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SA 3D Documentary TV series selected for World Design Capital

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Zamani, 3-D documentary series set to go into production in mid-2014, and dedicated to documenting the World Heritage sites of the African continent, has been selected for the official programme of the World Design Capital Cape Town 2014. Zamani means “the past’ in Swahili and “Zamani Project” is the original name given to the mission led by a team of four who have been documenting heritage sites for close to 10 years across Africa.

Under the expert supervision of Professor Heinz Ruther, The Zamani Project was initiated in the Geomatics Division of the University of Cape Town, partly funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and endorsed by (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

The project is based on state-of-the art data acquisition and presentation technologies, including laser scanning and close range photogrammetry, which are used to generate Geographic Information Systems, 3D computer models and other spatial data.

Production of the series will be officially launched during an event in the city mid-2014.

Man Makes a Picture (MMaP), a Capetonian production company, has developed the Zamani Project documentary series concept. They are currently promoting the series locally and internationally, to finance the projected R30 million production budget via sponsorships and international TV coproductions and presales.

The series will uncover how the most interesting heritage sites in Africa came into existence and why, and also how they have transformed into complex “Cultural Landscapes’, through their role and meaning for the local population today.

Each episode will document various sites in different Sub-Saharan countries grouped by theme, such as “The Gold Trade’, “Man’s Footprint’ or “Castles and Fortresses’.

The Zamani Project Documentary series will combine travel and adventure, following the Zamani geomatic experts Heinz Ruther and Roshan Burtha as they discover and document the sites, sometimes in very intriguing and remote environments, state-of-the-art 3D entertainment and interviews with historians and local residents.

Worldwide distribution of this TV programme and its educational spin-offs will promote worldwide awareness of the richness of these “Cultural Landscapes’, constructed in the Past and inhabited by the Present.

The Zamani Project Documentary Teaser can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da5R2A73Fps.

Professionals can contact showrunner Joanna Tomkins for more information at: Joanna@manmakesapicture.co.za.

American Society of Cinematographers names Spotlight Award nominees

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The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced three nominees for its inaugural ASC Spotlight Award. The organisation created this award to recognise outstanding cinematography in features and documentaries typically screened at film festivals, internationally or in limited theatrical release. The winner will be announced at the 28th Annual ASC Awards on 1 February, at the Hollywood & Highland Ray Dolby Ballroom.

The nominees are:

• Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski for Ida, a Polish film that tells the story of a young novitiate nun whose commitment to her faith is brought into question when she discovers a dark family secret connected to the Nazi occupation.
• Mark Lee Ping Bing for Renoir, a biopic focusing on a specific episode in the life of artist Jean Renoir and his son.
• Camille Cottagnoud for Winter Nomads, a documentary telling the story of two shepherds on the French-Swiss border, making a major winter migration with their flocks.

ASC members submitted entries for consideration which went before a Blue Ribbon panel that chose the nominees. All active members will vote to select the winner.
“We’ve been honoring outstanding achievement in cinematography since we started the ASC Awards in 1987,’ says ASC Awards Chairman Lowell Peterson. “Several ASC members developed the concept for this award after being inspired by these types of productions. We chose to add this new honor to recognize and praise areas of our art form that previously might have been overlooked.’

For information regarding the 28th ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography visit www.theasc.com or call 323-969-4333.

Charles Dutton to recieve Lifetime Acheivement Award

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The Pan African Film Festival will honour prolific, award-winning actor/director Charles Dutton with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the festival’s annual Night of Tribute awards ceremony. For the second year, the Night of Tribute will be part of the pre-show festivities for the awards ceremony of the African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) on Friday, January 31, 2014, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Taglyan Complex, located at 1201 Vine Street in Hollywood, Calif.

Dutton is a two-time Tony-nominated and multiple Emmy award-winning actor and director of stage, television and film. He first became a familiar face to television audiences around the world for his iconic role as the Baltimore garbage collector, Roc Emerson, on the popular Fox comedy (produced by HBO), “Roc,’ which aired for three seasons from 1991 to 1994. For the role of Roc, Dutton earned his first NAACP Image Award, followed by two more wins in 2002 and 2003 for his roles in the television movies, 10,000 Black Men Named George and D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear, respectively.

