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[[C-Films]] (1970s-1990s) was a pioneering Cape Town-based film and television production company in South Africa,

Founded and led by filmmaker [[Dirk de Villiers]].

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk_de_Villiers
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		+	https://afrikanergeskiedenis.co.za/dirk-de-villiers-1924-2009/

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 ==The company==
-Founded and led by renowned filmmaker [[Dirk de Villiers]], it was one of the earliest prominent [[Afrikaans]] and South African TV production entities, creating classic [[SABC]] series (e.g. ''[[Die Allemans]]'' and the award-winning [[Boer War]] series ''[[Arende]]'' (1989) and children's/educational programs like ''[[Interster]]'' (1982), ''[[Sewer Rats]]'', ''[[Lied van die Lappop]]'', and ''[[Thabure]]''. Feature films included : ''[[Jantjie]]'' (1984) and ''[[Kalahari Harry]]'' (1994).
+Founded and led by renowned filmmaker [[Dirk de Villiers]], it was one of the earliest prominent [[Afrikaans]] and South African TV production entities, creating classic [[SABC]] series (e.g. ''[[Die Allemans]]'' and the award-winning [[Boer War]] series ''[[Arende]]'' in 1989) and children's/educational programs like ''[[Interster]]'' (1982), ''[[Sewer Rats]]'', ''[[Lied van die Lappop]]'', and ''[[Thabure]]''. Feature films included : ''[[Jantjie]]'' (1984) and ''[[Kalahari Harry]]'' (1994).
 [[C-Films]] served as an early training and launching pad for many notable South African actors, crew members, and artisans entering the film and broadcast trade under difficult historical and political constraints.

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 Founded and led by renowned filmmaker [[Dirk de Villiers]], it was one of the earliest prominent [[Afrikaans]] and South African TV production entities, creating classic [[SABC]] series (e.g. ''[[Die Allemans]]'' and the award-winning [[Boer War]] series ''[[Arende]]'' (1989) and children's/educational programs like ''[[Interster]]'' (1982), ''[[Sewer Rats]]'', ''[[Lied van die Lappop]]'', and ''[[Thabure]]''. Feature films included : ''[[Jantjie]]'' (1984) and ''[[Kalahari Harry]]'' (1994).
-[[C-Films]] actually served as an early training and launching pad for many notable South African actors, crew members, and artisans entering the film and broadcast trade under difficult historical and political constraints.
+[[C-Films]] served as an early training and launching pad for many notable South African actors, crew members, and artisans entering the film and broadcast trade under difficult historical and political constraints.
 The company closed following financial restructurings in the 1990s.

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 ==The company==
-Founded and led by renowned filmmaker [[Dirk de Villiers]], it was one of the earliest prominent [[Afrikaans]] and South African TV production entities, creating classic [[SABC]] series (best known perhaps for the award-winning [[Boer War]] series ''[[Arende]]'' (1989) and children's/educational programs like ''[[Interster]]'' (1982), ''[[Sewer Rats]]'', ''[[Lied van die Lappop]]'', and ''[[Thabure]]''. Feature films included : ''[[Jantjie]]'' (1984) and ''[[Kalahari Harry]]'' (1994).
+Founded and led by renowned filmmaker [[Dirk de Villiers]], it was one of the earliest prominent [[Afrikaans]] and South African TV production entities, creating classic [[SABC]] series (e.g. ''[[Die Allemans]]'' and the award-winning [[Boer War]] series ''[[Arende]]'' (1989) and children's/educational programs like ''[[Interster]]'' (1982), ''[[Sewer Rats]]'', ''[[Lied van die Lappop]]'', and ''[[Thabure]]''. Feature films included : ''[[Jantjie]]'' (1984) and ''[[Kalahari Harry]]'' (1994).
 The company closed following financial restructurings in the 1990s.

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 ==The company==
-Founded and led by renowned filmmaker [[Dirk de Villiers]], it was one of the earliest prominent [[Afrikaans]] and South African TV production entities, creating classic [[SABC]] series (best known perhaps for the award-winning Boer War series ''[[Arende]]'' (1989) and children's/educational programs like ''[[Interster]]'' (1982), ''[[Sewer Rats]]'', ''[[Lied van die Lappop]]'', and ''[[Thabure]]''. Feature films included : ''[[Jantjie]]'' (1984) and ''[[Kalahari Harry]]'' (1994).
+Founded and led by renowned filmmaker [[Dirk de Villiers]], it was one of the earliest prominent [[Afrikaans]] and South African TV production entities, creating classic [[SABC]] series (best known perhaps for the award-winning [[Boer War]] series ''[[Arende]]'' (1989) and children's/educational programs like ''[[Interster]]'' (1982), ''[[Sewer Rats]]'', ''[[Lied van die Lappop]]'', and ''[[Thabure]]''. Feature films included : ''[[Jantjie]]'' (1984) and ''[[Kalahari Harry]]'' (1994).
 The company closed following financial restructurings in the 1990s.

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 ==The company==
-Founded and led by filmmaker [[Dirk de Villiers]].
+Founded and led by filmmaker [[Dirk de Villiers]], it was one of the earliest prominent [[Afrikaans]] and South African TV production entities, creating classic [[SABC]] series and children's/educational programs like ''[[Interster]]'' (1982), ''[[Sewer Rats]]'', ''[[Lied van die Lappop]]'', and ''[[Thabure]]''. Feature films included : The company produced various local feature films and comedies, concluding its notable run with the feature ''[[Kalahari Harry]]'' (1994)
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	[[C-Films]] (1970s-1990s) was a pioneering Cape Town-based film and television production company in South Africa,		[[C-Films]] (1970s-1990s) was a pioneering Cape Town-based film and television production company in South Africa,

		+	==The company==

	Founded and led by filmmaker [[Dirk de Villiers]].		Founded and led by filmmaker [[Dirk de Villiers]].
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		+	== Sources ==
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