South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A new weekly column in which Pieter Pohl, founder and managing director of Innovation Films, sheds some light on the latest movies. Check in each week for reviews and previews of mainstream and Christian movies at the cinema, on TV or on DVD.[/notice] NOW SHOWING IN CINEMAS: THE WOLF OF […]
Groundbreaking Christian documentary filmmaker Darren Wilson has just completed an eight-day shoot in South Africa which wraps up seven months of filming for his latest project, Holy Ghost and Holy Ghost Reborn. The project which follows his trilogy, Finger of God, Furious Love and Father of Lights, was originally going […]
DVD Review by Andre Viljoen COMPELLED BY LOVE — IRIS GLOBAL FILMS Compelled by Love, a new, feature-length documentary about legendary Mozambique missionaries Heidi and Rolland Baker, lives up to its title as it portrays God’s unfailing love working in desperate situations through people who are deeply in love with Jesus […]
Wanderlust Productions who have made a unique mark with their feature film-length documentaries ‘Finger of God’,’Furious Love’ and ‘Father of Lights’ have released their first cartoon, ‘Anointed Fighters’. Company founder and film director Darren Wilson says that their documentaries have “helped shape a generation of believers to know the loving […]
Originally published in Charisma NewsActress Angelina Jolie, like other powerful stars in Hollywood, has begun directing her own movies. Surprisingly, her next project is about a Christian athlete, with a script penned by the notorious Coen brothers (Fargo, Raising Arizona and True Grit). The movie, Unbroken, is based on writer Laura Hillenbrand’s biography of […]
DVD Review by Allan Verryne ANGUS BUCHAN — STARTING THE JOURNEY The Advent season is upon us, and maybe you are looking for a pertinent, personal gift for a friend who has recently decided to follow Jesus Christ as the Saviour and Lord of their lives. Well, if that is […]
Originally published in Charisma News Production has begun in Canada for the movie adaptation of Todd Burpo’s runaway best-selling book, Heaven Is for Real (Thomas Nelson), UPI reports. The film is scheduled for theatrical release around Easter 2014. Filming started last week in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on the family feature—starring Greg […]
Deur Brettian Productions Oom Karoolus en Lente is geen vreemdelinge in die Afrikaanse kindermusiek bedryf nie. Met meer as twee dekade se ervaring, is die duo opgewonde om die vrystelling van hul jongste projek (in samewerking met Brettian Productions) aan te kondig: ‘ Oom Karoolus en Lente – Die Moewie.’ […]
Christian supporters of a pioneering feature length movie project that aims to portray the first three chapters of Genesis literally, using cutting-edge 3D visual effects and the latest scientific research, have pledged nearly $240 000 to date. Within just over a week of launching their Indiegogo crowd funding campaign the […]
Christian documentary feature filmmaker Darren Wilson announced this week that his current, keenly-awaited ‘Holy Ghost’ project is producing “so much amazing stuff” that he has decided to make two movies that will be released 6 months apart. The first movie, which he will take on tour in August or September […]