Draft:Film Afrika

Film Afrika is a South African film and television production company that produces, co-produces, facilitates and finances international and local feature films and television productions. The business has offices in the UK, LA, London and Cape Town. Film Afrika provides complete location facilitation and co-production services to international productions made in South Africa and abroad.

History
In 1982, film producer, director and writer, David Wicht established the film production company Film Afrika cc. The name was later changed to Film Afrika Marketing cc. When Wicht relocated to the UK in 1988 the company was made dormant. After the first democratic elections in 1994, Wicht returned to South Africa and resurrected the business as Film Afrika Worldwide Pty Ltd which set out to attract foreign-financed film productions to post-apartheid South Africa. Film Afrika facilitated numerous foreign films shot in South Africa by inviting foreign studios to make use of a financial rebate system. Film Afrika develops new and original content with US partners.

Highlights
Film Afrika is currently working on a second series of One Piece. The President of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the set of the first series of One Piece and was given a tour of the production and it's facilities. One Piece is Netflix's biggest project in Africa to date.

One Piece is set in Cape Town, South Africa. It makes use of over 50 South African cast members and has created jobs for more than 1 000 crew members. May of these crew and cast consist of 67% previously disadvantaged individuals and 46% youth employees. The Academy of Creative Excellence (ACE) mentorship programme for more than 30 young creatives and technicians in collaboration with the SA Film Academy started by Film Afrika made this possible.

Since 1995, Film Afrika has brought over 50 films and tv episodes to Cape Town, South and Southern Africa. The company has attracted foreign investment of over R7.5 Billion South African Rand ($500 Million) to South Africa

Despite economic downturns, the decline of the Rand, and film financing challenges, Film Afrika generated over R25 Billion Rand in economic activity and job creation and engaged over 5,000 South African cast and crew per year. Netflix has pledged over R900 million to South African film and television.

Film Afrika has made South Africa famous for its beautiful film locations. It also champions the filming locations of Cape Town in particular and South Africa in general.

Film Afrika is majority black-owned in terms of the country's Black Economic Empowerment policy which aims to facilitate broader participation in the economy by black people, especially in order to redress inequalities created by apartheid. The rest of the shares are held by the senior management team.

Social impact
The South African Film Academy

In 2006, Film Afrika CEO David Wicht together with Quinton Fredericks established the Film Industry Learner Mentorship (F.I.L.M.) creating film industry opportunities for those disadvantaged by apartheid.

F.I.L.M now called The South African Film Academy (SAFA) provides hands-on mentored, remunerated on-set training on international productions. Divisions of the South African Film Academy include Greenset, the Academy of Creative Excellence, FilmGro Driving Academy, Film 4 Offenders and the online YouTube content platform Kwaai City.

In 2021 Film Afrika donated surveillance cameras to CapeTown's famous District Six in part as thanks to the community for allowing filming in the area.

Filmography
One Piece 2023 - Tomorrow Studio – Netflix

Lost Boys-The Thirst

The Lost Future

RIFF RAFF 2023 Netflix UK – ALBERT Certification

One Piece 2022 ( Working Title: Project Panda)

The Great War 2022 - Radical Media – The History Channel

African Queens 2022 - Nutopia – ALBERT Submission

Devil's Peak 2022 - BBC – ALBERT Certification

FDR 2022 - Radical Media

Raised by Wolves 2020 to 2022

Eraser 2 2021 - Warner Brothers – EMA Gold Seal

Roosevelt 2021– Radical Media – History Channel

The Power 2021– Sister Pictures – Amazon – ALBERT Certification

Noughts & Crosses S2 2021– Mammoth Screen – BBC – ALBERT Certification

Raised by Wolves S2 – Scott Free – HBO – EMA Gold Seal

The Watch 2020 to 2021 - BBC – ALBERT Certification

Grant 2020

Noughts & Crosses 2020 S1 – Mammoth Screen – BBC – ALBERT Certification

Raised by Wolves S1 – Scott Free – HBO – EMA Green Seal

Around the World in 80 Days – Palladium Films/Film Afrika – BBC – ALBERT Submission

Lincoln – Film Afrika – Radical Media

The Widow 2019

Mia and the White lion 2018

The Looming Tower 2018

Troy: Fall of a City 2018

The Last Post 2017

24 Hours to Live 2017

Blood Drive 2017

Origins: The Journey of Humankind 2017

Black Sails: 2014 to 2017 Ice 2016 to 2018

Roots 2016

Tutankhamun 2016

A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits 2016 Saints and Strangers 2015

Dominion 2014 to 2015

Hector and the Search for Happiness 2014

Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines 2014

Sophie Grace and Rosie's Royal Adventure 2014

Marple: A Caribbean Mystery 2013

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 2013

House Party: Tonight's the Night 2013

Heatstroke 2013

Chronicle 2012

Labyrinth (2 episodes) 2012

Yes We Can 2012

Stephen Hawking's Grand Design 2012

Mankind the Story of All of Us  2012 (12 episodes)

Curiosity 2011 to 2014

Sniper: Reloaded 2011

Treasure Guards 2011

Gettysburg 2011

Outcasts 2010 to 2011

Blood and Oil 2010

Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove 2010

Lost Boys: The Thirst 2010

The Lost Future 2010

America: The Story of Us 2010 (12 episodes)

The Last House on the Left 2009

Endgame 2009

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency  2008 to 2009

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder 2008

African Race: Die verruckte Jagd nach dem Marakunda 2008

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior 2008

Goodbye Bafana 2007

Les deux mondes 2007

Jonestown: Paradise Lost 2007

The Breed 2006

Duma 2005

Slipstream 2005

The Poseidon Adventure 2005

Supernova 2005

Spring Break Shark Attack 2005

Country of my Skull 2004

Blast 2004

Dracula 3000 2004 Consequence 2003

Scout's Safari 2002 to 2004 The Piano Player 2002

Promised Land 2002

Borderline 2002

Pavement 2002

The Diamond Hunters 2001 ( 2 episodes)

Styx 2001

Transit Café 2001

Second Skin 2000

Stompie and the Red Tide 2000

An Angel for Chloe ' 1999

Tarzan and the Lost City 1998

Sista Kontraktet 1998

Hard to Forget 1998 La poursuite du vent 1998

Diamond Girl 1998

Only Love 1998

Kap der guten Hoffnung 1997

Mandela and de Klerk 1997

Inside 1996

Lost in Africa 1994

Windprints 1989

Satan's Shutes 1987

Blind Justice 1986

AWARDS
Gettysburg and America: The Story of Us: Emmy Winning

No 1 Ladies Detective Agency: Emmy nominated

Endgame: Emmy nominated.

Black Sails: Multi Emmy Awards wins and  in Outstanding Special Visual effects and Outstanding sound editing

1997 CableAce Award Nominated, Mandela & De Klerk Showtime Networks

2004 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominated. Outstanding Children's Series for Scout's Safari.