About Hooper Productions

Hooper Productions, a Johannesburg-based company, has a well earned reputation for generating high quality programming for television broadcast. Productions include several long-running series such as the popular motoring series, Car Torque (211 episodes) as well as Gardens Wild and Wonderful (125 episodes), both independently voted as South Africa’s favourite motoring and gardening series respectively. More recent series have included the prime time series Journey to the Core, and A Vision of Paradise - Global Warming and Religion as well as many documentaries. Established in 1984, we have produced more that 3000 corporate and television programmes.

Ian Hooper

Ian has co-produced and directed many successful, long running television shows. He has more than 30 years experience producing programmes to a high standard.

Jeremy Hooper
With more than 25 years production experience and co-owner of Hooper Productions, Jeremy manages all financial and logistical aspects relating to the productions and daily business operations. Series productions include the popular Gardens Wild and Wonderful, and Car Torque.

Suniti Kala
Suniti has been producing and directing documentaries with us for the past 6 years. She is an exceptional researcher and scriptwriter. She specializes in documentaries of a spiritual nature.

Freelancers
We make extensive use of freelance cameramen, directors, sound engineers, grips, editors and various other technicians who are hired on a project basis.

BEE Commitment
Hooper Productions strives to go beyond mere compliance with black economic empowerment principles and aims instead to provide the benchmark for small to medium sized production companies in terms of its corporate ethic.

Embracing developmental principles at all levels of production, we also aim to actively address historical imbalances through the employment of permanent and freelance specialists from previously disadvantaged groups.

We are committed to black empowerment and gender equality. In employing new staff and freelancers, our policy is that of preferential procurement of skills and services from BEE candidates. Skills development and training will remain a top priority.


Mission Statement
To strive to set new standards of excellence in creativity, accountability and profitability in all our endeavours.

To produce progressive programming that reflects the broader realities and cultures of our society and to be sensitive and mindful of programming that supports the values of social harmony, social reconstruction and nation building.

To display a compassion and concern for human dignity and for all life, including the environment in all our work.

To actively address historical imbalances through new appointments, promotions and training.

To engage in responsible and proactive social responsibility and empowerment strategies.

Not to produce anything that would be construed as direct or indirect discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion or other forms of personal identity.

To constantly strive to increase audiences, market share, airtime ratings and attract advertisers.

To upgrade and employ advancing technologies on an ongoing basis so as to optimise production and maximise profits, thereby ensuring global competitiveness.

To form strategic alliances with other industry players to enhance our capabilities and capacities, where required. In forging co-production relationships, our policy is that of preferential procurement of services / skills from historically disadvantaged communities.

To strive for integrity, transparency and trust in all our working practices and relationships.

To undertake one free production project for a Non-Governmental Organisation or other suitable charitable organisation per annum.