The South African film and television industry will today picket outside the Department of Trade and Industry in Pretoria.
The industry is protesting against the department’s alleged inaction on critical issues affecting the sector.
The picket is expected to kick off at 10:00 this morning.
Members of the Independent Producers Organisation, the Independent Black Filmmakers Collective, Animation SA, and the Documentary Filmmakers Association, along with their partners and allies in the audio-visual creative industry, will be part of the picket.
The Independent Producers Organisation alongside industry allies are organising a peaceful picket outside the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (DTIC) in Pretoria on Thursday, 27 February 2025
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According to the associations involved, the picket represents a call for change and collaboration for mutual growth and prosperity.
Secretary General of the Independent Producers Organisation, Ayanda Sibisi, says there have been many job losses in the industry.
“Today is all about the urgent concerns which are contributing to the job losses incurred by the lack of productions that are currently in place, the maladministration and lack of communication which the film and television industry is also receiving from the Department of Trade and Industry. This has had a huge contribution on the economy and currently, this is a huge contribution and decline in our jobs that are being created, productions that are being created.”
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