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Sub-Saharan film featured at African Perspectives

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On 9 October a screening of Le Noire de… / Black Girl features at the Franco Namibian Culture Centre (FNCC) in Windhoek, Namibia, as part of African Perspectives. The film series, organised by non-profit foundation AfricAvenir, showcases films with an African viewpoint on relevant social, cultural and historical issues.

Le Noire de… / Black Girl is considered the first film originating from sub-Saharan Africa. It is written and directed by Senegalese Ousmane Sembene and has won several awards, including the Prix Jean Vigo for best feature film at the International Cannes Film Festival in 1966.

The film is about a young woman from Senegal who moves to France to work as a nanny. Once there, she finds herself at a loss and questions her cultural identity when her wealthy employees treat her harshly and employ her as a full-time servant.

Tickets for Le Noire de… / