While most industries contribute to a country’s gross domestic product (GDP), only a select few have the potential to truly boost its wealth. These are the industries that bring fresh foreign currency (forex) into the country, acting as powerful engines for economic growth. Think tech and mining giants exporting their products, luxurious hotels welcoming international tourists, and, surprisingly, the captivating world of cinema. The global film industry is a veritable goldmine, generating tens of billions of US dollars in forex revenue each year. Hollywood and the British film industry have be ..read more

South African filmmaker Weaam Williams, is set to host an NFT on ramping event for her feature film Two Hues in collaboration with Artscape, Polygon Impact Plus and icubed capital on 9 August 2022.   This event will comprise of a film screening of the proof-of-concept short film (16min), followed by an information session about NFT’s and block-chain, and the opportunity it presents to filmmakers and artists. The short-film won five awards on the international film festival circuit in 2021 including Best Women Empowerment Film – Berlin Short Film Festival, and Best Lead Access – West Europ ..read more

South African filmmaker and actor, Weaam Williams will pitch her up-coming feature film, Two Hues at NEXT, Marche du Film, Festival De Cannes. The screenplay is funded by the National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa, and has been selected to participate at Marche du Film with the Swiss tech company, largo.ai. Two Hues is a high concept, fiction feature film about a woman who suffers from bi-polar disorder and is a silent victim of sexual assault. The title refers to her two opposite moods portrayed via colour, red and blue. ALSO READ: SA Film Two Hues Becomes Africa’s First NFT Funde ..read more

The number of African actors and actresses in Hollywood has been rising in recent years. These actors and actresses bring a nice local touch of diversity to Hollywood films and television shows. American movies and TV shows are watched globally, and many fans can identify with the narrative of the different cultures they portray. The rise of Thuso Mbedu over the last two years into Hollywood stardom has been one of the most inspiring African stories in recent time. Impulse Africa Magazine is here to give a nod to the Top 5 popular African actors/actresses excelling in Hollywood right now.  ..read more

After a successful festival run in 2020 and 2021, picking up four awards along the way, including Wales International Film Festival 2021 – Best Documentary, District Six Rising from the Dust is now available on Prime Video across Africa, after a long wait by the South African public to watch the film. Prime Video is an American video on demand streaming service of amazon.com with an estimated 117 million subscribers worldwide. District Six Rising from the Dust is a multiple-award winning, feature documentary of 62 minutes which unpacks the art, history and social landscape of Cape Town’s most ..read more

The African Arts DAO (Decentralised Autonomous Organisation) alongside the creators of Twohues.nft presents the worldwide livestream of the Two Hues project with the second webinar instalment on Thursday 23rd November at 21:00 SA time, 20:00 CET and 10 am PST on beem.xyz. The next webinar titled “The Gaze” features renowned photographer Nicky Newman alongside, the creator of Two Hues, Weaam Williams and is to be moderated by Tess Fenn from Beem. Nicky Newman will add a limited edition of photographs to the Two Hues collection. “The Gaze” is a discussion around looking at archive, film and phot ..read more

In Blood Psalms, the epic Showmax Original African fantasy launching on Wednesday, 28 September 2022, Bongile Mantsai stars as Hlengu, the second-born son of the chief of the Ku’ua, a nomadic tribe of wandering warriors.  Blood Psalms marks Mantsai’s third collaboration with director Jahmil X.T. Qubeka after the South African Oscar entries Knuckle City and Sew The Winter To My Skin. Mantsai won Best Actor at both the SAFTAs and Durban International Film Festival as ageing boxer Dudu Nyakama in Knuckle City, which also earned him an African Movie Academy Award ..read more

Highly acclaimed South African filmmaker Weaam Williams, is set to host an NFT on ramping event for her feature film Two Hues in partnership with Sisters Working In Film & TV (SWIFT) and The Durban Film Mart. This event will comprise of a film screening of the proof-of-concept short film (16min), followed by an information session about NFT’s and block-chain, and the opportunity it presents to filmmakers and artists. The short-film won five awards on the festival circuit in 2021 including Best Women Empowerment Film – Berlin Short Film Festival, and Best Lead Access – West Europe Internati ..read more

Entrepreneur Constance Bhebhe is setting the bar for luxury cosmetics in South Africa and reclaiming Constance Beauty’s position as the leader in lip wear.  The brand recently completed their bold turquoise blue rebranding by launching their “soft glam” range which includes a neutral eyeshadow palette and three nude classic lipsticks. Constance Beauty is loved and worn by celebrities like Bonang Mathebe, top beauty influencers and has won favor from thousands of local women who seek high quality cosmetics. “African women deserve gorgeous products, no generic packaging with a logo slapped ..read more