Africa continues to be a sought after destination for film and commercial shoots of all shapes, sizes and genres. Here’s a look at some of the productions that have shot on the continent in 2018/19.
Long Format
| FILM / SERIES | COMPANIES ATTACHED | LOCATION |
| Black Mirror S5 | Moonlighting, Endemol | South Africa |
| Blood and Water | Gambit Films, Netflix | Cape Town |
| Bloodshot | Moonlighting, Sony | South Africa |
| Deep Blue Sea 3 | Film Afrika, Netflix | Cape Town |
| Deep State 2 | ||
| Doctor Who Season 11 | BBC Studios, Out of Africa Entertainment | Western Cape |
| Escape From Pretoria | Spier Films, Arclight Films | South Africa |
| First Dates South Africa | Rapid Blue | Johannesburg |
| Good Omens | Amazon/BBC, Salt River Studios | Cape Town, Atlantis Dunes |
| Leprechaun Returns | Out of Africa Entertainment, SyFy, Lionsgate | South Africa |
| May’s Kitchen | Ladies First Distribution | Egypt |
| Monster Hunter | Moonlighting, Constantin Film, Impact Pictures | South Africa, Namibia |
| Queen Sono | Diprente, Netflix | Johannesburg |
| Raised By Wolves | Film Afrika | Cape Town |
| Sacred Games Season 2 | Filmad Africa Productions, Netflix | Nairobi, Cape Town, Johannesburg |
| The Batchelor Australia Finale | Visual Impact | North West |
| The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind | Blue Sky Films, BBC Films, Netflix | Malawi |
| The Hotzone | Moonlighting, Fox | South Africa |
| The Professionals | Spier Films | Johannesburg |
| The Seal | Triggerfish Animation Studios | Cape Town |
| The Snail and the Whale (Post Production) | Triggerfish Animation Studios, Magic Light Pictures | Cape Town |
| The Watch | Film Afrika, BBC Studios | Cape Town |
| The Widow | Film Afrika, ITV, Amazon Prime | South Africa |
| The Yard | Currency Media | Kenya |
| Trackers | Scene23, M-Net, ZDF, Scribe Studios | Cape Town |
| Warrior Season 1 and 2 | Moonlighting, HBO | South Africa |
| Why Not | Visual Impact | South Africa |
| Serenity | Identical Pictures | Mauritius |
Commercial Giants
Many international commercial shoots have been serviced in South Africa in the last few decades, with more and more clients looking further afield to the rest of Africa for creative inspiration and new and exciting shoot locations. Countries on the radar include but are not limited to Namibia, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, and Uganda.
International commercial clients include the likes of:
- Absolut
- Ancestry DNA
- Apoteket
- BMW China
- Budweiser
- Coca-Cola
- Distell/Viceroy
- Dubai Expo 2020
- EWI
- Intel
- Johnny Walker
- Nascar
- Nike
- Old Navy
- Orange Samsung
- Pokemon
- Quaker
- Shell
- Skoda
- Sky Sports
- TK Maxx
- UbiSoft
- Verizon
- VW
- Westland
- Zweifel Caveman
Source: Juice Films, Gatehouse Commercials, Egg Films, Moonlighting