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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]]. | ||
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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 | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 30 June 2026
African Film Productions Ltd was a film studio, located in the Johannesburg suburb of Killarney.
History
Africa's first motion picture studio formed by I.W. Schlesinger in 1915. 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.
For more information, see 20th Century Fox and South African Screen Productions.
Sources
https://sahistory.org.za/article/history-south-african-film-industry-timeline-1895-2003
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