M-Net's Mzansi Magic launches SA's first
local movie channel.
Mzansi Magic, M-Net's powerhouse proudly
South African brand, is rewriting local television history yet again by adding the
country's very first full-blown local movie channel, Mzansi Bioskop, to its
existing popular offering on DStv.
Mzansi Bioskop on channel 164 on DStv will
bring unprecedented movie magic to a broad audience. It will be available to
DStv customers who get their daily fix of television entertainment on the DStv
Access, Family, Compact, Extra and Premium packages.
“We all want to see stories from our own
backyard about our own people – Mzansi Bioskop will give our customers access
to these stories. And at the same time, we support the local film and
production industry. It is a win-win situation that gives our customers even
more great local entertainment,” said Collins Khumalo, CEO of MultiChoice South
Africa.
According to Yolisa Phahle, Director: M-Net
Local Interest Channels, this new channel is a milestone development for both
the brand and local filmmaking in general. "This groundbreaking 24/7
original movie channel was born out of viewers’ love of the Lokshin Bioskop
films on our channels, but it’s also testament of our commitment to boost the
local movie industry like never before. While it will give Mzansi's film-makers
the opportunity to showcase their work on another platform, it will also
inspire new talent to tell their stories. Mzansi Bioskop will assist to take
South African storytelling to the next level."
Mzansi Bioskop will revolve around films
that reflect the day-to-day reality of the people of Mzansi. Many of these
feature films have been hot hits in bustling make-shift bioscopes in townships
across the country and others were made especially for the Mzansi Magic audience.
Viewers can look forward to fascinating stories such as Who Made Me Pregnant; 2020 Orlando East; Blame It On Love; The Khumalos
and countless other films that have delighted DStv audiences recently.
David Kau's Taxi Ride will also be one of the big first attractions on the
channel.
“More good news is that even many more
Lokshin Bioskop movies are currently in the making and within the foreseeable
future our audiences will be able to enjoy at least 150 brand-new films under
the Mzansi Bioskop banner. This will be the home of new film content made by
new producers," Phahle adds.
For more information, go to
mzansimagic.dstv.com
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