News & press

In the press, for four decades.

From the trades that cover world cinema to the South African newsrooms following Durban Film City, the work and the company in their own coverage.

IOL / Mercury26 May 2026Durban Film City

Durban film studio: city backs the project as the last dispute narrows.

Read at IOL / Mercury

Latest dispatches

The work, the city and the company now.

T21 March 2026

TimesLive

Ramaphosa demands action on the Durban film studio.

Durban Film City

IS14 March 2026

IOL / Sunday Tribune

Durban Film City: a R7.5 billion dream ignites.

Durban Film City

S924 October 2025

Smile 90.4FM

Personal Best wins big at the SPORTEL Awards in Monaco.

Personal Best, Paris 2024

Coverage archive

Four decades, in the record.

2025

Olympics.com7 August 2025

Personal Best: Paris 2024, the new Olympic Channel documentary, streaming free worldwide.

Personal Best, Paris 2024

TimesLive14 May 2025

Anant Singh Complains to ANC About eThekwini's Sabotage of Film Studios

Durban Film City

IOL The Post24 January 2025

Acclaimed South African Filmmaker Joins Prestigious Group of Artists and Leaders

Anant Singh / World Economic Forum

2024

Deadline20 September 2024

Anant Singh joins the team for Maya & Samar.

Distant Horizon

IOL Sunday Tribune24 July 2024

DIFF's Closing Film The Showerhead Delves Into Award-Winning Satirist Zapiro's Extraordinary Journey

Showerhead

Variety19 July 2024

Durban opens with The Showerhead, Videovision's Zapiro portrait.

The Showerhead

IMDb News10 May 2024

Distant Horizon Unveils Doc Celebrating Founder of Modern Olympics Pierre de Coubertin Ahead of Cannes Market Launch

1924 (Pierre de Coubertin documentary)

IOL Sunday Tribune2 May 2024

Anant Singh's Freedom Movies to Screen Globally as SA Celebrates 30 Years of Democracy

Anant Singh / Videovision Entertainment

2023

Deadline1 September 2023

Videovision debuts an international sales division at MIP Africa.

Videovision

Variety23 May 2023

Cannes Classics: Remastered Sarafina! Boarded by TF1 Studio

Sarafina!

Variety19 May 2023

A remastered Sarafina! is boarded by TF1 Studio for Cannes Classics.

Sarafina!

2022

IOL Daily News29 March 2022

Anant Singh to Make R7.5 Billion Investment for Durban Film Studios

Durban Film City

2021

Daily Maverick18 November 2021

In Black and White: South African Film Producer Anant Singh Flashes Back to His Life in Movies

Anant Singh / Videovision Entertainment

TimesLive12 March 2021

Army Given Its Marching Orders to Vacate Beachfront Site for Durban Film Studio

Durban Film City

2019

Deadline30 October 2019

Anant Singh Prepping The Boys Of Summer Limited Series About Brooklyn Dodgers' Golden Years

The Boys of Summer

2018

News24 / City Press27 November 2018

High-End Film Studios Set for Nelson Mandela Bay and Durban

Durban Film City

2017

Deadline15 December 2017

Anant Singh To Produce Biopic Of Heart Transplant Pioneer Christiaan Barnard

Anant Singh / Videovision Entertainment

2016

TimesLive26 June 2016

Durban's R7.5 Billion Film City Unveiled

Durban Film City

Variety21 June 2016

Durban: Producer Anant Singh Unveils Studio Plans in Seaside Town

Durban Film City

Variety13 February 2016

Shepherds and Butchers Review: A Seething South African Legal Drama

Shepherds and Butchers

Variety9 February 2016

Barry Gibb Composes Original Song for Shepherds and Butchers

Shepherds and Butchers

2015

Screen Daily17 May 2015

Riseborough Joins Coogan Apartheid Drama

Shepherds and Butchers

The Hollywood Reporter21 April 2015

Steve Coogan to Star in South African Apartheid-Era Court Drama

Shepherds and Butchers

2014

The Hollywood Reporter20 February 2014

U2 on the 'Ordinary Love' of Nelson Mandela

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2013

The Hollywood Reporter7 December 2013

Long Walk to Freedom Premiere: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris Celebrate Nelson Mandela in Style

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

The Hollywood Reporter29 November 2013

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom Enjoys Box-Office Success at Home

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

DeadlineNovember 2013

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom breaks the South African box-office record.

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Variety21 July 2013

Anant Singh Builds Durban's First Film Studio

Durban Film City

Variety20 July 2013

Anant Singh: South Africa's Got Movie-making Talent

Anant Singh / Videovision Entertainment

2010

Screen Daily26 August 2010

DNA's Judge Dredd to Shoot at Cape Town Film Studios

Cape Town Film Studios

2007

Variety15 September 2007

Prisoners Play Soccer in Docudrama

More Than Just a Game

2004

Screen Daily4 October 2004

Yesterday (2004) Review

Yesterday

2002

Screen Daily18 July 2002

Anant Singh's Videovision to Build South African Film Studio

Durban Film City

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