The newest TV Commercial in Hyundai’s global campaign for its Sante Fe range, was a challenging and complex project shot in September in Cape Town by The Network. The campaign …
New Film Tech: South African Freedom Arm Mobile Crane improves on Russian Arm for Car Commercials
The Network is proud to offer clients the new South African designed and developed Freedom Arm, which redefines the ‘cutting edge’ of camera cranes. This fully digital gyro-stabilized camera crane was developed …
Living on the Edge: Making the new North Face 'Never Stop Exploring' TV Commercial in Cape Town
The North Face China’s “Never Stop Exploring” is an intricate and complex project shot in Cape Town in the depths of winter by The Network together with the Sweetshop Asia’s brilliant team. …
Top TV Series Filming in SA: Black Sails, Dominion, Homeland and Wallander
South Africa is attracting more international TV series than ever before, from Black Sails and Dominion to Homeland and Wallander – all using mostly South African crews and local actors. The growing influx of TV series, international film …
Film Locations: Houses in Cape Town
As a melting pot that has attracted new citizens from all corners of the world, South Africa is a veritable chameleon in terms of filing locations. Our team can find …
Callsheet Magazine Features Japanese Testimonial for The Network Cape Town
The Network set the bar HIGH!! It will be very difficult to find another line producer anywhere that has such a work ethic. Being in Japan means working in a …
The New Hollywood? Cape Town takes on Tinseltown – CNN
From CNN: Over the years, South Africa’s varied landscapes have been a favorite set location for Hollywood productions. Worldwide hits shot at least partly in the country include “Blood Diamond,” …
FT: Booming film industry boosts South Africa’s economy
A rash of Hollywood blockbusters – from Safe House, starring Denzel Washington, to Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – have been made in South Africa. Three features, including Grimsby, Sacha …
Bollywood Comes to South Africa to Film
The Indian film industry is more than a century old and one of the world’s most advanced. India and South Africa have held close ties for centuries – South Africa houses a large Indian diaspora, …
German Movie Shot in South Africa Draws Big Box Office
A tragicomic movie about two terminally ill young men on the road in South Africa has been one of the top 10 movies in Germany for most of 2016. According to the write-up …
Meet Duncan Robson: Founder, CEO and Creative Director
Duncan is a multilingual and exceptionally talented TVC director, special effects designer, post-supervisor and editor with great practical experience. A Gifted Story Teller He grew up surrounded by storytellers on verandahs and around campfires …
Meet Kim White: Executive Producer
Kim White deals with international clients and oversees most productions personally. She is a multilingual and gifted organizer, creator of teams, and magician with budgets and financial control. A Global …
Meet Clive Shirlaw: Digital Alchemist
Clive is an internationally respected digital film wizard with experience on features, documentaries and commercials. He has worked in many countries with some of the world’s top directors and producers. …
Meet Linda Wait: Accounts
Linda enjoyed a varied career in accounting before finding her true calling in film accounting at The Network Productions. She started her career working for the South African Revenue Service …
Why Film in South Africa?
It would be hard to find a better filming location than South Africa anywhere else in the world. Anyone who has visited our country will be familiar with its spectacular …
Location, Location, Location!
After 20 years in business The Network’s location database is exhaustive; embracing all of Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Indian Ocean Island paradises such as the Seychelles and Mauritius. …
Filming Weather in South Africa
South Africa’s varied weather patterns in the different regions of the country mean that we can offer year round shooting. South African weather conditions generally range from Mediterranean in the …
About The Network
The Network Productions International exists to give producers a solid and trustworthy foundation from which their directors are able to fully exercise their craft and fully realize their ideas. A …
The Network – World Class Film Production in Africa
Our Home: Africa’s Mother City The Network is based in Cape Town, our offices are in the shadow of the world famous Table Mountain, ranked as one of the ‘Wonders of …
Around the World in one Country: South Africa's Amazing Film Locations
The Network and Southern Africa have so much more to offer clients than the classic African landscapes and exotic animals. South African Locations Mimic International Locations The limited selection of images …
Cape Town: A Winter Sun Destination
If “Winter” in South Africa is warmer and sunnier than the concept of “Summer” many people have from their own countries – can it really be described as “Winter”? Average …
Testimonial: Alfred Hau (Director – Off-Lo-Hi, Hong Kong)
Alfred Hau from Off-Lo-Hi in Hong Kong chose to produce his very individual and enigmatic production of two intricate commercials for the real estate project “The Cullinan”, in South Africa with …
Positive Changes in South African Visa Requirements for Film Makers & Crews
Recently introduced legislation has relaxed South African visa requirements, making it easier and more accessible for international clients to bring their business to South Africa. This positive outcome for the …
Testimonial: Suzanne Tung (Producer, Hong Kong)
Hong Kong Film Producer Suzanne Tung recently worked with The Network in Cape Town and had the following kind words: “Our company has quite a number of jobs that require …
Testimonial: Otsuki Timo Misuaki (Producer – Tokyo, Japan)
An intricate and beautiful project for Shiseido out of Japan; we wrangled African wildlife (zebras and eland), visited stunning locations including savannah and desert dunes; researched and selected across five African countries but ultimately …
Testimonial: Ngoc Tran Nguyen (Executive Marketing Director – Vinamilk, Vietnam)
Vietnam dairy products manufacturer Vinamilk chose The Network to create a series of ‘Bouncing Cow’ ads. Testimonial Here’s what the Executive Marketing Director of Vinamilk Ngoc Tran Nguyen had to say: “I …
Testimonial: David Jellison (Director – USA)
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, David immediately began pursuing a career as a small, hollering infant. He was an instant success, and decided to move to Hollywood to find an industry …
Testimonial: Tareq Ghosheh (Client, Mobily, Saudi Arabia)
In the past year our knowledge and familiarity with the Middle Eastern Region (GCC) has increased exponentially, a production team lead by Duncan Robson, and Keith Shirlaw spent six months …
Testimonial: Rolly Dib (Executive Producer – Olive Tree Productions, Lebanon)
Rooted In Beirut, Olive Tree is a production company catering to Lebanon as well as the Middle East and North Africa MENA regions. They are storytellers – by taking writing to …
Testimonial: Jeff Snyder (Executive Producer, Accomplice Media USA)
Jeff manages a boutique production & media company with offices across the US and a roster of talented directors to work with advertising agencies and brands in the development and …
Testimonial: Simon Leung (Director, Hong Kong) & Didi Lai (Producer, Hong Kong)
Our constant aim at The Network is to build and strengthen relationships, paying attention to each individual. It is particularly heartening when people, who started out as clients, return as …
Testimonial: Jorge Malpica (Director – Spain & Mexico)
Director Jorge Malpica (Metro Productions, Mexico City), working in collaboration with VIP Films from Dubai, shot and finished two extremely beautiful and post intensive commercials with The Network for ‘Ajmakan’ and …