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This report on the film, gaming and animation industry and rental of film equipment provides an overview of the state and size of the industry, including box office, pay-TV subscription, development funding, film and other local production, distribution, trends, notable players, regulation and new technology. There are profiles of 59 companies including producers such as Quizzical Pictures, Known Associates Entertainment and Homebrew Films, distributors such as Filmfinity and United International Pictures, animation companies including Triggerfish Animation, Luma Animation and Mind’s Eye Creative and film studios and rental companies such as Cape Town Film Studios and Gearhouse.
Report coverage
This report on the film, gaming and animation industry and rental of film equipment provides an overview of the state and size of the industry, including box office, pay-TV subscription, development funding, film and other local production, distribution, trends, notable players, regulation and new technology. There are profiles of 59 companies including producers such as Quizzical Pictures, Known Associates Entertainment and Homebrew Films, distributors such as Filmfinity and United International Pictures, animation companies including Triggerfish Animation, Luma Animation and Mind’s Eye Creative and film studios and rental companies such as Cape Town Film Studios and Gearhouse.
Introduction
• South Africa’s film industry has been an important generator of foreign investment and has earned the country a global reputation as a preferred destination for filming. \r\n
• Some animation studios have also attracted global interest. \r\n
• The film industry was severely affected during the pandemic and is slowly recovering. \r\n
• Ster-Kinekor has emerged from business rescue, and box office revenue is expected to grow significantly in 2023. \r\n
• Pay-TV and streaming services are becoming mainstream and preferred broadcast options. \r\n
• Gauteng and Western Cape account for the most film, animation and gaming activity. \r\n
• Domestic films continue to account for a small percentage of releases and revenue.\r\n
• Challenges include loadshedding that has reduced viewing time and access to target markets for advertisers. \r\n
• High inflation and unemployment have put pressure on the affordability of pay-TV and streaming services.
Strengths
• Internationally recognised and awarded South African productions.
• Largest screen capacity on the continent.
• Local crews have demonstrated capacity to service international productions.
• Several quality training institutions building new industry capacity.
• Strong hospitality sector to accommodate crews.
• Supporting policies, institutions and incentives.
• Value for money location due to local currency depreciation
• Wide variety of locations and all year-round availability in some parts of the country.
Weaknesses
• Energy shortages.
• Lack of commissioning of local animation products by SABC and MultiChoice.
• Lack of security amid high crime rates.
• Lack of transformation may weaken long term sustainability of the industry.
• Low economic growth and high unemployment that constrains affordability of pay-TV and streaming platform services.
• Low economic growth and high unemployment.
• Slow and bureaucratic public funding administration, incentives and permit application processing.
Opportunities
• Exploit the global demand for greater diversity in film to expand the local industry.
• Leverage weakness of local currency to expand international work particularly in animation and gaming.
• Using untold stories of the country and continent as material for new film content.
Threats
• Distribution challenges to reach international markets.
• Dominance of international streaming services is weakening efforts to build a local film industry as they are not obliged to comply with local content quotas
• Increasing costs to secure popular overseas content due to a weakening rand.
• Loss of highly specialised animation expertise to international markets.
• Poor international profile of country due to crime and increasingly problematic municipal infrastructure.
Outlook
• The film industry is recovering from the setbacks caused by the pandemic, but it is yet to reach pre-pandemic levels. \r\n
• There has been increase in film permits and location bookings, and international studios have returned to filming in South Africa. \r\n
• South Africa continues to have some competitive advantages in terms of its varied locations, film industry incentives, and cost advantages for international production companies.\r\n
• Continued growth is expected in the volume of local content being produced, especially series, but there is concern about the small number of films produced locally. \r\n
• The economic environment and continued loadshedding do not provide an environment for a growing local film industry. \r\n
• It is expected that international film releases will continue to dominate the local market.
