SA film industry protests: 'We are just pleading to have our jobs back'

South Africa's once booming film and TV industry is under threat. 

Local productions that once drew international investment and jobs have shrunk by almost 50%, with roughly R3.8 billion in foreign funding lost since Covid.

Rebates and incentives have not been paid, and thousands are marching on Parliament and government departments, demanding action.

Lungisani Gwadiso is a filmmaker from the Harry Gwala Film Institute, and he explains the reason behind the current 'Save SA film industry' protest:

"We as filmmakers are just demanding what has been promised to us... it's really affecting our credibility in the industry."

Gwadiso says foreign investors no longer trust the system, which has affected the whole industry negatively.

"We are just pleading to have our jobs back, this is our bread and butter."

To listen to Lungisani Gwadiso in conversation with Jane Dutton, in for CapeTalk and 702’s Mandy Wiener, click the audio below: