Film Cape Town
Welcome to Africa’s Film and Media Hub
Film Cape Town is a joint initiative between the City of Cape Town and the Cape Town film industry. It’s a focused project, designed to make the most of the city’s amazing locations, diverse talent pool and world class infrastructure to create a thriving and sustainable industry that’s the crown jewel of the continent.
What defines Cape Town as a premium film and media destination is the best “can do” attitude in the business. Beyond world-class skills and infrastructure, it’s our ability to innovate and creatively solve problems that sets the city apart.
From crimson sunrises to twilight sunsets, Cape Town is blessed with some of the best light in the world. It’s also one of the few places on the planet where you can watch the sun both rise and set over the ocean.
Cape Town’s iconic locations have featured in a number of big screen hits.
Iconic locations and narratives in famous films include:
- Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom with Idris Alba
- Lion’s Head, St. George’s Mall and adjacent alleyways, Artscape Theatre, Fountain Circle, Grand Parade, Cape Town Stadium in Safe House with Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington
- The Cape Town Film Studios – Dredd, Black Sails, Mandela: Long Walk, Mad Max: Fury Road (on request)
- Artscape Theatre in Chronicle
- Newlands Rugby Stadium Rugby Stadium, school sports field (Bishops or Rondebosch Boys) – Invictus with Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon
- District Six – The title and premise of District 9 inspired by events in District Six
- The Helderberg Nature Reserve – The Last House on the Left
- The Century City precinct – Doomsday
- V&A Waterfront, Table Bay Harbour – Blood Diamond with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelly
- Camps Bay in Lord of War with Nicholas Cage, Ethan Hawk, and Jared Leto
- Artscape Theatre and CBD in Homeland
- Hout Bay, Cape Town Studios – Tomb Raider with Alicia Vikander
For more information on Cape Town's film industry, visit:
www.filmcapetown.com