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Listing of film releases in South Africa in 2016

• THE 9TH LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX The Art Of Adaptation
• 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE  Review/ Interview with director Dan Trachtenberg
• 13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI  A Profound Exploration Of Warfare
• THE 5TH WAVE  Writing Science Fiction Fantasy  
• THE 33  The True Story Of 33 Miners Buried Alive  
• A PERFECT DAY  Review / A Perfect Day for Spanish Filmmaker Fernando Leon de Aranoa
• A UNITED KINGDOM A Love Story That Changed A Nation And Inspired The World
• ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS From Sitcom to Cinema
• THE ACCOUNTANT Deadly Secrets Unravel
• THE ADDERALL DIARIES Fact meets fiction in the mind-blowing Adderall Diaries
• ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS  Time For A Little Madness 
• ALISON The Writing Studio graduate Uga Carlini changes lives with her profound documentary Alison
• ALMOST CHRISTMAS A Festive Family Comedy
• ALONE IN BERLIN A powerfully moving true life drama
• ANOMALISA  The stop-motion animation magic of Anomalisa
• ARRIVAL Hitchcockian and provocative science fiction thriller
• ASSASSIN’S CREED From Blockbuster Video Game To Big Screen
• BASTILLE DAY A blistering action thriller
• BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE   Review / Bringing Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to the Big Screen
• BEFORE I WAKE Fear is real in Before I wake
• BEN HUR  Bringing The First Century To The Twenty-First:  Re-imagining Ben-Hur 
• THE BFG (BIg Friendly Giant) Steven Spielberg brings Roald Dahl’s The BFG to the big screen
• THE BIG SHORT   Review / Bringing The Big Short To The Big Screen
• BLAIR WITCH Blair Witch Unveils the mystery of The Blair Witch Project
• BLOOD FATHER Director Jean-François Richet talks about the thrilling action film Blood Father
• BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN A fresh turn in the Tyler Perry/Madea franchise
• THE BOSS Melissa Mccarthy and her husband director Ben Falcone cause a laugh riot 
• THE BOY  Horror Gets An Awesome Makeover
• BRIDGET JONES’ BABY The third instalment of the popular franchise
• CAFÉ SOCIETY A deeply romantic tale of dreams that never die
• CAPTAIN FANTASTIC The story of the choices that parents make for their children
• CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE A fast-paced mash-up of comedy and explosive action
• THE CHOICE  Writing Romance   
• THE CONJURING 2 Supernatural chills 
• CONCUSSION   Bringing Concussion to the big screen  DADDY’S HOME  Ultimate “dad-versary” in Daddy’s Home
• CRIMINAL A fresh, provocative spin on the espionage action-thriller
• THE DANISH GIRL  Review / Transforming The Danish Girl Into Film / Director Tom Hooper talks about the film  
• DEADPOOL  Bringing Deadpool to the Big Screen
• DEEPWATER HORIZON A gripping glimpse into the unseen world behind a global disaster
• DEMOLITION: Demolition’s inspiring journey to the big screen
• DESIERTO Gravity screenwriter makes his directorial debut with Desierto
• DIRTY GRANDPA  Writing a screenplay about a Dirty Grandpa  
• DIS KOUE KOS, SKAT Interview with writer-director Etienne Fourie
• DOCTOR STRANGE  The Marvel Cinematic Universe opens up a host of new, electrifying stories.
• DON’T BREATHE A twisted horror-thriller
• DORA’S PEACE Interviews with director Konstandino Kalarytis and screenwriter Andrew Herold.
