STORYTELLERS WANTED AT M-NET
While celebrating 30 years of timeless magic this October, M-Net is calling upon local storytellers to submit their original ideas for contemporary films in any South African vernacular language, including Afrikaans. “Movies have been the heartbeat of our business right from the start,” says M-Net CEO Yolisa Phahle. “Way back when, we revolutionised local television by bringing the spellbinding power of Hollywood’s silver screen to our viewers without any ad breaks. Through the years, we also committed ourselves to develop and boost our own film industry – first with initiatives like the New Directions and EDiT short films project and more recently by supporting an increasing number of authentic local feature films - both financially and creatively.” In the past three years M-Net has backed more than forty theatrical feature films under the M-Net Movies, Mzansi Magic and kykNET Films banners. Among these movies are the smash hits ...