
Team South Africa Brings Impact, Equity, and Excellence to Cannes 2026
Team South Africa arrives at the 79TH Cannes Film Festival in France with a renewed sense of purpose and a clear vision for global expansion. Building on the success of last year’s strategic groundwork established by partners of Brand South Africa: National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), Screen International, Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, the South African Embassy in France, WESGRO and the Industrial Development and Corporation (IDC), the plot thickens in 2026 as we strengthen SA’s story, highlighting our world-class infrastructure, competitive incentives.
There is no show without South Africa’s…
Ferial Haffajee: An influential editor and journalist, known for her contributions to
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Lekker – great / tasty [lack-err] An Afrikaans word that has multiple meanings and which can be used in various contexts to describe many things from people to food to inanimate objects. It is used to convey the meaning of great, delicious, nice or fun. Make sure to roll the ‘r’ when pronouncing the word.Example: “That new movie is lekker!” / “That bunny chow was lekker!” / “I’m lekker, bru!”