Industry News5 March 2026

South Africa’s Both Worlds and Atlanta-Based Freeli Films Launch First Africa–U.S. Micro-Drama Co-Production Partnership

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South Africa’s Both Worlds and Atlanta-Based Freeli Films Launch First Africa–U.S. Micro-Drama Co-Production Partnership

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Both Worlds, the Cape Town-based film and television production group, and Freeli Films, an Atlanta-based production company, have announced a co-production partnership to develop and produce premium micro-drama series and feature films. The productions will be shot in South Africa and across the African continent, as well as in the United States, and are designed first and foremost for South African, broader African and American audiences, and then expanding to more global markets.

Founded by J. Carter with the aim of “centering Black stories and talent both in front and behind the camera,” Freeli Films has worked with platforms such as BET, Starz, Peacock and Amazon Prime Video.

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