REAL INVESTMENT. REAL RESOURCES. REAL IMPACT
- ECDC - Eastern Cape Development Corporation
- May 9
- 1 min read
Film and television productions produced in the Eastern Cape are proving a remarkable success having leveraged a total investment value of R521,7 million from a R43,1 million funding incentive from the provincial Eastern Cape Film Investment Fund between 2019 to 2025.
The economic impact of the 31 funded film productions is being felt through job creation, small business participation and skills transfer to local creatives. Through the 31 productions, 9,020 temporary jobs were created benefitting 696 small businesses across various sectors including hospitality, retail, transport, security and clothing.
Since its establishment in 2019, the Eastern Cape Film Investment Fund has attracted and supported immensely popular productions such as telenovela Gqeberha: The Empire, Survivor South Africa 8, Knuckle City and more recently the film Homecoming: An African Christmas Story by Jack and Jill Productions which was released in October 2024.
In 2019, the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) managed Eastern Cape Film Investment Fund was established to support commercially-viable film and television productions shot in the province. The fund is designed to attract, support and grow the film and television industry in the Eastern Cape by providing a financial incentive to productions that contribute to investment attraction, job creation, SMME participation, skills development and tourism.
For more, visit www.ecdc.co.za
