Category Archives: Television

The Girls Trip – Moments To Melt Into with Aero

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Mishkah Roman-Cassiem (left) & the cast of #momentstomeltinto – The Girls Trip

Sisterhood – there is nothing quite like it. You know, your group of friends who would go to war for you. The ones who are there for you through the thick and thin of life.  A bond like no other. What happens when seven well-known South African personalities, “The Sparkly Besties” decide on a Girls Trip together? Over the month of August, South Africa will get a taste of the drama that ensues when the Besties come together to plan their epic Girls Trip. After all, not all plans made in the girls’ WhatsApp chat make it out of the chat – successfully.

The all-new six-part web-series #momentstomeltinto – The Girls Trip is produced by renowned filmmakers, Nelisiwe Mwase and Ofentswe Mwase of Ofentse Mwase Films. This is NESTLÉ AERO’s new #momentstomeltinto campaign, which celebrates the sisterhood that exists within women. The Sparkly Besties is made up of YouTube comedy sensation Nelisiwe Mwase, professional make-up artist Bridget Mahlangu, Radio jock and presenter Mantsoe “Pout’ Tsatsi, South Africa’s first bachelorette Qiniso van Damme, TV presenter Stephanie Ndlovu, well-respected fashion blogger Zama Marubelela as well as award winning songstress Holly Rey. It is made up of MOMENTS of chaos during planning, including budget discussions, disagreements on itineraries, outfit choices, as well as shedding light into what goes on behind the scenes.

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Apple TV App Launches Women In Power Campaign That Celebrates South African Creatives

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For the duration of August, Apple TV app, will be spotlighting South African storytellers across TV and film in their Women In Power campaign. The work of Micaela Kleinsmith (My Kind of Country), Jodi Balfour (For All Mankind) and Lou Llobell (Foundation) harnesses their innate strength, stirs us to action and inspires us to imagine. 

Micaela Kleinsmith showed a penchant for songwriting from the tender age of 14, and after a successful stint on SA Idols in 2016, went on to perform across almost every stage in and around Cape Town in order to hone her live skills. Her onstage vigour served her well as a contestant on the first season of Apple TV+’s My Kind of Country, as Micaela was first championed by masked country South African singer Orville Peck, before going on to be crowned the winner.

Jodi Balfour graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre & Performance at the University of Cape Town, before relocating to Canada and finally settling in Los Angeles, California. As Ellen Wilson in Apple TV+’s drama, For All Mankind, Jodi plays a budding engineer, who becomes one of NASA’s first female astronauts before fiercely pursuing a political career in season 3 that sees her elected as the nation’s 41st president in 1992.

London-based actress, Lou Llobell, grew up in South Africa after her Zimbabwean mother and Spanish father relocated to Pietermaritzburg when she was eight years old. In Apple TV+’s sci-fi series Foundation she portrays Gaal Dornick, a brilliant mathematical prodigy from the repressed water planet of Synnax. Recruited by Hari Seldon, Gaal becomes an integral part of his plan to preserve civilization.

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Kat Sinivasan joins e.tv’s “House of Zwide”

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e.tv‘s hit telenovela, House of Zwide, is set to welcome an exciting addition to its talented cast with the addition of Katleho Sinivasan.

Affectionately known as “Kat”, the musician, TV presenter and actor steps into the role of Zola, a character whose dynamic personality is bound to captivate audiences nationwide. Zola was first introduced as a former schoolmate of the show’s lead, Nkosi (played by Wanda Zuma). Although the pair were not inseparable friends, Zola and Nkosi shared a close bond within the same social circle, which eventually led to Zola receiving an invitation to Nkosi’s unforgettable wedding.

After spending some time overseas, studying film and carving a successful career as a commercial director, Zola is now back in South Africa. His passion for the industry is palpable, and fans will be eager to witness the artistic flair that Kat Sinivasan brings to this intriguing character.

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Disney Launches Global Create 100 Campaign

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Create 100 is a global celebration of creativity marking 100 years of Disney storytelling. Some of the world’s most renowned visionaries and next generation talent across fashion, music, art and more have donated artworks, items and experiences inspired by their personal connection to stories and characters across Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and 20th Century, to benefit Make-A-Wish®. To begin, Disney is commemorating the launch with a $1 million donation to Make-A-Wish to support the granting of life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

The unveiling of The Structural Sorcerer – a Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey Sculpture, inspired by original artwork by Virgil Abloh, brought to life by Virgil Abloh Securities’ design firm, ALASKA ALASKA, at the Royal College of Art in Battersea, London for Disney’s Create 100. To mark its 100th anniversary, Disney has invited creative visionaries and next generation talent to donate artworks and experiences for the Create 100 initiative, each inspired by their personal connection to Disney stories and characters. Disney is commemorating the launch with a $1 million donation to Make-A-Wish® to support the granting of life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. (Vianney Le Caer/AP Content Services for Disney).

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“Only Murders in the Building” Season 3 on Disney+

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The much anticipated third season of “Only Murders in the Building” (the Emmy®-nominated series) premieres on 8 August 2023 with two episodes, only on Disney+ in South Africa.

From the minds of Steve Martin, Dan Fogelman and John Hoffman comes a comedic murder-mystery series for the ages. “Only Murders in the Building” follows three strangers who share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one. When a grisly death occurs inside their exclusive Upper West Side apartment building, the trio suspects murder and employs their precise knowledge of true crime to investigate the truth. As they record a podcast of their own to document the case, the three unravel the complex secrets of the building which stretch back years. Perhaps even more explosive are the lies they tell one another. Soon, the endangered trio comes to realize a killer might be living amongst them as they race to decipher the mounting clues before it’s too late.

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