South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
‘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 […]
Inspiring SA-made film releases in March 2014 Making the movie the Perfect Wave was a calling from God but there was a time when it seemed that it might never happen, says Bruce MacDonald, the South African director of the inspiring true-life testimony film that will be released in SA, […]
Media Village Productions’ short film, Freedom Road, has been nominated for 13 awards in the prestigious 168 Film Project and will be screened at the premiere hosted in California on August 10. The award nominations are for: Best Film, Best International Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Integration of Scripture, Best Cinematography, Best […]
An apartheid era widow and her husband’s torturer are the protaginists in a short film, ‘Freedom Road’, that Cape Town Christian production company Media Village has entered into the international Christian-themed speed filmmaking contest, 168 Film Festival. More than 150 teams of filmmakers have entered the contest in which teams […]
Holy Ghost, the next documentary feature film to be made by Darren Wilson (Finger Of God, Furious Love, Father Of Lights) this week became the most-funded Christian film to date on the popular Kickstarter crowd funding platform, where 2 356 backers have contributed $356 655. Wilson who has just started […]
Originally published in Christian Cinema.Com Production is set to begin on the first evangelistic silent feature film since sound was added to picture. “The Good Book” is the story of a New Testament that finds its way into the hands of seven strangers and provides hope during their struggles. “The […]
[notice]Father Of Lights, is the final film in a trilogy of powerful God encounters that have impacted millions of viewers around the world. ANDRE VILJOEN interviewed director, Darren Wilson in Port Elizabeth this week, at the end of a two weeks Father Of Lights tour of South Africa.[/notice] Part of […]
Father Of Lights, the powerful and compelling final film in the trilogy that also includes Finger of God and Furious Love is touring South Africa this month. Some 14 screenings of this 98 minute documentary that captures incredible God encounters around the world and reflects the Father heart of God, […]
iBalaclava, a low-budget short film made in Du Noon township, Cape Town, largely by a team of young film makers from a local church, came out tops at the Second Annual Jozi Film Festival held on the 15th – 17th February 2013. The Festival culminated in an awards ceremony at […]
Comedy movie ‘Here Comes The Boom’ that is showing at cinemas around South Africa is not only hilarious but has a strong Christian flavour, says Humble Pie Entertainment. The media company which specialises in distributing family and faith based movies sent Gateway News a review of the film by MovieGuide […]