Dutton, who is a native of Baltimore, made his Broadway debut in 1984 with August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, winning him a Theatre World Award and a Best Actor Tony Award nomination. Six years later, he received another Tony Award nod for Best Actor in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson before heading off to Hollywood, landing more television roles and collecting acting accolades along the way.

In 1999, Dutton received both Emmy and NAACP Image award nominations for his guest-starring role as Alvah Case on the HBO hit prison drama, Oz. A year later, he directed the critically-acclaimed and gritty HBO miniseries, The Corner. The Corner won several Emmys, including Outstanding Miniseries and Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie. Dutton picked up an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special. As the Yale-trained actor continued to show the range of his acting abilities, the nominations and awards just kept on coming. He won back-to-back Emmy Awards in 2002 and 2003 for Outstanding Guest Actor for his roles in The Practice and Without a Trace, respectively.

“Charles Dutton is a tour de force to be reckoned with whether he’s on stage or the screen – big or small,’ says Ayuko Babu, executive director of the Pan African Film Festival. “Through his craft, he’s a chameleon and a master storyteller. With an authoritative, booming voice, he brings a larger-than-life presence to all his roles, captivating audiences and delivering riveting performances each and every time.’

Previous recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award include Oscar-winner Louis Gossett Jr., Tony award-winner Phylicia Rashad, Emmy award-winning actors Loretta Devine and Glynn Turman, the honorable Ambassador Andrew Young as well as award winning actresses Marla Gibbs and Dr. Della Reese — just to name a few.

The 22nd annual PAFF will be held on February 6-17, 2014 at the new Rave Cinemas Baldwin Hills 15 at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles. PAFF is the grant recipient of the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. The festival thanks the generous support of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza and RAVE Cinemas. For more information, visit www.PAFF.org.

European Film Market 2014 set to go

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The 64th Berlin International Film Festival European Film Market (EFM) is set to go for 2014, with exhibit spaces fully booked at Martin-Gropius-Bau and the Marriott Hotel on Potsdamer Platz. The EFM is one of the most important platforms for international trade in film distribution rights and audiovisual content. Taking place from 6-14 February, the first annual industry meeting, the EFM opens the international film year. A new initiative with Berlinale Talents, and new features like the Catch-Up Screenings on the second Thursday of the festival, will offer market visitors additional opportunities to establish contacts and do business.

“Our most important goal is to provide EFM participants from all over the world with an ideal framework for their business dealings,’ says EFMdirector Beki Probst. “The fact that our exhibit spaces are again in consistently high demand this year validates our efforts.’

In cooperation with Berlinale Talents, the EFM will also feature an initiative for the up-and-coming generation of market-goers: Under the title “Berlinale Talents Market Hub’ – backed by Canon – ten selected distribution professionals from Berlinale Talents will be present at Martin-Gropius-Bau with their own booth, which will also serve as a contact and meeting point. In addition, 40 of the films developed during the Berlinale Talents Project Labs will be presented to EFM visitors.

The EFM will also see a venue change in 2014. For the first time, the EFM will use five theatres in the newly re-opened Zoo Palast, refurbished with state-of-the-art cinema technology. The new location brings the EFM venue total to 39.

On the second festival Thursday (February 13th), the EFM will offer so-called Catch-Up Screenings to registered EFM participants. This newly launched series will screen a selection from this year’s festival programme, curated by the section heads.

Three days, three topics: At the EFM Industry Debates, in their eighth edition this year, international experts will discuss current industry themes and developments. The official partner of this high-calibre trade event is once again the IFA, in cooperation with Screen International, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.

Independent US filmmakers will once again meet at the “American Independents in Berlin’ initiative at Martin-Gropius-Bau, which is organised by Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) and the Sundance Institute. The eleventh edition of the series “Sundance at EFM’ will again provide an important platform to independent US filmmakers whose films premiered at Sundance in January.

The EFM programme “Meet the Docs’ will take place for the sixth time in 2014. This initiative, a co-operation with the European Documentary Network (EDN), gives the international documentary film trade a meeting point at Martin-Gropius-Bau. Accredited festival and market visitors can participate here in various panel discussions, individual meetings with international documentary film festivals, documentary film project consulting talks, and networking events.

