Film Afrika

What Film Afrika does

Film Afrika is a South Africa-based production services company, founded circa 1995 and headquartered in Cape Town, with additional offices in London and Los Angeles. The firm delivers end-to-end production infrastructure for international film and television productions that choose to shoot in South Africa, including productions requiring US, UK and European settings. Its core offering bundles experienced local producers, line producers, legal, business and financial personnel into a single integrated service for foreign studios and streamers.

The company's recent project slate includes Netflix's One Piece Season 2, BBC/HBO's Industry Season 4, comedy-horror feature They Will Kill You, and drama feature Faith in the Flames, alongside commercial work for Pepsi. It has no proprietary software products, no API surface, and no patents; technology stack is effectively production-services infrastructure and personnel rather than software. Affiliated associates include Picture Pay (production payroll), the SA Film Academy (training pipeline), and Green Set (on-set environmental compliance), forming a soft service cluster for incoming international productions.

Film Afrika generates revenue through professional-services fees charged to international productions filming in South Africa. Pricing is fully quote-based with all inbound enquiries routed through a single dedicated email address ([email protected]) and dispatched to the relevant specialist; there is no self-serve channel, no public pricing, and no subscription or recurring-revenue model. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales via relationships cultivated out of Cape Town, London and Los Angeles, targeting a narrow set of major studios and streamers on a project-by-project basis. With 51-100 employees and no disclosed external funding, the company operates as an independently owned, privately held services firm.

Name

Film Afrika

Legal name

Film Afrika

Website

https://filmafrika.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Film Afrika is a Cape Town-based production services company delivering end-to-end film and television production infrastructure for international productions filming in South Africa, serving major studios and streamers such as Netflix, BBC/HBO, and Pepsi.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Production Services

NAICS

Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (512199), Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Live-Action Production Management & Line Producing (MPADABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Live-Action International/Co-Production & Service Production (MPADABAG), Production Accounting & Business Affairs (Accounting, Legal Clearances) (MPADAFAM)

Keywords

• Film production services
• Television production services
• International film production
• Line production services
• Production infrastructure support

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodstock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Production Services: Film Afrika provides comprehensive production services for international film and television productions. As a production services company, they generate revenue by delivering production capabilities including experienced producers, line producers, legal, business and financial personnel, and fully integrated production infrastructure. Revenue is earned through service fees charged to international productions filming in South Africa.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Film Afrika delivers end-to-end production services for international film and television projects filming in South Africa. The company assembles experienced producers, line producers, legal, business, and financial personnel together with a fully integrated production infrastructure to produce films and series with US, UK, and European settings for the international market. All enquiries are handled directly via a dedicated email address and routed to the relevant specialist.

Product overview

Film Afrika is a production services company offering a single, unified service: end-to-end film and television production for the international market. The company brings together South Africa's most experienced producers, line producers, legal, business, and financial personnel to deliver a fully integrated production infrastructure. The portfolio consists of projects across multiple genres and formats (comedy horror, live action series, TV drama, drama features) produced for US, UK, and European markets. The core offering is the production services themselves, supported by associated businesses including payment processing (Picture Pay), film training (SA Film Academy), and environmental production practices (Green Set).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Film and Television Production Services Full-service production company providing integrated infrastructure and first-class production services for films and television series targeting the international market, including US, UK, and European productions. Services encompass experienced producers, line producers, legal, business, and financial personnel delivered as a unified offering.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record.

• Picture PayOthersListed as an associate on Film Afrika's website. Picture Pay appears to be a related service provider in the South African film production ecosystem, potentially related to payment or financial services for productions.
• SA Film AcademyOthersListed as an associate on Film Afrika's website. The South African Film Academy is involved in film industry development and training in South Africa.
• Green SetOthersListed as an associate on Film Afrika's website. Green Set is an environmental sustainability initiative for film productions, aligning with Film Afrika's stated commitment to environmental responsibility.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pinewood Studios: UK-headquartered global studio and production services group operating stages and service production across multiple territories. Broader and larger than Film Afrika, but overlapping in international production services and studio infrastructure.
• Working Title Films: Major UK-based production company producing feature films and series, often with international shoots. Less direct on services, but competes for the same Hollywood/streamer projects and represents an alternative one-stop-shop partner to studios.

Direct peers

• Studio Babelsberg: Germany's largest film studio complex and full-service production house serving international productions shooting in continental Europe. Comparable service offering (production services, stages, crew, line producing) for international mandates.
• Korda Studios: Hungary-based studio and service production complex competing for international film and series shoots set in Europe. Comparable because it offers the same value proposition to Hollywood and European studios as Film Afrika offers in South Africa — large-scale local production infrastructure with international crews.
• Moonlighting Films: Cape Town-based production services company offering line producing, crew, and local infrastructure for international films and series shooting in South Africa. Most direct in-country competitor to Film Afrika for the same Netflix/BBC/HBO-style mandates.
• Do Productions: South African film and commercial production services company providing local production management, crew, and facilities. Directly comparable in service mix (line producing, crew, legal/financial support) to Film Afrika.
• Nu Boyana Film Studios: Bulgaria-based studio and service production hub that captures international shoots seeking cost arbitrage versus Western Europe. Comparable because it directly competes for the same US/UK studio film and series mandates Film Afrika targets, with a similar turnkey local production model.
• Film Cape Town Productions: Local Cape Town production services company providing crews, locations, and production management for international productions in South Africa. Competes head-to-head with Film Afrika for line-production mandates on similar projects.

Others

• Screen South Africa (Film Commission): National film promotion body marketing South Africa as a filming destination. Not a peer in commercial terms, but a key ecosystem partner whose incentive positioning directly affects Film Afrika's competitive position against rival hubs.
• Panavision South Africa: Equipment rental and production technology supplier serving South African film shoots. Not a direct competitor, but operates in the same production services ecosystem and often co-locates on the same international productions.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookweb.facebook.com/filmafrika
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/film-afrika
• Instagraminstagram.com/filmafrika

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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