Film

In Cape Town

Film Cape Town is a joint initiative between the City of Cape Town and the Cape Town film industry. It’s a focused project, designed to make the most of the city’s amazing locations, diverse talent pool and world class infrastructure to create a thriving and sustainable industry that’s the crown jewel of the continent.

What defines Cape Town as a premium film and media destination is the best “can do” attitude in the business. Beyond world-class skills and infrastructure, it’s our ability to innovate and creatively solve problems that sets the city apart.

From crimson sunrises to twilight sunsets, Cape Town is blessed with some of the best light in the world. It’s also one of the few places on the planet where you can watch the sun both rise and set over the ocean.

Cape Town’s iconic locations have featured in a number of big screen hits.

Iconic locations and narratives in famous films include:

  • Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom with Idris Alba
  • Lion’s Head, St. George’s Mall and adjacent alleyways, Artscape Theatre, Fountain Circle, Grand Parade, Cape Town Stadium in Safe House with Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington
  • The Cape Town Film Studios – Dredd, Black Sails, Mandela: Long Walk, Mad Max: Fury Road (on request)
  • Artscape Theatre in Chronicle
  • Newlands Rugby Stadium Rugby Stadium, school sports field (Bishops or Rondebosch Boys) – Invictus with Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon
  • District Six – The title and premise of District 9 inspired by events in District Six
  • The Helderberg Nature Reserve – The Last House on the Left
  • The Century City precinct – Doomsday
  • V&A Waterfront, Table Bay Harbour – Blood Diamond with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelly
  • Camps Bay in Lord of War with Nicholas Cage, Ethan Hawk, and Jared Leto
  • Artscape Theatre and CBD in Homeland
  • Hout Bay, Cape Town Studios – Tomb Raider with Alicia Vikander

For more information on Cape Town’s film industry, visit:

www.filmcapetown.com

Visit

Cape Town offers an incredible variety of places to visit and things to do. From Blue Flag beaches to award-winning wine and everything in between. This beautiful city is nestled at the foothills of one of the New7Wonders of Nature, Table Mountain.

Study

Cape Town is Africa’s most desirable city for students. Now that you can study virtually from anywhere, why not do it from Cape Town with some of the most picturesque college campuses in South Africa.

Work

Cape Town is among the world’s top cities for remote working. The Mother City ranked 16th out of 75 cities in a recent study by global housing rental platform Nestpick. The index score was based on factors including cost of living, infrastructure, leisure activities, and overall liveability.

Live

Cape Town is a dynamic African city that offers many of the Frills of European living while still giving that truly African feeling, this city has a little something for everyone.

Invest

The world is moving to emerging markets, looking to grow into the future, and Cape Town is at the forefront of this movement. A stable and growing economy, the province was named the 8th strongest economy in the entire continent in 2016.

Play

Cape Town is an adventure seeker’s paradise. You could stay for weeks and still not tick off all the activities on offer. From paragliding to kayaking, kitesurfing and sand boarding, Cape town offers all the high speed thrills.