• THE DRESSMAKER Read the review / Bringing The Dressmaker To The Big Screen 
• EDDIE THE EAGLE  From Real Life to Reel Life
• EDGE OF SEVENTEEN A coming-of-age comedy with a refreshingly authentic voice
• EINTLIK NOG BAIE  Interview with screenwriters Jarrod de Jong and Pieter Oosthuizen
• ELVIS & NIXON A Historical Bromance
• EQUITY  Read more about the film
• EVERYBODY WANTS SOME !! A “spiritual sequel” to Dazed and Confused
• EYE IN THE SKY Taking A Closer Look At Drone Warfare
• FALLEN A Gothic teen romance
• FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them takes us to a new era of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World
• FINDING DORY Everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang is back
• THE FINEST HOURS   Bringing The Finest Hours To The Big Screen / Director Craig Gillespie talks about making the film
• FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS From real life to reel life
• THE FOREST The supernatural thriller takes its inspiration from Japan’s ”suicide forest”
• FREEHELD Celebrating The Power Of Love and Equality
• FREE STATE OF JONES A project of intense passion for writer/director Gary Ross for 10 years
• GENIUS The True Story behind Genius
• GHOSTBUSTERS The beloved supernatural comedy franchise is rebooted after 30 years  / Read the review
• THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN From Bestseller To Big Screen
• GODS OF EGYPT  Writing An Original Story
• THE GOOD DINOSAUR The Good Dinosaur rules   
• HACKSAW RIDGE An Extraordinary True Story / Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight talk about the ten years it took to write the screenplay for Hacksaw Ridge
• HAIL CAESAR A journey to the big screen that began more than a decade ago
• HANDS OF STONE From Real Life To Reel Life
• HANGMEN NT Live’s Hangmen
• HAPPINESS IS A FOUR LETTER WORD Producer Bongiwe Selane talks about producing her first film
• HARDCORE HENRY From viral video sensation in cyberspace to ground-breaking, irreverent feature film
• HATCHED HOUR Interview With Writer-Director Judy Naidoo
• THE HATEFUL EIGHT How Tarantino’s Staged Reading Of Hateful Eight Became A Film   
• HEIDI Bringing Heidi To The Big Screen / Interview with director Alain Gsponer / Interview with screenwriter Petra Volph
• HELL OR HIGH WATER Actor Taylor Sheridan talks about writing the screenplay
• HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS From short film to independent feature film
• HIGH STRUNG High Strung fuses hip-hop with classical and contemporary dance
• A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING Cultures collide
• HOW TO BE SINGLE  Writing A Comedy About How To Be Single
• THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR: A dark fantasy that breathes life into the fairy-tale genre
• HANDS OF STONE From real life to reel life
• ICE AGE: COLISSION COURSE Deeply rooted in the mythology of the original Ice Age
• THE IDOL From real life to reel life
• INDIGNATION Bringing Philip Roth’s Indignation To The Big Screen
• INFERNO  Dan Brown’s Inferno, the latest addition in the $1.2 billion film franchise / David Koepp talks about writing the screenplay for a $1.2 billion film franchise
• THE INFILTRATOR From Real Life To Reel Life
• IN THE HEART OF THE SEA  One of the greatest seafaring tales of all time  
• IRRATIONAL MAN: Woody Allen exposes his core philosophical beliefs
• JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK Action packed
• JASON BOURNE Setting a new standard for an entire genre
• JONATHAN Interview with writer-director Sallas de Jager
• JOU ROMEO Read more about the film
• JOY Read review / Writer-Director David O. Russell’s Joy is a film about chasing dreams
• JULIETA Spanish writer-director Pedro Almodóvar talks about Julieta, his most severe film to date
• JUNGLE BOOK Jungle Book Celebrates The Art Of Filmmaking
• KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES Comedy, action and romance
• KEEP WATCHING Read more about the film
• KNIGHT OF CUPS Review
• KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS The Art of Animation
• THE LEGEND OF TARZAN A world of adventure that is awe-inspiring
• LABYRINTH OF LIES Read more
• THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS The Art Of Adaptation
• LIGHTS OUT A tale of an unknown terror that lurks in the dark
• LONDON HAS FALLEN  High-octane Action
• MACBETH A visceral and dynamic re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Macbeth
• MAGGIE’S PLAN Read more about the film
• MAGNIFICENT 7 The Magnificent Seven Rides Again
• THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY  How a letter written in 1913 inspired The Man Who Knew Infinity
• MAX STEEL  A realistic re-interpretation of the traditional superhero film
• ME BEFORE YOU From Bestseller To Big Screen
• THE MEDDLER A personal journey for writer-director Lorene Scafaria
• MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE  Read more
• MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES From real life to reel comedy
• MILES AHEAD A no-holds barred portrait of one of 20th century music’s creative geniuses
• MISS YOU ALREADY A Powerful Story For Every Modern Woman
• MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN Stay Peculiar 
• MR. RIGHT A high concept that proved too challenging for mainstream Hollywood tastemakers
• MRS. RIGHT GUY South African filmmaker Adze Ugah talks about Mrs. Right Guy
• MOANA  A sweeping, CG-animated feature film from Walt Disney Animation Studios
• MODDER EN BLOED  Review / A dream come true for The Writing Studio graduate Henk Pretorius! / Writer-director Sean Else talks about Modder en Bloed
• MONEY MONSTER A mainstream thriller that’s exciting, fast-paced, and smart
• MORGAN A thrilling, visceral and intense movie-going experience
• MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 Crafting A Sequel
• MY FATHER’S WAR Interview with writer-director Craig Gardner
• NERVE A razor-sharp observation of the seductive power of social media
• NINE LIVES: Art of Comedy
• NOBODY’S DIED LAUGHING Review
• NOEM MY SKOLLIE  The true story of a young man in 1960’s Cape Town who became a storyteller in jail.
