Hollywood’s most powerful actor
Thu, 03 Jul 2008
Will Smith, who stars with South Africa’s Charlize Theron in new release Hancock, is now the most powerful actor in Hollywood, with a career box office of $4.4bn.Read More »
3D releases will drive ticket sales
Thu, 26 Jun 2008
A study by Nielsen PreView predicts that cinemas showing 3D productions will have 65% more ticket sales than cinemas showing the same film in 2D.Read More »
Toy Story ride at Disney theme park
Thu, 19 Jun 2008
More than 150 computers are needed to operate the new Toy Story Midway Mania amusement ride at Disney’s California Adventure Park, adjoining Disneyland.Read More »
AFI’s top genre films
Thu, 19 Jun 2008
The American Film Institute (AFI) has listed its top 10 films in 10 classic genres. The list was the subject of a CBS TV special called AFI’s 10 Top 10, which featured interviews with Harrison Ford, Jane Fonda, Michael J Fox, Gene Hackman, George Lucas, Isabella Rossellini, Susan Sarandon and Steven Spielberg, among many others.Read More »
Hansie film to release in September
Thu, 19 Jun 2008
Four years in development, Hansie (The Movie) will be released countrywide in South Africa by Nu Metro Film Distribution on Heritage Day, 24 September. This is one day before the actual birthday of the late fallen cricket hero, Hansie Cronje, whose story the film tells.Read More »
Independent UK digital film service supplier sets up in SA
Wed, 18 Jun 2008
Rogue Element Films, the UK's leading independent supplier of high end digital film services and now a successful production company, is to set up offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa.Read More »
SFX Oscar winner dies
Tue, 17 Jun 2008
Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special effects, creature and makeup artist whose innovative creations include the full-scale animatronic dinosaurs in Jurassic Park and the futuristic Terminators, died at his home on Sunday 15 June. He was 62.Read More »
Report About Aussies Reaction To Own Movies
Tue, 17 Jun 2008
Australian films need better marketing to counter the perception that Australians don't want to watch their own films, funding agency the Film Finance Corp. said in a report released on 11 June.Read More »
Spielberg to make play for DreamWorks
Fri, 13 Jun 2008
According to the Hollywood Reporter, iconic director Steven Spielberg (Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, Indiana Jones franchise) is trying to raise more than $1bn to make his former company, DreamWorks, independent again.Read More »
Johannesburg confirms permit tariff increase
Fri, 13 Jun 2008
The City of Johannesburg Council has decided to increase the tariff for filming on public roads within the Johannesburg municipal area from R400 to R450 per hour with effect from 1 July 2008.Read More »
Incentives in Alaska and New Zealand
Thu, 12 Jun 2008
The Location Guide reports that a new Alaska film incentive programme has been launched in a bid to attract filmmakers to the state and to put the region on the map for the international film industry.Read More »