The continent of Africa is a popular location choice for the production of films and commercials of varying lengths, formats, and subject matters. Take a look at some of the movies and TV shows that were filmed on the continent during the 2018–2019 season.
Long Format
| FILM / SERIES | COMPANIES ATTACHED | LOCATION |
| Black Mirror S5 | Moonlighting, Endemol | South Africa |
| Blood and Water | Gambit Films, Netflix | Cape Town |
| Bloodshot | Moonlighting, Sony | South Africa |
| Deep Blue Sea 3 | Film Afrika, Netflix | Cape Town |
| Deep State 2 | ||
| Doctor Who Season 11 | BBC Studios, Out of Africa Entertainment | Western Cape |
| Escape From Pretoria | Spier Films, Arclight Films | South Africa |
| First Dates South Africa | Rapid Blue | Johannesburg |
| Good Omens | Amazon/BBC, Salt River Studios | Cape Town, Atlantis Dunes |
| Leprechaun Returns | Out of Africa Entertainment, SyFy, Lionsgate | South Africa |
| May’s Kitchen | Ladies First Distribution | Egypt |
| Monster Hunter | Moonlighting, Constantin Film, Impact Pictures | South Africa, Namibia |
| Queen Sono | Diprente, Netflix | Johannesburg |
| Raised By Wolves | Film Afrika | Cape Town |
| Sacred Games Season 2 | Filmad Africa Productions, Netflix | Nairobi, Cape Town, Johannesburg |
| The Batchelor Australia Finale | Visual Impact | North West |
| The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind | Blue Sky Films, BBC Films, Netflix | Malawi |
| The Hotzone | Moonlighting, Fox | South Africa |
| The Professionals | Spier Films | Johannesburg |
| The Seal | Triggerfish Animation Studios | Cape Town |
| The Snail and the Whale (Post Production) | Triggerfish Animation Studios, Magic Light Pictures | Cape Town |
| The Watch | Film Afrika, BBC Studios | Cape Town |
| The Widow | Film Afrika, ITV, Amazon Prime | South Africa |
| The Yard | Currency Media | Kenya |
| Trackers | Scene23, M-Net, ZDF, Scribe Studios | Cape Town |
| Warrior Season 1 and 2 | Moonlighting, HBO | South Africa |
| Why Not | Visual Impact | South Africa |
| Serenity | Identical Pictures | Mauritius |
Commercial Giants
South Africa has served as a venue for a significant number of international commercial shots over the past few decades, and an increasing number of clients are going further afield to the rest of Africa for creative inspiration and fresh and intriguing shoot locations. Countries such as Namibia, Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria as well as Uganda are being monitored, but this list is not exhaustive.
Clients from other parts of the world in the commercial sector include:
- Absolut
- Ancestry DNA
- Apoteket
- BMW China
- Budweiser
- Coca-Cola
- Distell/Viceroy
- Dubai Expo 2020
- EWI
- Intel
- Johnny Walker
- Nascar
- Nike
- Old Navy
- Orange Samsung
- Pokemon
- Quaker
- Shell
- Skoda
- Sky Sports
- TK Maxx
- UbiSoft
- Verizon
- VW
- Westland
- Zweifel Caveman
For those wanting to find out more dont hesitate to reach out to YLO Productions.