey A Heartlines co-production Nothing For Mahala is a really funny, entertaining South African movie that opens in cinemas throughout South Africa on Friday. Go and see it! If you have heard anything about […]
Hartsbegeertes, a new Afrikaans film of hope which deals with the struggles of two families with everyday life and its greater purposes, will be showing at events nationwide from Thursday, October 3. The two main characters, Pieter (Renier Weideman) and James (Jacques Gombault) discover hope, love and a greater purpose […]
Movie (DVD) Review by Andre Viljoen HOME RUNDirector: David BoydGenre: Drama Home Run is a well-made family drama about a pro baseball star, Cory Brand (Scott Elrod) whose drinking problem has started to control his life. He shows little remorse or concern when his team management suspends him after an […]
Church leaders are invited to attend pre-screenings of the Heartlines movie ‘Nothing for Mahala’ from Monday September 23 to Wednesday October 2 at 17 cinemas around the country. Heartlines hopes that the leaders will encourage their members to see the movie which uses comedy to address burning issues around money […]
Originally published in Charisma News Early next year, Iris Global Films will release Compelled by Love. The film is a feature-length documentary tracing the movement of revival sweeping across Mozambique and follows Heidi and Rolland Baker’s personal journey of intimacy with Jesus. Compelled by Love will be released on Jan. […]
Considered by some to be the century’s biggest movement of the Holy Spirit, the Jesus Movement swept over the United States in the late 1960’s, and throughout the 1970’s. Musical artists like Larry Norman, and later Keith Green, blazed a new trail of Christian rock music that had no predecessors […]
A black, Christian male, aged between 40 and 50 is needed to play the role of a father in a Christian video series being made for Victory Church in Jeffreys Bay by Eastern Cape production house Rooftop Productions. The actor does not need previous experience, but he needs to speak English […]
A new, inspirational Afrikaans film, Hartsbegeertes, that deals with the everyday struggles of two families who discover hope, love and a greater purpose in their darkest hour, will premiere before selected guests and media at Maxi Cineplex Hatfield Plaza, Pretoria on September 12, says Humble Pie Entertainment in a media release. […]
ONE Gospel, channel 331 DStv, is launching the Inspired Lyric Competition to provide a platform for songwriters across the African Continent, the channel says in a press release. Llyricists from across the continent are invited to write and submit their work from September 1 to September 20. The top three […]
‘Freedom Road’ a short film by Cape Town production house Media Village has won the 2013 Best International film award at the scripture-themed 168 International Film Festival. The movie which explores giving and receiving forgiveness as a result of devastations of the apartheid era, also picked up five additional awards […]