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Twenty-one years ago, a cross-section of the country's seven-year-olds spoke about their lives and dreams in 7UP South Africa. Director Angus Gibson has filmed the children every seven years since: for 14UP, then 21UP, and now for 28UP. The full series premieres on Al Jazeera English on Friday.

South African 3D animated feature film Khumba, which had its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last week, has been bought by major international independent distributors from Australia, Italy and the UK.

South African animated 3D movie Adventures in Zambezia won the "best feature for children" award at the 21st Anima Mundi animation festival in Rio, Brazil last week - the latest in a string of successes for the debut feature from Cape Town-based Triggerfish Animation Studios.

Cape Town-based Triggerfish is already Africa’s largest animation studio, and with world-class features like Zambezia (2012) and Khumba (2013) under its belt, the company is now in the big league and the sky is by far NOT the limit.
• Inner city kids learn about film

Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile has congratulated the makers of South African film Fanie Fourie's Lobola, which won the Audience Choice Award for Best Comedy at the 19th Sedona International Film Festival in Arizona, US last week.

A recent co-production treaty with Ireland is just one sign that 2012 is likely to mark the turning point to international success for the local film industry, with even the Hollywood Reporter noting that South Africa is set for "an increasingly brilliant film and TV future".

South Africa is set to have its strongest representation yet at this year's Cannes Film Festival, with 130 of the country's filmmakers registered for the event, and the National Film and Video Foundation gearing up to showcase 20 local projects.

Walking off with two awards, Otelo Burning was one of a number of South African films that won nine awards in total at the 2012 Africa Movie Academy Awards in Lagos, Nigeria.
• e'Lollipop sequel soon for SA

The South African film industry had a strong presence at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, with 24 films and documentaries on show and a handful of awards and commendations to bring home.
• SA short film makes festival finals

Life, Above All, directed by South African born Oliver Schmitz and shot on location in South Africa, received a 10-minute standing ovation at its world premiere at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.