German cinema highlights from 2013 are offered in the EFM series “German Cinema – LOLA@Berlinale’, taking place in 2014 at the Zoo Palast. EFM participants and international buyers will be able to view films longlisted for the nomination for the German Film Award with English subtitles.

Telkom reportedly held talks with Netflix, Comcast and others

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Bloomberg reported over the weekend that the South African parastatal telecoms company Telkom has held talks with several international media companies, including Netflix, Comcast and Naspers. Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko has been quoted as saying that these talks were part of the company’s move towards building a video-on-demand (VOD) service on its fixed-line broadband infrastructure.

No timeline has been given for these talks and it is not known whether they are still ongoing or what their outcomes were.

Telkom’s talk of launching VOD services is nothing new. It has been promising to launch such services for a number of years. The company has splashed out on upgrades of its network with new fibre installations and its provision of VDSL (Very high bit rate digital subscriber line) services via its existing copper cable network.

Paradoxically, in light of these infrastructure expansions, Maseko also said in the Bloomberg interview that he planned to lay off up to a thousand managers and cut Telkom’s workforce by about a third. A few days after the interview, Business Day reported that Maseko had moved to calm fears after this announcement. He has still confirmed, however, that staff numbers will have to be reduced in order to cut costs.

Popular TV presenter and news anchor Alyce Chavunduka dies

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The South African television industry mourns the loss this week of the popular news anchor and presenter Alyce Chavunduka, who died on Sunday 5 January after suffering an epileptic seizure.

Born in Zimbabwe, Ms Chavunduka began her career at her home country’s state broadcaster. In 1991 she made history by becoming the first black female news anchor on TV1, which at the time, was the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) main TV channel, reserved for a predominantly white audience. She was thus at the forefront of the transformation process that began to take place in South African broadcasting around the time of the first democratic elections and the political and social developments leading up to and following them.

In 1992 she joined the team of hosts on Good Morning South Africa, the country’s prototype “breakfast show’. With the relaunch of the SABC’s television channels in the mid-1990s, she became a familiar figure on South Africa’s TV screens as a news anchor on the English-language channel, SABC 3.

In its official statement on Ms Chavunduka’s passing, the SABC said of her that she “played a pivotal role at a critical time where the then channel, TV 1, and indeed the whole organisation was undergoing a transformation process, as the country was carving itself into an inclusive and democratic society. Her demeanor and high level of professionalism carried her through and most importantly, her contribution to the SABC and influence she had on inspiring black women to penetrate the broadcasting industry will never be forgotten. The SABC Board, management and staff send its sincere condolences to the bereaved family members and friends.’

Mandela film nominated for a BAFTA

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The nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) are in and the highest grossing biopic to date in South Africa, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, received a nomination for Outstanding British Film. Directed by Justin Chadwick from the UK, the movie is co-produced by South African Anant Singh.

Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity leads the pack with 11 nominations followed by 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle, each nominated in 10 categories.

Some of the nominees are:

Best Film

12 Years a Slave Anthony Katagas, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen
American Hustle Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon
Captain Phillips Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
Gravity Alfonso Cuaron, David Heyman
Philomena Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward

Outstanding British Film

Gravity Alfonso Cuaron, David Heyman, Jonas Cuaron
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Justin Chadwick, Anant Singh, David M. Thompson, William Nicholson
Philemona Stephen Frears, Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward, Jeff Pope
Rush Ron Howard, Andrew Eaton, Peter Morgan
Saving Mr. Banks John Lee Hancock, Alison Owen, Ian Collie, Philip Steuer, Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith
The Selfish Giant Clio Barnard, Tracy O’Riordan

Film not in the Engish Language

The Act of Killing Joshua Oppenheimer, Signe Byrge Sørensen
Blue is the Warmest Colour Abdellatif Kechiche, Brahim Chioua, Vincent Maraval
The Great Beauty Paolo Sorrentino, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima
Metro Manila Sean Ellis, Mathilde Charpentier
Wadjda Haifaa Al-Mansour, Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul

Documentary

The Act of Killing Joshua Oppenheimer
The Armstrong Lie Alex Gibney
Blackfish Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Tim’s Vermeer Teller, Penn Jillette, Farley Ziegler
We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks Alex Gibney

Animated Film

Despicable Me 2 Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
Frozen Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Monsters University Dan Scanlon