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1. | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
2. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 1 |
2.1. | Industry Value Chain | 3 |
2.2. | Geographic Position | 6 |
2.3. | Size of the Industry | 8 |
3. | LOCAL | 16 |
3.1. | State of the Industry | 16 |
3.2. | Key Trends | 21 |
3.3. | Key Issues | 23 |
3.4. | Notable Players | 24 |
3.5. | Trade | 28 |
3.6. | Corporate Actions | 29 |
3.7. | Regulations | 31 |
3.8. | Enterprise Development and Social Development | 33 |
4. | AFRICA | 34 |
5. | INTERNATIONAL | 40 |
6. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 43 |
6.1. | Unforeseen Events | 43 |
6.2. | Economic Environment | 43 |
6.3. | Labour | 44 |
6.4. | Environmental Issues | 46 |
6.5. | Technology, R&D, Innovation | 46 |
6.6. | Government Support | 47 |
6.7. | Input Costs | 49 |
7. | COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT | 50 |
7.1. | Competition | 50 |
7.2. | Ownership Structure of the Industry | 51 |
7.3. | Barriers to Entry | 52 |
8. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 53 |
9. | OUTLOOK | 54 |
10. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 55 |
11. | REFERENCES | 55 |
11.1. | Publications | 55 |
11.2. | Websites | 56 |
APPENDIX 1 | 58 | |
Summary of Notable Players | 58 | |
COMPANY PROFILES | 69 | |
African Entertainment Distributors (Pty) Ltd | 69 | |
Arena Holdings (Pty) Ltd | 71 | |
Big World Cinema CC | 74 | |
Bomb Shelter Film Company (Pty) Ltd (The) | 76 | |
Bugbox CC | 78 | |
Danie Odendaal Produksies (Pty) Ltd | 79 | |
DO Productions (Pty) Ltd | 81 | |
E Z Trade 190 CC | 83 | |
Egg Films (Pty) Ltd | 84 | |
eMedia Content (Pty) Ltd | 86 | |
FC Hamman Films CC | 88 | |
Film Afrika World Wide (Pty) Ltd | 90 | |
Filmfinity (Pty) Ltd | 92 | |
Free Women Films (Pty) Ltd | 93 | |
Gatehouse Commercials (Pty) Ltd | 94 | |
Gravel Road Distribution Group (Pty) Ltd | 96 | |
Groundglass (Pty) Ltd | 98 | |
Homebrew Film Company (Pty) Ltd | 100 | |
Known Associates Entertainment (Pty) Ltd | 102 | |
Luma Animation (Pty) Ltd | 103 | |
M Scott | 104 | |
Ma-Afrika Films (Pty) Ltd | 105 | |
MAAN Creative (Pty) Ltd | 106 | |
Mind\'s Eye Creative CC | 107 | |
MMSV Productions CC | 109 | |
Moonlighting Commercials (Pty) Ltd | 111 | |
Moonlighting Films (Pty) Ltd | 113 | |
Morula Pictures (Pty) Ltd | 115 | |
Nolava International Film Distribution (Pty) Ltd | 117 | |
Penguin Films (Pty) Ltd | 118 | |
Philo Films (Pty) Ltd | 121 | |
Pomegranate Media (Pty) Ltd | 123 | |
QCF Design (Pty) Ltd | 125 | |
Quizzical Pictures (Pty) Ltd | 126 | |
Red Pepper Pictures (Pty) Ltd | 128 | |
Rodini Films (Pty) Ltd | 130 | |
RuneStorm (Pty) Ltd | 131 | |
Sasani Africa (Pty) Ltd | 132 | |
Sea Monster Entertainment (Pty) Ltd | 134 | |
Searle Street Post Production (Pty) Ltd | 136 | |
Silvertron 90 (Pty) Ltd | 138 | |
Strika Entertainment (Pty) Ltd | 139 | |
Sunrise Productions (Division of Sunrise Marketing Group Ltd) | 141 | |
Triggerfish Animation (Pty) Ltd | 142 | |
Tulips and Chimneys (Pty) Ltd | 144 | |
Umbrella Men 2 (Pty) Ltd (The) | 146 | |
United International Pictures (South Africa) | 147 | |
Urban Brew Studios (Pty) Ltd | 149 | |
Videovision Entertainment (Pty) Ltd | 152 |