Interviews Archives

Amy Jephta: Counting Blessings

November 22, 2021 Spling Movies amy jephta, barakat, dstv box office, kyknet, oscar

Following local film Barakat’s selection as South Africa’s entry for Best International Feature at next year’s Academy Awards, we spoke

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Paul Blom: Natural Instinct

October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 Spling Movies halloween, horror, horrorfest, paul blom, sonja ruppersberg, terminatryx

As Paul Blom brings another slot of great scares at the Horrorfest in time for Halloween, we asked about the

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Spotlight: Ira Blanckenberg as Meliena in ‘Toorbos’

October 20, 2021 Spling ira blanckenberg, meliena, rene van rooyen, spotlight, toorbos

Ira Blanckenberg has been acting since she can remember and has amassed a wealth of experience across stage, TV and

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Uga Carlini: Be the Change

September 21, 2021October 4, 2021 Spling Movies alison, angeliena, interview, uga carlini

Uga Carlini is one of South Africa’s most innovative filmmakers; celebrated locally and abroad, her latest film Angeliena is set

Gerard Rudolf Photo Credit: Danie van Rensburg

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Gérard Rudolf: The Renaissance Man

August 26, 2021October 4, 2021 Spling Movies gerard rudolf, jimmy in pienk, kanarie, orphaned latitutdes, wolwedans in die skemer

Gérard Rudolf is a Renaissance man. Best known as a familiar face in South African films, he is an actor,

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Unjoo Moon on ‘I Am Woman’

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Spling helen reddy, i am woman, unjoo moon

Unjoo Moon was born in South Korea in 1964 and raised in Sydney, where she studied at the University of

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Fin Manjoo on No Matter, David Lynch and Cinematic Expression

December 1, 2020December 3, 2020 Spling david lynch, film-making, fin manjoo, no matter, woodwind

Fin Manjoo is the writer-director behind Woodwind, an independent film Spling describes as “a stylish, enigmatic, beautifully composed and photographed

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Rene van Rooyen on ‘Toorbos’

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Spling dream forest, rene van rooyen, toorbos

South African writer-director, Rene van Rooyen, has been dreaming of the day that her film Toorbos would open in cinemas.

Bingeing with Spling Interviews

Bingeing with Spling: Halloween on FrightFan.tv

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 Spling bingeing with spling, frightfan.tv, halloween, horror, it's complicated, jon knautz, marc van der meulen, rachel alig, stelio savante, terminatryx, the cleaning lady, videoman

SPL!NG teamed up with FrightFan.tv to host a #BingeingWithSpling watch party on Halloween with The Cleaning Lady as the main

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Spling on ‘Bingeing with Spling’

October 26, 2020 Spling bingeing with spling, cape talk, halloween, interview, movie night festival, sara-jayne kind, watch party

Seems like it’s obvious, but Spling is the host of ‘Bingeing with Spling’, a watch party turned movie night festival.