Director

12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen
American Hustle David O. Russell
Captain Phillips Paul Greengrass
Gravity Alfonso Cuaron
The Wolf of Wall Street Martin Scorsese

Original Screenplay

American Hustle Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
Blue Jasmine Woody Allen
Gravity Alfonso Cuaron, Jonas Cuaron
Inside Llewyn Davis Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Nebraska Bob Nelson

Adapted Screenplay

12 Years a Slave John Ridley
Behind the Candelabra Richard LaGravenese
Captain Phillips Billy Ray
Philemona Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope
The Wolf of Wall Street Terence Winter

Leading Actor

Bruce Dern Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave
Christian Bale American Hustle
Leonardo DiCaprio The Wolf of Wall Street
Tom Hanks Captain Phillips

Leading Actress

Amy Adams American Hustle
Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine
Emma Thompson Saving Mr. Banks
Judi Dench Philomena
Sandra Bullock Gravity

Supporting Actor

Barkhad Abdi Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper American Hustle
Daniel Bruhl Rush
Matt Damon Behind the Candelabra
Michael Fassbender 12 Years a Slave

Supporting Actress

Jennifer Lawrence American Hustle
Julia Roberts August: Osage County
Lupita Nyong’o 12 Years a Slave
Oprah Winfrey The Butler
Sally Hawkins Blue Jasmine

Original Music

12 Years a Slave Hans Zimmer
The Book Thief John Williams
Captain Phillips Henry Jackman
Gravity Steven Price
Saving Mr. Banks Thomas Newman

Cinematography

12 Years a Slave Sean Bobbitt
Captain Phillips Barry Ackroyd
Gravity Emmanuel Lubezki
Inside Llewyn Davis Bruno Delbonnel
Nebraska Phedon Papamichael

Editing

12 Years a Slave Joe Walker
Captain Phillips Christopher Rouse
Gravity Alfonso Cuaron, Mark Sanger
Rush Dan Hanley, Mike Hill
The Wolf of Wall Street Thelma Schoonmaker

Production Design

12 Years a Slave Adam Stockhausen, Alice Baker
American Hustle Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
Behind the Candelabra Howard Cummings
Gravity Andy Nicholson, Rosie Goodwin, Joanne Woodlard
The Great Gatsby Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn

Costume Design

American Hustle Michael Wilkinson
Behind the Candelabra Ellen Mirojnick
The Great Gatsby Catherine Martin
The Invisible Woman Michael O’Connor
Saving Mr. Banks Daniel Orlandi

Make-up and Hair

American Hustle Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell
Behind the Candelabra Kate Biscoe, Marie Larkin
The Butler Debra Denson, Beverly Jo Pryor, Candace Neal
The Great Gatsby Maurizio Silvi, Kerry Warn
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Peter Swords King, Richard Taylor, Rick Findlater

Sound

All is Lost Richard Hymns, Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor, Micah Bloomberg, Gillian Arthur
Captain Phillips Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith, Chris Munro, Oliver Tarney
Gravity Glenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, Niv Adiri, Chris Munro
Inside Llewyn Davis Peter F. Kurland, Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff
Rush Danny Hambrook, Martin Steyer, Stefan Korte, Markus Stemler, Frank Kruse

Special Visual Effects

Gravity Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould, Nikki Penny
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, Eric Reynolds
Iron Man 3 Bryan Grill, Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Dan Sudick
Pacific Rim Hal Hickel, John Knoll, Lindy De Quattro, Nigel Sumner
Star Trek Into Darkness Ben Grossmann, Burt Dalton, Patrick Tubach, Roger Guyett

The BAFTA ceremony takes place on 16 February at the Royal Opera House in London.

The 20 castaways of Survivor SA: Champions

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On Sunday 19 January at 17h30 M-Net airs the first episode of Survivor South Africa: Champions, led by South African sporting legends Mark Fish and Corne Krige.

Neither captain can be voted off this season’s location, somewhere in the South China Sea; however, the 20 contestants will have to battle it out in rigorous mental and physical challenges to avoid being voted off at tribal council. At the end of 27 days one of them will claim the R1m cash prize and the title of Ultimate Survivor.

The men

Solly Mathiba, a 32-year-old sports manager from the Northern Cape.

