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Government paralysis costs film industry thousands of jobs and millions in revenue

Film industry coalition reach agreement with trade and industry department to start clearing funding application backlog

Hundreds of film industry professionals protested in Cape Town on 28 January 2026. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks.

The process to address the backlog of about R700-million in film production application is expected to resume on 30 September. This comes after adjudication meetings stalled for more than two years.
The industry says 1,850 jobs and R822-million in production spending have been lost this financial year.
New applications are expected to be adjudicated from November under an agreement – between the Save SA Film and TV Jobs Coalition and the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition – to revise the film incentive programme.

The Save SA Film and TV Jobs Coalition and the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (DTIC) have reached…

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