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BTS from a TinToy set Much has been said about the state of the film industry in South Africa. And the truth is that for most production companies and crew, whether large or small, 2025 has been a difficult year. The CPA, other production bodies and even the City of Cape Town have pulled together task teams to try understand what is happening. The reality is that there isn’t one simple cause. It is all of it at once. A slow economy. A world drowning in content. AI hanging ove

When Dialogue called, they had a challenge that made us pause.“Can you make geysers... TikTok-able?” We’ve tackled some unusual briefs before, and this one was right up there. Kwikot wanted to reach a broader, digital audience. The ask? A series of short, scroll-stopping TikTok videos that would make people actually want to watch something about geysers. So, after a few brainstorming sessions, and some questionable plumbing puns, we found our angle: A nine-part mini-series m

TinToy Team Talks Topics in Ten Minutes is a very casual discussion of various topics related, but often times not, to media, television & filmmaking. We try really do our best to come in under 10 minutes but we make no promises. The show is hosted by Duran Barnett but he is joined by various team members of TinToy Films. Bellow are the first 9 episodes! Episode 1: The Monster (Energy Drink) Mash LISTEN: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5HCOvBeu4ZvFxosuEMSyeG?si=56be16f4d5ef4

There’s been much conversation around AI in video production and its opportunities and threats to the film industry. No one knows exactly how this will play out. What we do know is that ai is here and it’s only getting better. A lot has been said about ai not being able to create the emotive feel that we want to evoke in film. I mostly agree with that. But there will be brands and people who will go all in on it. And that’s fine, but let’s be transparent about its use. The EU