South African broadcaster makes first film investment

By 2002-06-14T04:05:00

For years, the major South African broadcasters, like M-Net, the SABC and free to air Channel e-TV have resolutely avoided investing in feature films - a move many local producers claim has prevented the rise of a viable local film industry.

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