Quizzical Pictures

Quizzical Pictures

Founded	1993
Headquarters	139 Greenway, Greenside, Randburg, 2034
Key people	Harriet Gavshon (managing director)[1]
Products	Film production Television production
Website	www.quizzical.co.za

Quizzical Pictures, formerly known as Curious Pictures until 2012, is a South African film and television production company based in the Johannesburg area.

The company was originally founded as Weekly Mail Television in 1993 and then Mail & Guardian Television. The company separated from the Mail & Guardian in 1999, becoming Curious Pictures.^[2] As to avoid confusion with the American production company of the same name, the company's name changed again in 2012 to Quizzical Pictures.^[3] In 2014, the studio moved to a warehouse facility in Randburg.^[4]

Dramas, comedies, and reality joints produced by Quizzical have garnered a number of awards and nominations, including at the SAFTAs, Africa Movie Academy Awards, the Rose d'Or, Peabody Award, and International Emmy Awards.^[5][6]

Productions

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2006	His Big White Self	Nick Broomfield	Documentary
2013	iNumber Number	Donovan Marsh
	Nothing for Mahala	Rolie Nikiwe
2017	The Lucky Specials	Reabetswe Rangaka
	Beyond the River	Craig Freimond

Television

Year	Title	Original network	Notes
1994–2015	Soul City	SABC1	Edutainment
2003–2006	Tsha Tsha
2005–2016	Hard Copy	SABC3
2006–2009	The Lab
2006	Heartlines	SABC2	Anthology
2007–2021	Rhythm City	e.tv
2009	Hopeville	SABC2
2010	A Country Imagined		Documentary series
2010–2012	4Play	e.tv
	Class Act	SABC1	Reality
2010–2013	Intersexions
2011–2012	Top Shayela	Vuzu	Reality
2012–present	MasterChef South Africa	M-Net	Reality
2013	Single Guyz	SABC1
2014	Single Galz
	Tropika Island of Treasure		Reality; season 6
2014–present	Swartwater	SABC2
2015	Umlilo	e.tv
2017	Shuga: Down South	MTV	Season 5
	Taryn & Sharon	SABC3
2018–2019	Diamond City	SABC1
2019	The Girl from St. Agnes	Showmax
2020	Lithapo	SABC2
	Shaina	ZBC TV	Television film
2021	Reyka	M-Net
2022	Desert Rose
	Savage Beauty	Netflix	[7]
	Paradys		[8]
TBA	White Lies	M-Net

References

1. Thangevelo, Debashine (16 July 2021). "Harriet Gavshon unpacks the other side of showbiz". IOL. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
2. Smith, Theodore (27 November 2012). "Award-Winning INSIDE STORY Set for Pan-African Broadcast and Theatrical Distribution". Discovery. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
3. "Curious Pictures becomes Quizzical". TVSA. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
4. "Quizzical Pictures sets up studios and production facility". Screen Africa. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
5. "Curious Pictures Leads The Way With 24 SAFTA Nominations". TVSA. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
6. "Awards". Quizzical Pictures. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
7. "Savage Beauty is the stylish new all-African drama series we're looking forward to". Glamour. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
8. Hopewell, John (22 March 2022). "'Paradys', a Bold South African Crime Thriller From Keshet International, Wins Series Mania's Forum Award". Variety. Retrieved 29 April 2022.