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   South Africa Filmmaking: A Diverse Country Finds its Own Voice

   11:00 am 5/10/2013

   • by George Szalai

   After years in the shadow of Hollywood location shoots, titles like Forest Whitaker's "Zulu" show domestic filmmakers are carving out their own identity.Read more

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   'Stand Down Margaret': English Beat's Dave Wakeling Reflects on Anti-Thatcher Anthem

   11:00 am 4/9/2013

   • by As told to Shirley Halperin

   Says the 80s ska band's guitarist and vocalist: "Most everything about Margaret Thatcher was pretend ... a way for the privileged to secure themselves at the expense of everybody else."Read more

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   The Weinstein Co. Acquires North American Rights to Nelson Mandela Biopic

   5:00 am 2/22/2013

   • by Pamela McClintock

   "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" is produced by Anant Singh and based on Mandela's autobiography of the same name; Idris Elba plays the famed civil rights leader.Read more

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   Nelson Mandela's Granddaughters Starring in Cozi TV Reality Show (Exclusive)

   6:00 am 1/28/2013

   • by Kimberly Nordyke

   The new network from NBCUniversal's owned stations division is beefing up its programming with "Being Mandela."Read more

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   AFM 2012: South Africa's Locations Boom Gives Locals a Boost

   12:49 pm 10/30/2012

   • by Kevin Cassidy

   While local filmmakers still struggle in the shadow of big-budget offshore shoots, homegrown fare is beginning to benefit from the country’s thriving locations sector.Read more

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   Cannes 2012: THR's Daily Day 1

   11:07 am 5/15/2012

   • by THR Staff

   Economic woes could lead to downturn after last year’s record dealmaking.Read more

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   Idris Elba's Nelson Mandela Biopic, ‘Long Walk to Freedom,' Gets a Start Date

   10:47 am 3/19/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   Backed by South African producer Anant Singh’s Distant Horizon and French-owned, British-based production house Pathe, the movie will detail the former president’s life story.Read more

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   Nelson Mandela's Grandchildren to Star in Reality Show

   6:43 am 9/29/2011

   • by Lindsay Powers

   "We're definitely not the African Kardashians," says Dorothy Adjoa Amuah.Read more

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