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When Netflix went live in South Africa
, the streaming platform became a game changer for the country s film and television industry.
During this period, the black romantic comedy genre gained popularity in South Africa.
Set in Johannesburg’s upper-class cityscapes, the films portray affluent, heterosexual black characters falling in love with each other.
Netflix went live in South Africa on 6 January 2016. The arrival of the subscription-based content streaming service was a game changer for the country’s film and television industry, as it had been for other countries.
At about the same time – in 2015 and 2016 – there was another turning point for South Africa’s film industry: the arrival of a new, commercially successful genre, the black romantic comedy.
Alfred Ntombela feels like Leon Schuster and him were made for each other
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The debut film festival, One People International Film Festival concluded its run in Cape Town on May 1, and now the festival has started its online offering that runs until May 9.
Fans, hoping to get in on the action, can purchase festival tickets from Quicket at R80, with 22 film titles on offer.
One of South Africaâs leading funnymen, Alfred Ntombela, who attended the festival and is currently working on âMr Bones 3â, said his experience at the debut festival was nothing sort of amazing.
âIt is such a well put together event and I believe the festival will grow from strength to strength. I felt very welcomed and enjoyed every minute of it.