South African firsts in films

[Trevor]

I'm proud to be part of the team which preserves this rich heritage.

SOUTH AFRICAN FIRSTS IN FILMS

FIRST FILM STUDIO IN AFRICA: African Film Productions, Killarney, Johannesburg.
FIRST FILMED CONFLICT: The Anglo-Boer War, 1899 – 1902.
OLDEST SURVIVING FEATURE FILM IN AFRICA: De Voortrekkers (1916)
OLDEST SURVIVING FOOTAGE IN AFRICA: Adderley Street, Cape Town, 1898.
FIRST SOUND FILMS IN AFRICA: Moedertjie and Sarie Marais (1931)
FIRST AFRIKAANS LANGUAGE FEATURE FILMS: Moedertjie and Sarie Marais (1931)
FIRST SA PRODUCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE FEATURE FILM: Seven Against The Sun (1964)
FIRST WAR THEMED FILM IN AFRICA: The Symbol of Sacrifice (1918)
FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN DRIVE IN CINEMA: The Johannesburg Drive In, Marlboro.
THE FIRST SA OSCAR WINNER: Ted Moore BSC for A Man For All Seasons. (1966)
FIRST MULTIPLEX CINEMA COMPLEXES: Ster City (Jhb) and Sterland, Pretoria (1969)
FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN FILM TO WIN AN OSCAR: Tsotsi (2006)
FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN ACTOR TO WIN AN OSCAR: Charlize Theron, Monster (2003)
MOST RECENT SA OSCAR WINNER: Margaret Sixel for Mad Max Fury Road.
FIRST WESTERN FILM MADE IN AFRICA: The Hellions (1961)
FIRST ZOMBIE THEMED FILM MADE IN AFRICA: Ride The High Wind (1965)
FIRST HORROR FILM IN AFRICA: Jannie Totsiens (1970)
FIRST AFRICAN FILM WITH AN ALL-BLACK CAST: African Jim (1949)
FIRST AFRIKAANS MUSICAL: Kom Saam Vanaand (1949)
FIRST ANTI-APARTHEID FEATURE FILM: Come Back Africa (1959)
FIRST POLITICAL THRILLER: Die Kandidaat (1968)
FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN FILM BANNED: Three Bullets For A Long Gun (1972)
FIRST MARTIAL ARTS FILM IN AFRICA: Karate Olympia (1976)
FIRST FEMALE FILM DIRECTOR IN AFRICA: Truida Pohl, Die Man In Die Donker (1963)
FIRST LGBTIQ FILM IN AFRICA: Quest For Love (1987)

Long may the firsts continue 

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First South African film to achieve international acclaim: The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)?

[Trevor]

First South African film to achieve international acclaim: The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)?

Actually it wasn't the first.

This one (also known as The Winners)



and this




were the first SA films to do very well financially overseas: The Gods Must be Crazy was released well after these were.

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ahhh ok. Somebody needs to update the wikki page