• NOW YOU SEE ME: THE SECOND ACT More magical illusions 
• OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY The funniest movie of the holiday season
• OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL A Terrifying New Tale
• DIE ONTWAKING   Interview with producer-writer and director Johnny Breedt
• OUR KIND OF TRAITOR Bringing Le Carre’s Bestseller To The Big Screen
• PASSENGERS A Spaced-Out Thriller
• ‘N PAWPAW VIR MY DARLING  Read review /  Interview with writer-director Koos Roets Feature: Go Behind Scenes 
• PELE From Real Life To Reel Life
• PETE’S DRAGON Re imagining Disney’s classic for a new generation
• PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES Classic Jane Austen meets A Zombie Apocalypse
• QUEEN OF KATWE A powerful human story
• RACE An inspiring drama about one man’s fight to become an Olympic legend
• REMEMBER  An original screenplay about ultimate revenge
• THE REVENANT   Review /  A Spiritual Journey To Salvation
• RISEN Faith In Film: The Epic Biblical Story Of The Resurrection
• THE ROAD WITHIN Interview with writer-Director Gren Wells 
• ROBINSON CRUSOE (also known as The Wild Life)  Read more about the film
• ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY  The first in a new series of Star Wars standalone films 
• ROOM  Adapting Room For The Big Screen
• SAFE BET  Safe Bet Marks Success For Graduates Of The Writing Studio Interviews: Writer-Director Bonginhlanhla Ncube/ Screenwriter Carl Roddam
• THE SAUSAGE PARTY The world’s first R-rated CG animated comedy
• THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS An animated comedy about the lives our pets lead when we go to work or school
• SHEPHERDS AND BUTCHERS Puts death penalty on trial and changes history
• SHUT IN A tense, heart-pounding psychological thriller
• SING A story about a singing competition set in a world populated entirely by animals.
• SING STREET A personal journey for Irish writer-director John Carney
• SINK Interview with Writer-Director Brett Michael Innes
• SISTERS Comedy collaboration
• SKIP TRACE Read more about the film
• SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE  Read more about the film 
• SNAAKS GENOEG (Funny Enough) An original piece written and directed by David Moore
• THE SNOW QUEEN 2 Read more about the film
• SOLACE    A 13-year-journey from page to screen
• SPOTLIGHT  Spotlight Exposes An Astonishing True Story  
• STAR TREK BEYOND Exploring the furthest reaches of uncharted space
• STORKS An original animated story that celebrates friendship and family
• SUFFRAGETTE  A Film About The Early Foot Soldiers Of The Feminist Movement  
• SUICIDE SQUAD Bringing Suicide Squad To The Big Screen/ Review
• SULLY From Real Life To Reel Life
• SY KLINK SOOS LENTE Interview with writer and star Stiaan Smith
• TESS Bringing Tess to the big screen
• TRIPLE 9 Writing Explosive Action
• TROLLS A smart, funny and irreverent comedy about the search for happiness
• TRUMBO A Film About The Right To Free speech
• TRUTH A classic newsroom drama that delves into the traumatic lives of real people
• UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS Blood Wars pushes Underworld mythology into exciting new realms
• VERSKIETENDED STER: Screenwriter Stefan Enslin reaches for the stars
• VIR ALTYD (Forever) Talking to actors and writers  Ivan Botha and Donnalee Roberts
• VIR DIE VÖELS Interview with writer-director Quentin Krog
• WARCRAFT From game changer to epic big screen adventure
• WAR DOGS A Story Of The American Dream
• WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS Read more about the film
• WHERE TO INVADE NEXT Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore plays the role of invader
• WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT The role of female war reporters in Afghanistan
• WHY HIM? a hilariously fresh spin on the anxiety-inducing tradition of introducing one’s significant other to the family
• WONDERBOY FOR PRESIDENT A Mockumentary With Attitude
• X MEN: APOCALYPSE X-Men: Apocalypse takes the franchise to new heights
• THE YOUNG MESSIAH Faith in Film
• Z FOR ZACHARIAH  Love is challenged in the apocalyptic Z for Zachariah
• ZOOTROPOLIS Disney Returns To The Wild