Cradle Film Studios Moves Forward as Backers Tout Plans for ‘Most Advanced, High-Tech Studio’ in Africa (EXCLUSIVE)

The anticipated Cradle Film Studios took one step closer to completion this week after securing investment from the Industrial Development Corp. (IDC) and entering its financing stage, announced Known Associates Group executive chairman Joel Chikapa Phiri at the Cannes Film Festival.

With the completion of a feasibility study on land earmarked for the 30-acre site outside Johannesburg, Phiri said plans are in motion to break ground in January 2026 for what he describes as “the most advanced high-tech film studio complex in Africa.”

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Known Associates, which is developing the studios in partnership with Moonlighting Films, the largest production servicing company in Africa,

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