Botswana Film Industry Is Still Young

But I would like to first comment on the article by Neil Parsons that the slow pace at which this industry is establishing itself should not be blamed on Botswana Television (Btv). Failure to commission local productions by Btv symbolises something that most of the local filmmakers and film lovers are not willing to admit.

I understand that local producers should be encouraged but if we say Btv only commissions foreign products then we should first of all look at the quality of these two products and realise that Btv is not obliged to commission local products. I personally think that Btv should commission what they think is of better quality, if not the best, because we have to understand that the cost at which Btv is operating is not cheap.