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[[African Film Productions Ltd]] was a film studio, located in the Johannesburg suburb of Killarney.
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[[African Film Productions Ltd]] was a film production studio, located in the Johannesburg suburb of Killarney.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
  
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Africa's first motion picture studio formed by [[I.W. Schlesinger]] in 1915. It had been producing newsreels, short subjects and feature films in the Afrikaans language.  
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Africa's first motion picture studio formed by [[I.W. Schlesinger]] in 1915. It produced newsreels, short subjects and feature films in the Afrikaans language. Much of the filming took place at the [[Killarney Film Studios]] built by Schlesinger on land he purchased outside of Johannesbsurg, naming it 'Killarney'.  
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One of its earliest productions was ''[[De Voortrekkers]]'' (1916). Between 1916 and 1922 [[African Film Productions]] made forty-three films.
 
  
 
It was bought out by [[20th Century Fox]] in 1959 and renamed [[South African Screen Productions]].
 
It was bought out by [[20th Century Fox]] in 1959 and renamed [[South African Screen Productions]].
  
 
'''For more information, see [[20th Century Fox]] and [[South African Screen Productions]].'''
 
'''For more information, see [[20th Century Fox]] and [[South African Screen Productions]].'''
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==Films==
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1916: ''[[De Voortrekkers]]''
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1916: ''[[A Krakt Affair]]''
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1916: ''[[Gloria]]''
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1916: ''[[A Zulu's Devotion]]''
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1916: ''[[The Splendid Waster]]''
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1916: ''[[A Story of the Rand]]''
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1916: ''[[The Silver Wolf]]''
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1916: ''[[The Illicit Liquor Seller]]''
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1916: ''[[The Artist's Dream]]''
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1916: ''[[A Tragedy of the Veld]]''
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1916: ''[[£20,000]]''
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1916: ''[[The Water Cure]]''
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1917: ''[[Zulutown Races]]''
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1917: ''[[Zulutown: The Skating Rink]]''
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1917: ''[[And then...]]''
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1917: ''[[Sonny's Little Bit]]''
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1917: ''[[The Major's Dilemma]]''
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1917: ''[[The Picannin's Christmas]]''
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1917: ''[[A Border Scourge]]''
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1918: ''[[The Symbol of Sacrifice]]''
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1918: ''[[Bond and Word]]''
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1918: ''[[The Bridge]]''
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1918: ''[[The Voice of the Waters]]''
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1919: ''[[Allan Quartermain]]''
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1919: ''[[Fallen Leaves]]''
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1919: ''[[Copper Mask]]''
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1919: ''[[The Stolen Favourite]]''
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1919: ''[[With Edged Tools]]''
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1920: ''[[The Man Who Was Afraid]]''
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1920: ''[[Virtue in the City]]''
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1920: ''[[Isban: Or the Mystery of the Great Zimbabwe]]''
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1920: ''[[Prester John]]''
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1921: ''[[The Madcap of the Veld]]''
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1922: ''[[Swallow]]''
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1922: ''[[The Vulture's Prey]]''
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1922: ''[[Sam's Kid]]''
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1923: ''[[The Blue Lagoon]]''
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1923: ''[[The Reef of Stars]]''
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1931: ''[[Sarie Marais]]''
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1931: ''[[Moedertjie]]''
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1937: ''[[The Consoling Weed]]''
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1938: ''[[Die Bou van 'n Nasie]]''
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1943: ''[[Servant of a Nation]]''
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1946: ''[[Geboortegrond]]''
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1948: ''[[Die Kaskenades van Doktor Kwak]]''
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1948: ''[[Pondo Story]]''
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1949: ''[[Kom saam vanaand!]]''
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1949: ''[[Arches of Faith]]''
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1950: ''[[Zonk!]]''
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1950: ''[[Hier's Ons Weer!]]''
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1951: ''[[Where No Vultures Fly]]''
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1951: ''[[Alles sal Regkom!]]''
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1952: ''[[South African Calvacade]]''
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1952: ''[[Song of Africa]]''
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1954: ''[['n Taal se opkoms: Afrikaans triomfeer]]''
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1956: ''[[Fishermen of Skeleton Coast]]''
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1956: ''[[Natal]]''
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1956: ''[[South African Mosaic]]''
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1956: ''[[Farbige Liebelei]]''
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1957: ''[[Annete: A Story of Achievement]]''
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1958: ''[[The Wild are Free]]''
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1958: ''[[They Came to Stay]]''
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1959: ''[[Nooi van my Hart]]''
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
https://sahistory.org.za/article/history-south-african-film-industry-timeline-1895-2003
 
https://sahistory.org.za/article/history-south-african-film-industry-timeline-1895-2003
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https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0000070
  
 
Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 21:54, 30 June 2026

African Film Productions Ltd was a film production studio, located in the Johannesburg suburb of Killarney.

History

Africa's first motion picture studio formed by I.W. Schlesinger in 1915. It produced newsreels, short subjects and feature films in the Afrikaans language. Much of the filming took place at the Killarney Film Studios built by Schlesinger on land he purchased outside of Johannesbsurg, naming it 'Killarney'.

It was bought out by 20th Century Fox in 1959 and renamed South African Screen Productions.

For more information, see 20th Century Fox and South African Screen Productions.

Films

1916: De Voortrekkers

1916: A Krakt Affair

1916: Gloria

1916: A Zulu's Devotion

1916: The Splendid Waster

1916: A Story of the Rand

1916: The Silver Wolf

1916: The Illicit Liquor Seller

1916: The Artist's Dream

1916: A Tragedy of the Veld

1916: £20,000

1916: The Water Cure

1917: Zulutown Races

1917: Zulutown: The Skating Rink

1917: And then...

1917: Sonny's Little Bit

1917: The Major's Dilemma

1917: The Picannin's Christmas

1917: A Border Scourge

1918: The Symbol of Sacrifice

1918: Bond and Word

1918: The Bridge

1918: The Voice of the Waters

1919: Allan Quartermain

1919: Fallen Leaves

1919: Copper Mask

1919: The Stolen Favourite

1919: With Edged Tools

1920: The Man Who Was Afraid

1920: Virtue in the City

1920: Isban: Or the Mystery of the Great Zimbabwe

1920: Prester John

1921: The Madcap of the Veld

1922: Swallow

1922: The Vulture's Prey

1922: Sam's Kid

1923: The Blue Lagoon

1923: The Reef of Stars

1931: Sarie Marais

1931: Moedertjie

1937: The Consoling Weed

1938: Die Bou van 'n Nasie

1943: Servant of a Nation

1946: Geboortegrond

1948: Die Kaskenades van Doktor Kwak

1948: Pondo Story

1949: Kom saam vanaand!

1949: Arches of Faith

1950: Zonk!

1950: Hier's Ons Weer!

1951: Where No Vultures Fly

1951: Alles sal Regkom!

1952: South African Calvacade

1952: Song of Africa

1954: 'n Taal se opkoms: Afrikaans triomfeer

1956: Fishermen of Skeleton Coast

1956: Natal

1956: South African Mosaic

1956: Farbige Liebelei

1957: Annete: A Story of Achievement

1958: The Wild are Free

1958: They Came to Stay

1959: Nooi van my Hart

Sources

https://sahistory.org.za/article/history-south-african-film-industry-timeline-1895-2003

https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0000070

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