On Tuesday Mzansi Magic added the very first full-blown South African-bred movie channel, Mzansi Bioskop, to its existing offering on DStv.
Mzansi Bioskop (DStv Channel 164) will bring movie magic to a broad audience throughout Southern Africa. It will be available to DStv subscribers who get their daily fix of television entertainment on DStv Access, Family, Compact and Premium bouquets. To support this launch, MultiChoice Africa CEO Nico Meyer says: “We all want to see stories that reflect our lives, how we live and who we are as Africans – Mzansi Bioskop will give our subscribers access to these authentic stories that give meaning to who we are.”
“We believe that our investment into M-NET and its channels will go a long way to showcase the phenomenal talent we have on our very own shores and the enormous contribution this is making to the success of emerging film makers in the continent,” he says.
Mzansi Bioskop will revolve around films that reflect the day-to-day reality of the people of Mzansi. Many of these feature films have been hot hits in bustling make-shift bioscopes in townships and others were made especially for the Mzansi Magic audience.
According to Yolisa Phahle, Director: M-Net Local Interest Channels, this new channel is a milestone development for both the brand and local filmmaking in general. “This 24/7 original movie channel was born out of viewers’ love of the Lokshin Bioskop films on our channels, but it’s also testament of our commitment to boost the local movie industry like never before. While it will give Mzansi’s film makers the opportunity to showcase their work on another platform, it will also inspire new talent to tell their stories.”
Phahle adds that even many more Lokshin Bioskop movies are currently in the making and within the foreseeable future DStv audiences will be able to enjoy at least 150 brand-new films under the Mzansi Bioskop banner. This will be the home of new film content made by new producers.
Viewers can look forward to fascinating stories such as Who Made Me Pregnant; 2020 Orlando East; Blame It on Love; The Khumalos and countless other films that have delighted DStv audiences recently.For more information www.dstv.com