Umtata-born Zan Lang, a 24-year-old multi-talented car sales executive.

Wedding planner Zavion Kotze, aged 24.

Graham Jenneker, a 28-year-old financial manager.

Khayelitsha-born Sivu Xabanisa, a 28-year-old astrophysics post-graduate student.

SAAF helicopter pilot Altaaf Sheik, a 29-year-old from Durban.

Philip Dickson, a 32-year-old firefighter and paramedic.

Business analyst and commercial diver, 25-year-old Stephen Walker.

David de Wet, the oldest contestant, a 53-year-old farrier (a specialist in horse hoof care).

Shane Hattingh, a 42-year-old media salesman.

The women

Martial artist Killarney Jones, aged 44.

Marsha Wessels, a 40-year-old army sports officer.

Cape-Town born Marian de Vos, a 25-year-old fashion entrepreneur.

High school teacher Ashleigh Bryant who is 22 years old.

Gena Alkana, a 29-year-old PR manager.

Mzansi Magic and AfricaMagic star Vel Bodiba, a 26-year-old actress from Pretoria.

Self-employed events planner and entrepreneur Buhle Madlala, aged 35.

Moyra Makina, a 34-year-old HR director and vegetarian.

Johannesburg’s Shona Macdonald, a 24-year-old accounts manager.

Mortuary assistant and amateur astrologist Sonette Myburgh, aged 40.

Visit www.mnet.co.za/survivor for more information.

Change in ownership for Nu Metro Cinemas

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Subcocept (Pty) Ltd, a company funded by private equity firm One Fifty Capital, has recently bought Nu Metro Cinemas and its associated cinema advertising business, Popcorn Cinema Advertising Sales, from Times Media Group (TMG).

The change in ownership brings with it innovations and upgrades that will offer cinemagoers convenience and exclusive luxury viewing.

Julian Kannigan, commercial director at One Fifty Capital, explains that the company will be working together with Nu Metro’s existing young and innovative management team to take a fresh approach in creating an “owner-managed’ business.

Luke Roberts, general manager of Nu Metro, says: “Nu Metro Cinemas is a progressive cinema business with a true focus on delivering a premium entertainment experience. Our commitment to the constant evolution of the cinema is demonstrated by the recent countrywide upgrade of all 149 screens to a 100% digital platform. Through this upgrade, cinemagoers can now enjoy a world-class audiovisual experience.’

Nu Metro has introduced a luxury VIP cinema experience, Scene, which boasts luxurious, fully reclining leather seats and an exclusive lounge and bar that offers freshly prepared light meals, snacks and beverages. The first of its kind in South Africa, Scene has proved extremely popular at Durban’s Pavilion and Cape Town’s V&A shopping malls.

“One Fifty Capital will continue to roll out this luxury cinema concept at selected sites around the country, beginning with Hyde Park Corner in Johannesburg,’ says Kannigan. “We will also be further rolling out the new IMAX 3D experience at Menlyn Park, Pretoria and Canal Walk in Cape Town.’

Customers will also soon be able to preview movies, check show times, book tickets and have their tickets electronically delivered with the introduction of the Nu Metro App for iPhone, iPad and Android.

“Our app will please avid social media users by giving them the option to share experiences on Facebook and Twitter as well as update friends as to when and where they’ll be attending a movie.

“With One Fifty Capital, Nu Metro now has the resources to give South African customers the truly unique and memorable world-class cinematic experience they deserve,’ concludes Kannigan.

SA movie to open Pan African Film Fest

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The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF), which runs from 6 to 17 February in Los Angeles, will feature the South African film, Of Good Report, as its opening night production.

Though not yet confirmed, director Jahmil X.T. Qubeka’s attendance is likely as first night screenings are usually followed by a question-and-answer session with the movie’s cast and filmmakers.

The movie, which tells the story of a school teacher with a penchant for young girls and who subsequently turns murderous, was originally banned by the South African Film and Publications Board, preventing it from screening as the opening night production of the 2013 Durban International Film Festival (DIFF).

Of Good Report has since been uncensored and is considered by many to be a modern-day classic example of film noir and a notable milestone in African cinema.

PAFF showcases a broad spectrum of creative works which promote cultural understanding among people of African descent.

Visit http://www.paff.org/ for more information.

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