WHY DEMOCRACY? picks up more international awards
Thu, 03 Jul 2008
The SA produced Why Democracy? documentary series from Steps International has picked up awards from three prestigious international ceremonies this month.Read More »
Wenders to Head Venice Jury
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
Oscar-nominated, Palme d’Or-winning German director Wim Wenders (Buena Vista Social Club, Wings of Desire, Paris Texas, Palermo Shooting) will head the jury at the 65th annual Venice Film Festival ...Read More »
Encounters Cape Town
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
The Encounters South African International Documentary Festival opens in Cape Town on 3 July and runs at Nu Metro V&A Waterfront until 13 July.Read More »
Sesame Workshop Wins Social Entrepreneur Award
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
On 26 June in New York, Ernst & Young LLP bestowed a special Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award upon Sesame Workshop ...Read More »
Calling All Bollywood Fans
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
The top three Bollywood (the slang term by which the Indian film industry is known globally) films will feature, among others, in a two-week Bollywood film festival presented in South Africa by Cinema Nouveau in July.Read More »
Zambia Film Festival Calls For Entries
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
The International Film Festival of Zambia (IFFoZ) in partnership with Vilole Images Productions (VIP) has called for entries for the 2nd festival in Zambia ...Read More »
City of films
Fri, 27 Jun 2008
More than 200 films from more than 95 countries and spread over more than 300 screenings at 26 venues will comprise the Durban International Film Festival, which runs from 23 July to 3 August.Read More »
Focus on women at Encounters
Mon, 23 Jun 2008
This year’s Encounters South African International Documentary Festivals features 20 films (co)directed by women, a quota that is in line with the percentage of women MPs in South Africa’s National Assembly. A number of the documentaries also focus on women.Read More »
Special sessions at Encounters
Mon, 23 Jun 2008
Apart from its exciting programme of top documentaries from all over the world, the Encounters 10th South African International Documentary Festival also includes some events for the industry during its run in Johannesburg and Cape Town in late June and early July.Read More »
Israeli Film Festival
Thu, 19 Jun 2008
Cinema Nouveau patrons in Johannesburg and Pretoria will be exposed to seven fascinating films from Israel during the end of June and the beginning of July at the Israeli Film Festival.Read More »
SA doc wins World TV award
Thu, 19 Jun 2008
A 48-minute documentary by Johannesburg-based television production company Chedza Media has won the World TV Award for 2008.Read More »
