The Film, Gaming and Animation Industry and Renting of Film Equipment In South Africa 2018
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R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $ 120.93 (USD)*
Report Coverage
The report on the South African filmmaking, animation and gaming sector describes the current conditions, the challenges facing local filmmakers and animators in the competitive global market and factors influencing the success of the industry. The report profiles 62 South African companies including Primedia, holding company of the country’s largest film distributor Ster-Kinekor, rental companies Visual Impact and Panavision and production company Fireworx Media. Companies in animation and gaming including are also profiled, including Triggerfish which has had international success with two films.
Film, Animation and Gaming
This report focuses on the film industry as well as the animation and gaming sectors. The South African film and television industry contributed an estimated R5.48bn to the South African GDP in 2016/17, an increase of 5.7% over 2015/16. There were 23 South African films released in 2017 with box office earning of R45.2m, a 35% decline on the previous year. Only 4% of tickets purchased are for locally-made movies. The South African film industry has not shown much growth, with total expenditure decreasing to R4.4bn in 2016/17 from R4.6bn in 2013/14.
Current Developments
This report examines current developments including the roll-out of digital terrestrial television, the effect of changes to local content quotas, the effect of the exchange rate on industry costs, and the extent of government support for the sector, which it identified for funding due to its capacity to create jobs. Other developments include the Western Cape experiencing a 40% decline in film production since the 2017 season due to the drought in the region and ongoing concerns about slow pace of transformation in the sector and the lack of skills transfer.
Table of Contents
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
| 2. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 1 |
| 2.1. | Industry Value Chain | 2 |
| 2.2. | Geographic Position | 5 |
| 3. | SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY | 7 |
| 4. | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 11 |
| 4.1. | Local | 11 |
| 4.1.1. | Corporate Actions | 18 |
| 4.1.2. | Regulations | 18 |
| 4.1.3. | Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development | 20 |
| 4.2. | Continental | 22 |
| 4.3. | International | 26 |
| 5. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 28 |
| 5.1. | Government Intervention | 28 |
| 5.2. | Funding | 30 |
| 5.3. | Economic Environment | 33 |
| 5.4. | Piracy | 33 |
| 5.5. | Co-Productions | 33 |
| 5.6. | Reliance on Commissions from Broadcasters | 34 |
| 5.7. | Information Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation | 35 |
| 5.8. | Marketing and Distribution | 36 |
| 5.9. | Labour | 38 |
| 5.10. | Environmental Concerns | 41 |
| 6. | COMPETITION | 42 |
| 6.1. | Barriers to Entry | 43 |
| 7. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 44 |
| 8. | OUTLOOK | 45 |
| 9. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 46 |
| 10. | REFERENCES | 47 |
| 10.1. | Publications | 47 |
| 10.2. | Websites | 47 |
| APPENDIX 1 | 49 | |
| Summary of Major Players | 49 | |
| APPENDIX 2 | 57 | |
| DTI Film and Television Incentives | 57 | |
| COMPANY PROFILES | 60 | |
| A UNIT DEDICATED LOGISTICS (PTY) LTD | 60 | |
| BIG WORLD CINEMA CC | 62 | |
| BOMB SHELTER FILM COMPANY (PTY) LTD (THE) | 63 | |
| BUBBLEGUM EDUCATIONAL DESIGN CC | 65 | |
| BUGBOX CC | 67 | |
| CAM-A-LOT RENTALS CC | 69 | |
| CAPE TOWN FILM STUDIOS (PTY) LTD | 71 | |
| DANIE ODENDAAL PRODUKSIES (PTY) LTD | 73 | |
| DO PRODUCTIONS (PTY) LTD | 75 | |
| E Z TRADE 190 CC | 77 | |
| EGG FILMS (PTY) LTD | 78 | |
| FC HAMMAN FILMS CC | 80 | |
| FIREWORX MEDIA (PTY) LTD | 82 | |
| FREE WOMEN FILMS (PTY) LTD | 84 | |
| GATEHOUSE COMMERCIALS (PTY) LTD | 86 | |
| GEARHOUSE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 88 | |
| GROUNDGLASS (PTY) LTD | 90 | |
| HOMEBREW FILM COMPANY (PTY) LTD | 92 | |
| INDIGENOUS FILM DISTRIBUTION (PTY) LTD | 94 | |
| KALAHARI FILM AND MEDIA PRODUCTIONS CC | 96 | |
| LIQUID STUDIO VIDEO TAKE-OFF CC | 98 | |
| LUCKY BEAN MEDIA CC | 100 | |
| LUMA ANIMATION (PTY) LTD | 102 | |
| M SCOTT | 104 | |
| MA-AFRIKA FILMS (PTY) LTD | 105 | |
| MARIO BOZZONE FILM PRODUCTIONS CC | 106 | |
| MEDIA FILM SERVICE (PTY) LTD | 108 | |
| MMSV PRODUCTIONS CC | 110 | |
| MOONLIGHTING COMMERCIALS (PTY) LTD | 112 | |
| MOONLIGHTING FILMS (PTY) LTD | 114 | |
| MORULA PICTURES (PTY) LTD | 116 | |
| NATURAL HISTORY UNIT OF AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 118 | |
| OCHRE MEDIA (PTY) LTD | 120 | |
| OUT OF AFRICA ENTERTAINMENT (PTY) LTD | 122 | |
| PANALUX (SA) (PTY) LTD | 124 | |
| PANAVISION (SA) (PTY) LTD | 126 | |
| PENGUIN FILMS (PTY) LTD | 128 | |
| PHILO FILMS (PTY) LTD | 130 | |
| PICTURE TREE (PTY) LTD | 132 | |
| POMEGRANATE MEDIA (PTY) LTD | 134 | |
| PRIMEDIA (PTY) LTD | 136 | |
| QCF DESIGN (PTY) LTD | 141 | |
| QUIZZICAL PICTURES (PTY) LTD | 142 | |
| RED PEPPER PICTURES (PTY) LTD | 144 | |
| REFINERY POST PRODUCTION FACILITIES (PTY) LTD (THE) | 146 | |
| RENTALS AND WORKFLOWS (PTY) LTD | 149 | |
| RODINI FILMS (PTY) LTD | 151 | |
| RUNESTORM (PTY) LTD | 152 | |
| SASANI AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 153 | |
| SEA MONSTER ENTERTAINMENT (PTY) LTD | 155 | |
| SKY RINK STUDIOS (THE) (PTY) LTD | 157 | |
| STRIKA ENTERTAINMENT (PTY) LTD | 159 | |
| SUNRISE PRODUCTIONS (DIVISION OF SUNRISE MARKETING GROUP LTD) | 161 | |
| TASTY POISON GAMES (PTY) LTD | 163 | |
| TRIGGERFISH ANIMATION (PTY) LTD | 165 | |
| TSWELOPELE PRODUCTIONS (PTY) LTD | 167 | |
| TULIPS AND CHIMNEYS (PTY) LTD | 169 | |
| TWO OCEANS PRODUCTION (PTY) LTD | 171 | |
| UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES (SOUTH AFRICA) | 173 | |
| URBAN BREW STUDIOS (PTY) LTD | 175 | |
| VIDEOVISION ENTERTAINMENT (PTY) LTD | 179 | |
| VISUAL IMPACT BROADCAST SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD | 181 |
