Even more discerning film fare
Fri, 04 Jun 2010
South African art house cinema circuit, Ster-Kinekor Cinema Nouveau, has signed a three-year strategic partnership agreement with Grolsch, which will result in local audiences being exposed to more of the world’s best art films, festivals and live screen events.Read More »
Spanish film funding suffers
Wed, 02 Jun 2010
The Instituto de la Cinematografia y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA), part of Spain’s Ministry of Culture, has cut the film subsidy cap for indigenous films by 25%. This means that maximum general and complementary aid per movie will fall from $2.4 million to $1.8m.Read More »
The Battle for Johannesburg screening
Wed, 02 Jun 2010
Rehad Desai’s new film, The Battle for Johannesburg, about the city’s preparations to host the 2010 Fifa World Cup and the implications thereof,Read More »
Brewer is AFDA’s Screenwriting Discipline Chair
Mon, 31 May 2010
Award winning writer, director, script editor and facilitator Thandie Brewer has been appointed Discipline Chair for Screenwriting at the South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance (AFDA).Read More »
Iranian film director freed
Wed, 26 May 2010
Jafar Panahi, the award-winning Iranian filmmaker who was arrested in Tehran on the grounds of producing an “anti-regime” film in March, has been released on bail.
The film in question reportedly concerns 2009’s disputed Iranian elections.Read More »
At last a SA co-prod treaty with France
Wed, 19 May 2010
A number of South African filmmakers have for many years engaged in film and television co-productions with France.Read More »
Cannes loves Schmitz’ film
Wed, 19 May 2010
South African-born Oliver Schmitz has a good record at the Cannes International Film Festival, currently underway in Cannes, France.Read More »
New SA film to release
Tue, 18 May 2010
Ingxoxo The Negotiation, a new Zulu/English South African film, will release locally on 28 May. Directed by Tiro Venter and produced Linda Khumalo of Mzansi Broadcasting NetworkRead More »
Hoffman to direct first film
Tue, 18 May 2010
The Guardian reports that 72-year old American Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman (Rainman, Kramer vs Kramer, Tootsie) will make his directorial debut in the comedy Quartet, produced for BBC FilmsRead More »
Videovision scoops SA rights at Cannes festival
Fri, 14 May 2010
Sanjeev Singh, Director of Acquisition and Distribution of Videovision Entertainment announced on Thursday 13 May that the company acquired Woody Allen’s You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger as well as Ken Loach’s Route Irish on the opening day of the Cannes International Film Festival.Read More »
Mansfield in Toy Story 3
Wed, 12 May 2010
South African ‘love him or hate him’ radio personality Jeremy Mansfield has confirmed that he will voice a character in Disney Pixar’s upcoming Toy Story 3, for the South African theatrical and DVD release of the film.Read More »