A History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
… The first permanent bio-cafes opened in Johannesburg. 1913 Isidore W Schlesinger bought both Empire Theatres and … thereby formed the African Theatres Trust Ltd on 10 April 1913. He also formed African Films Trust, a film importing and distributing agency. On 5 May 1913 South Africa's first newsreel, African Mirror, was …