FILE - Director Gavin Hood, left, and actor Presley Chweneyagae from the best foreign language film "Tsotsi" from South Africa, arrive for the 78th Academy Awards on March 5, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP ...

In 2019, South African filmmaker Rethabile Ramaphakela was on the cusp of her big break. After more than a decade in the film sector, the comedy screenwriter, producer and director had scored funding ...

Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who earned international acclaim for his role in the Oscar-winning film Tsotsi, the first South African movie to win an Oscar, has died. He was 40.

The third edition of JBX, or Joburg Xchange, an industry confab running from March 12 – 14 parallel to the Joburg Film Festival, looks to spotlight Africa’s role in shaping the future of film, ...

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A struggling pilchards factory, an unconventional beauty pageant, and a heartfelt message about self-worth come together in Lucky Fish. The South African family comedy, which opened the 2025 Durban ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film “Tsotsi”, which won South Africa’s first ever Academy Award ...

JOHANNESBURG — Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film “Tsotsi,” which won South Africa’s first-ever Academy Award for ...