(Trevor Noah)
During
the month of May, MultiChoice is celebrating the “can do” spirit of Africans in
its AfriCAN campaign, where it’s inviting you to “Tune into Africa, Tune into
our Stories”. This unique campaign, to be seen on DStv and on its social media
platforms, highlights that Africans CAN be or do anything they set their minds
to.
The
uniqueness of the campaign started with how it was conceived. Young
marketers were tasked with putting together the campaign to show that they can
also do anything they set their minds to – including conceiving and running a
campaign from start to finish.
Africa’s
finest in sport, entertainment, fashion, and music have been lined up as
ambassadors of the campaign to share their inspirational stories. The A-listers
include Olympic gold medal winner and world record holder Wayde van Niekerk,
Oscar winner and trendsetter Lupita Nyongo, South Africa’s global superstar
Charlize Theron, international award winning fashion extraordinaire Laduma
Ngxokolo, critically-acclaimed actress Pearl Thusi, funny man and worldwide
trailblazer Trevor Noah and mega music maestro Black Coffee. All stars you can
see on DStv on a regular basis.
You too
can be part of this campaign this Africa month by participating on Facebook. Go
to https://africans17.dstv.com to show your AfriCAN spirit.
Simply upload and create your own unique photo by using a simple yet powerful
line… I got the _______ of an AfriCAN.
Fill in
the blank with what best describes you.
African
stories to make you laugh, cry, play, dance and sing
It’s not
just during this month when we celebrate Africa Day, that MultiChoice is
committed to African stories. The MultiChoice Group invests R1,7 billion a year
in local content to ensure Africa’s stories are told. This significant
investment feeds the television and production industry across the continent,
creating regular jobs for actors, writers, producers, editors and film crew.
Even caterers benefit from this investment!
And to
ensure there is talent that can tell our stories well into the future, the
M-Net Magic in Motion Academy is developing the next generation of film and TV
creators. This is a year-long course that gives participants an immersive
experience in key areas of TV and film creation. This includes production
commissioning, scriptwriting concept creation, producing, directing,
cinematography, sound, art direction, editing post-production and broadcasting.
Mbali
Zulu, a young talented scriptwriter is putting Pongola on the map. She recently
graduated from the 2016 Magic in Motion class and is making it big already –
she was nominated for a South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA) for the
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting – TV Soap/Telenovela for Mzansi Magic’s
flagship soap Isibaya.
She says
she knew early that she wanted to be a writer and fondly remembers her
university lecturers telling her to never stop practicing; “This industry is
tough and far from glamorous, but it’s very rewarding. I was honoured to be
nominated for a SAFTA and I still can’t believe it. M-Net and Bomb have paved
the way for me to be a part of this amazing industry and I will always be
grateful.”
M-Net’s
local content channels won 36 Golden Horns at this year’s SAFTAs, picking up
some of the biggest awards - Most Popular Soap, Best Soap, Best Feature Film,
Best Documentary Feature, Best Achievement in Scriptwriting, and Best
Achievement in Directing-Feature Film.
MultiChoice
is not finished yet, as it intends to grow the local content offering on DStv
every year. You can watch great local stories on DStv every day, to celebrate
the spirit of what it means to be #AfriCAN.
Here’s a
taste of the proudly home-made stories you can enjoy:
The daily
drama on Mzansi Magic’s (DStv channel 161) fast-paced telenovelas and soaps
will keep you on the edge of your seats. The
Queen, starring Connie Ferguson and Sello Maake ka Ncube, will have you
addicted, Monday to Thursday at 21h00.
Popular
soap Isibaya, now in its 5th season,
was voted most popular TV Soap at the SAFTAs 2017. Set on the backdrop of the
taxi industry, the bitter feud continues Monday to Friday at 20h30 on DStv
channel 161.
In
season 2 of the popular drama series, Igazi,
the war for the kingdom continues on Sundays at 20h00.
Reality
has never looked this good. Living The
Dream with Somizi follows the flamboyant entertainer, Somizi Mhlongo and
the charismatic characters that influence his fast-paced lifestyle – every
Wednesday at 20h00. And can you really trust your family to help you find love?
Date My Family helps singletons find
love by sending them on dates with their potential partner's family. Catch the
often hilarious escapades of these daters on Sundays at 18h00.
Don’t
miss South Africa’s most popular talent search with the much-loved and equally
feared panel of judges: Randall Abrahams, Unathi Msengana and Somizi Mhlongo. Idols SA Season XIII will premiere on
Mzansi Magic from July 9 at 17h00.
On M-Net
(DStv channel 101) The Voice SA Season
2 is coming your way live from the state-of-the-art Mosaiek Teatro in Fairland,
Sundays at 17h30; and award-winning South African investigative journalism
television series, Carte Blanche airs
immediately after at 19h00.
After
years of anticipation, the South African public is finally getting a glimpse
into the life of Bonang Matheba – widely regarded as one of the most elusive
superstars around. Catch Being Bonang this
July on Vuzu AMP (DStv channel 103).
On
BoxOffice there’s Droomdag, the
romantic drama created by legendary actor, screen writer and film and television
producer, Willie Esterhuizen. The Live
Series Donovan Goliath sees the comedian and presenter looking back at his
experience growing up in Mthatha and not really fitting in. In Afrikaans
romantic teen comedy, Jou Romeo, the
budget gets cut for Romeo and Juliet,
and drama geeks Yvette and Tyler have to think of a plan to save their
production. South Africa’s very talented Riaad Moosa delivers a mind blowing
stand up set in Doctors Orders and
makes light about a host of topics in his charismatic style.
On Food
Network (DStv channel 175) there’s Siba’s Table, the successful cooking series
syndicated to several countries with Cape Town based chef, Siba Mtongana
creating and serving up an irresistible range of dishes with her signature
twist.
You can
also join a host of amateur bakers as they compete to be named South Africa’s
best home baker in the next season of the Great
South African Bake Off - kicking off on October 18 at 20h00 on BBC
Lifestyle (DStv channel 174).
More
info about these and other great local award-winning shows can be found on
DStv.com
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