By Charmaine Ndlela
South Africa’s film and television industry says negotiations with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) have reached a deadlock after months of unsuccessful engagements, accusing the department of failing to address a crisis that threatens thousands of jobs and the future of the country’s production sector.
The Save SA Film and TV Jobs Coalition announced on Friday that, after six months of engagement and only five meetings with the department, little progress had been made in restoring the Film and Television Production Incentive, which it says has effectively become non-functional.
Established in 2004, the South African Film and Television Production Incentive is administered by the DTIC to support the growth and sustainability of the country’s film and television industry.
The coalition said payment delays and a backlog in processing rebate applications have resulted in job losses and stalled productions.
Representing producers, actors, writers, directors, editors,
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