introduction of a differential state subsidy for film production in African languages. This paper is a critical examination of some of the productions of this B-Scheme film subsidy. The'black films' analysed here are identified as those that fall in the 'back to the homeland' category. These films represent an urban/rural binary that reflects the apartheid governme...

introduction of a differential state subsidy for film production in African languages. This paper is a critical examination of some of the productions of this B-Scheme film subsidy. The'black films' analysed here are identified as those that fall in the 'back to the homeland' category. These films represent an urban/rural binary that reflects the apartheid governme...

The period between Union in 1910 and the inception of apartheid in 1948 was an important stage in building a South African nation and national identity. In the context of racial segregation, this South African nation and national identity was white: ‘Boer and Brit’, to be more precise. Film was an important component of building English–Afrikaner national identity ...