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'''Johannesburg Film Productions''' (Johannesburg Filmproduksies) was a production company that operated for approximately 10 years. The studio was situated behind a carpentry shop in Doornfontein and was launched by [[Hans Kaniuk]], a Berlin-born electrical engineer who had had some theatre and film experience in Germany before Hitler came to power. In January 1955 he announced that he had sold his business to a separate company to be called H. Kaniuk (Pty) Ltd and that from 1st March he would have no further connection with the firm.

He then teamed up with cameraman [[Judex C. Viljoen]] and the two produced their first film, a now forgotten short called ''South African Miscellany''. This was followed by the feature ''[[Satanskoraal]]'', a co-production with [[Jamie Uys]], on which Kaniuk acted as executive producer. There were to be no other major productions, though the company provided technical services on ''[[Die Reën Kom Weer]]'' ([[Pierre D. Botha]]/1963) and ''[[The Foster Gang]]'' ([[Percival Rubens]]/1964). The firm also produced a number of advertising films, at least one of which, made for a Swiss watch manufacturer, achieved international success. A projected 1961 film to be called ''Diamonds Are Trumps'', with [[Nicky Caras]] in the cast and directed by [[Peter Henkel]], failed to materialise, as did a feature written by [[James Ambrose Brown]], using an “all-Native” cast. The company was a member of the local [[Motion Picture Production Association]].

== Sources ==

Rand Daily Mail, 21 January 1955

Rand Daily Mail, 15 February 1958

Sunday Times, 5 February 1961

Sunday Times, 23 July 1961

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 '''Johannesburg Film Productions''' (Johannesburg Filmproduksies) was a production company that operated for approximately 10 years.  The studio was situated behind a carpentry shop in Doornfontein and was launched by [[Hans Kaniuk]], a Berlin-born electrical engineer who had had some theatre and film experience in Germany before Hitler came to power.  In January 1955 he announced that he had sold his business to a separate company to be called H. Kaniuk (Pty) Ltd and that from 1st March he would have no further connection with the firm.
-He then teamed up with cameraman [[Judex C. Viljoen]] and the two produced their first film, a now forgotten short called ''South African Miscellany''.  This was followed by the feature ''[[Satanskoraal]]'', a co-production with [[Jamie Uys]], on which Kaniuk acted as executive producer.    There were to be no other major productions, though the company provided technical services on ''[[Die Reën Kom Weer]]'' ([[Pierre D. Botha]]/1963) and ''[[The Foster Gang]]'' ([[Percival Rubens]]/1964).  The firm also produced a number of advertising films, at least one of which, made for a Swiss watch manufacturer, achieved international success.  A projected 1961 film to be called ''Diamonds Are Trumps'', with [[Nicky Caras]] in the cast and directed by [[Peter Henkel]], failed to materialise, as did a feature written by [[James Ambrose Brown]], using an “all-Native” cast.  The company was a member of the local [[Motion Picture Production Association]].
+He then teamed up with cameraman [[Judex C. Viljoen]] and the two produced their first film, a now forgotten short called ''South African Miscellany''.  This was followed by the feature ''[[Satanskoraal]]'', a co-production with [[Jamie Uys]], on which Kaniuk acted as executive producer.    There were to be no other major productions, though the company provided technical services for ''[[Die Reën Kom Weer]]'' ([[Pierre D. Botha]]/1963) and ''[[The Foster Gang]]'' ([[Percival Rubens]]/1964).  The firm also produced a number of advertising films, at least one of which, made for a Swiss watch manufacturer, achieved international success.  A projected 1961 film to be called ''Diamonds Are Trumps'', with [[Nicky Caras]] in the cast and directed by [[Peter Henkel]], failed to materialise, as did a feature written by [[James Ambrose Brown]], using an “all-Native” cast.  The company was a member of the local [[Motion Picture Production Association]].
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