The emergence of a 'black film industry' in apartheid South Africa is inextricably linked to the introduction of a differential state subsidy for film production. This subsidy, known as the B-Scheme in order to distinguish it from the general or A-Scheme subsidy, was introduced in 1972-1973. The B-Scheme was specifically for the production of films in an African la...

The emergence of a 'black film industry' in apartheid South Africa is inextricably linked to the introduction of a differential state subsidy for film production. This subsidy, known as the B-Scheme in order to distinguish it from the general or A-Scheme subsidy, was introduced in 1972-1973. The B-Scheme was specifically for the production of films in an African la...