Cape Town Film Studios Explained

Cape Town Film Studios
Type:	Independent
Industry:	Film
Founded:	2010^[1]
Hq Location City:	Cape Town
Hq Location Country:	South Africa
Key People:	Makkie Slamong (CEO)

Cape Town Film Studios is a film and television studio in Cape Town, South Africa. It opened in May 2010.

The 200-hectare studio, located about 30 kilometres from the centre of Cape Town,^[2] has been involved in the production of a number of blockbusters, including Chronicle (2012), Dredd (2012), (2015), (2018), Tomb Raider (2018), Bloodshot (2020) and Monster Hunter (2020).^[3] It was also involved in the production of several television shows, including Black Sails (2014–2017) and Good Omens (2019).

Productions

The studio has been involved in a number of movies and television shows including:

Films

• Chronicle (2012)
• Safe House (2012)
• Dredd (2012)
• (2015)
• (2018)
• Tomb Raider (2018)
• The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
• (2019)
• Bloodshot (2020)
• Monster Hunter (2020)

Television

• The Great British Story: A People's History (2012)
• Labyrinth (2012)
• Takalani Sesame (2013-)
• Black Sails (2014–2017)
• Saints & Strangers (2015)
• Blood Drive (2017)
• Doctor Who (series 11) (2018)
• Good Omens (2019)
• Warrior (2019–2020)
• Resident Evil (2021)
• One Piece (2023)^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of film production companies
• List of television production companies

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Amah . Munachim . Nurse . Earl . Giokos . Eleni . How a South African film studio is taking on Hollywood . . 1 March 2018 . 9 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109115121/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/01/africa/hollywood-cape-town-film-industry/ . 9 January 2021 . live.
2. Web site: York . Geoffrey . Geoffrey York . How a South African film studio is taking on Hollywood . . 8 July 2016 . 13 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160710020100/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/cape-town-studio-brings-in-blockbuster-business/article30817610/ . 10 July 2016 . live.
3. Web site: Productions Hosted . Cape Town Film Studios . 2018 . 8 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108203309/https://www.capetownfilmstudios.co.za/images/media/CTFS%20-%20Productions%20Hosted.pdf . 8 January 2021 . live.
4. Web site: 2022-01-05. REPORT: One Piece Set Photos Show First Look at Live-Action Series’ Pirate Ships. 2022-02-03. CBR. en-US.
5. Web site: Netflix's One Piece May Be Coming Together in Cape Town Already. 2022-02-03. Anime. en.