South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Movie glamourises sexual violence and domestic abuse [notice]By Dawn Glass, Executive Director of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation with South Africa-specific content added by Taryn Hodgson of Africa Christian Action[/notice] Ster Kinekor in South Africa is promoting the soon-to-be-released Fifty Shades of Grey film as “the hottest cinema experience this Valentine’s […]
Originally published in Christian Post Angelina Jolie, though not religious, discovered the ultimate power of prayer while on set of her forthcoming film “Unbroken,” thanks to her unlikely bond with a WWII hero and devout Christian. Louis Zamperini, who died of pneumonia at age 97 on July 2, was the […]
Jefferson Bethke the 20-something spoken word poet and speaker whose 2012 YouTube video “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus,” has at this time been viewed more than 28.5 million times, will be visiting South Africa in 2015. Quintis Jacobs, youth pastor of Spirit Word Ministries which is organising the SA tour […]
South Africa’s premier Christian television channel rebranded on November 1, 2014 from TBN Africa to FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK. This name change and branding strategy is a direct result of the Board’s innovative approach to keep Christian television fresh and relevant in today’s society, says Media Director, Waldo Malan. Since its inception in […]
In the Month of November 2014, Focus on the Family will be partnering with Churches around the country to screen the movie: Irreplaceable. This feature-length documentary film explores answers to the important questions “What is family?” and “Does family still matter in today’s society?” Tim Sisarich, travels the world on a quest to explore what family really means and why it’s important to humanity. While on […]
Media Village Productions has once again walked away with eight awards at the 168 Film Festival in Los Angeles. Nominated for 13 awards Tula Tula caught the attention of an international audience at the Aratani Theatre on Saturday, September 14. The 168 Film Project, which has been running since 2003 requires […]
Trailblazing movie copies up for grabs! Gateway News is giving away seven copies of Holy Ghost — the latest movie by Darren Wilson who made the pioneering and hugely popular Finger Of God, Furious Love and Father Of Lights trilogy. His latest film, which captures the Holy Spirit at work in […]
Originally published in Charisma News Francis and Lisa Chan’s new book, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity, released Tuesday. The couple made and performed in a rap video to promote the book. Watch the funny video, “Ride It Out Together,” below.
South African DVD sales of The Perfect Wave are going well with 9 500 units sold to date and a new order of 1 400 DVDs from CUM books, says Bruce McDonald, director of the South African-made surfing adventure feature film based on a true-life miraculous healing testimony. He attributes […]
Trailblazing filmmaker Darren Wilson has released a video announcing plans for a unique release of his newest film, Holy Ghost. In the video, Wilson explains the basic concept behind a new strategy for a worldwide release for independent films. Holy Ghost, which follows his pioneering Finger Of God, Furious Love […]