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Cape Town Film Studios - Hollywood in South Africa

24/4/2015

 
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Originally published in Whale Talk magazine in Hermanus in Feb 2012

Film Crews love Hermanus (and Cape Town)

Hermanus and Cape Town are fast becoming THE place to be seen and work by many international film crews, with many new Hollywood block-busters being filmed at the recently opened ultra-modern and high-tech Cape Town Film Studios; while Hermanus attracts many nature documentary film-makers.

The list of recent movies filmed in Cape Town is most impressive – Halle Berry was here in late 2010 to film the shark movie “The Dark Tide” / “Dredd” finished filming it’s 3-D action epic in Feb 2011 and cost R245million to produce / Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds were here in March & April 2011 filming “Safe House” – while the next James Bond is predicted to be filming right now, especially as the 25th Bond book is set in Cape Town.

Before that we had - Clint Eastwood's “Invictus” in 2009 with Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman / the sci-fi “District 9” in 2009 -
which was nominated for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Picture, along with nominations for Best Visual Effects, Editing, and Adapted Screenplay - Director, Neill Blomkamp then went on to direct “Elysium” predicted for a late 2012 production and will co-star Matt Damon, Sharlto Copley and Jodie Foster / “Flashbacks of a Fool” in 2008 with Daniel Craig / “Blood Diamond” in 2006 with Leonardo DiCaprio / “Lord of War” in 2005 with Nicolas Cage……….. 

Nico Dekker, CEO of Cape Town Film Studios, is quoted as saying – “There is a direct correlation between the film industry and the tourism industry. Studies have shown that for every unit of money spent on making a film in a country, there is a 2½ times impact factor on the larger economy. So for a film like Dredd, the R100 million ($12.5million) spent has a knock-on effect of R250 million ($31million) into the South African economy.”

South Africa produced 23 movies last year, with an estimated budget spend in South Africa of $3millions each; which directly creates 1,200 jobs and in-directly creates another 4,000 jobs

All excellent news, especially as this adds an enormous amount to the marketing of our picturesque region.

And that’s not all – many international famous Rock Stars and Movie Celebrities are flocking to Cape Town and Hermanus for holidays with their families, who then do loads of Activities like Whale watching boat trips and Shark diving in Hermanus & Gansbaai – including – Prince Harry, Brad Pitt, King of Jordon, Matt Damon, Katie Melua, Steffi Graff, Sting, Nicholas Cage, Richard E Grant, Ruby Wax, Colin Jackson, John Lydon, Jamiroquai, Robbie Williams, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jude Law, Richard Gere, Monica Seles, Michael Schumacher, Colin Farrell, Christopher Lambett, Maroon 5, One Republic, Justin Timberlake, Cameroon Diaz, Halle Berry, David Attenborough and all the worlds nature documentary makers – Discovery Channel, BBC, Animal Planet, National Geographic and a German film crew kindly donated their 6 fibre-glass Whales to Hermanus and Gansbaai, after they had finished filming.

These high-profile visitors are not only spending a lot of money on their holidays here, by staying at luxury 5 star locations, but by regularly updating their Twitter, Facebook and Blog pages, their fans are finding out that Cape Town and Hermanus are amazing and these fans equally follow in their foot-steps by coming to Cape Town and Hermanus to see where their idols have traveled to.

Amateur film-makers take and upload lots of their videos and photos onto the internet – a search for Hermanus on YouTube brings up 1,850 results – while a Google video search brings up a staggering 45,000 and Flickr brings up 19,000 photos and videos. All this additional action helps to promote and market our town to the outside world by show-casing its many incredible Activities, Restaurants, Accommodation and the myriad of tourism Attractions.

Hermanus has a huge amount to be very proud about – keep up the great work everyone

Authored by Percy Tours – Copy-write owned by Percy Tours cc - Feb 2012

TV Film Crew in Hermanus for 3 days, to find new TV Presenters

20/4/2015

 
SABC TV Film Crew in Hermanus for 3 days
Hermanus was the film set for 3 days for a SABC TV Film Crew
Over the last 3 days ‪Hermanus has been the centre stage for a film crew recording 11 brand new hopefuls - (doing a multitude of great activities that Hermanus has to offer) - all wishing to be the new Presenters for various TV shows, including Top Billing and other SABC TV shows.
SABC TV Film Crew in Hermanus for 3 days
SABC TV Film Crew in Hermanus for 3 days
SABC TV Film Crew in Hermanus for 3 days
SABC TV Film Crew in Hermanus for 3 days

Big Cats arrive at their new Sanctuary near Hermanus

20/4/2015

 
Tiger, Hermanus
Tiger, Hermanus
Black Leopard, Hermanus
Black Leopard, Hermanus
15 big cats are now relaxing at their fabulous new home, where they will be forever pampered by very attentive staff - here are even more outstanding photos by Martin Sauer of the amazing Big Cats at the brand new cat sanctuary 30 mins from Hermanus :-))
White Lion, Hermanus
White Lion, Hermanus
Leopard, Hermanus
Leopard, Hermanus
Lioness, Hermanus
Lioness, Hermanus

Whale Talk magazine of Hermanus, on the streets, get a copy...

5/4/2015

 
Whale Talk magazine of Hermanus - Big Cat edition
Whale Talk magazine of Hermanus - Big Cat edition
Whale Talk magazine of Hermanus is out and hit the high street this Easter weekend, with the unmistakably gorgeous picture of a Leopard on the cover, so as to celebrate the grand opening of new Big Cat Sanctuary this holiday weekend.

For loads more info, check out -

http://www.percytours.com/big-cat-sanctuary-hermanus.html


Barrels and Beards Festival, Botriver - near Hermanus

5/4/2015

 
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For loads of info about the many Festivals held in Hermanus check out -

www.hermanus-festivals.com

Bot River Barrels & Beards - 17th & 18th April 2015 – a harvest celebration with a difference

Where Big beards, Bountiful tables and Beautiful wines set the tone

Delight in a weekend filled with bold wines, raging beards and genuine hospitality when the wine community of Bot River in the Overberg celebrates their harvest with a trio of unique events, culminating with their signature Barrels & Beards showdown on Saturday, 18 April 2015.

More details:

Drinks at the Bot River Hotel: Friday, 17April, 18h00 (all welcome)

Best of Bot River Tasting: Saturday, 18 April, 11h00 (booking compulsory)

Bot River Barrels & Beards showdown: Saturday, 18 April, 17h00 (booking compulsory)

Tickets are (very) limited, so be quick!
Send an email to nicolene@botriverwines.co.za

Whale watching boat trips in Hermanus, South Africa

4/4/2015

 
Whale watching boat trips, Hermanus
Whale watching boat trips, Hermanus
Whale watching by Cessna Plane, Hermanus
Whale watching by Cessna Plane, Hermanus
Whale watching season in Hermanus occurs from the 1st week of JUNE to the 1st week of DEC every year - only 75 mins from Cape Town, South Africa.

Hermanus is regarded as being 1 of the top 3 BEST places on the planet to watch whales.

The prominent species is the Southern Right Whale and the very best way to watch these magnificent gentle ocean giants is by going out to sea on a boat trip (only 10 to 30mins from the harbour)

For loads of info, then please check out our Whale Watching page
Whale watching from the boat, Hermanus
Whale watching from the boat, Hermanus

Big Cat Sanctuary near Hermanus - more photos.....

4/4/2015

 
Tiger at Big Cat Sanctuary near Hermanus
Tiger at Big Cat Sanctuary near Hermanus
Ohhhh WOW - we have received more incredible pics of the new arrivals at the Big Cat Sanctuary near Stanford / Hermanus - ‪ FANTASTIC

For loads more info check out - Big Cat Sanctuary
Caracal at Big Cat Sanctuary near Hermanus
Caracal at Big Cat Sanctuary near Hermanus
Jaguar at Big Cat Sanctuary near Hermanus
Jaguar at Big Cat Sanctuary near Hermanus

Wine Tours of Hermanus recommended by John Platter

4/4/2015

 
John Platter recommend Percy Tours, Hermanus
John Platter recommend Percy Tours
For the 4th year in a row, Percy Tours gets recommended by the South African Wine "bible" John Platter as the ONLY Wine Tour Guides based in Hermanus - yeeehaaa :-))

The Hermanus Wine Route of the Hemel-en-Aarde valley offers -
18 wineries, 10 Tasting Rooms, 6 excellent restaurants and over 100 incredible award winning wines.

The cooling breezes that come off the Atlantic Ocean, cool down our grape vines and this region has now become world famous for it's fabulous top quality - Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

The Pinot Noir is SO amazing that it is celebrated every end of January with the "Pinot Noir Celebration Weekend" that attracts international wine journalists, critics and restauranteurs.

Percy Tours will construct a personalised Wine Tour schedule for you of the local regions, so please Contact Us

For info please check out - http://www.percytours.com/wine-tours--wine-tasting.html
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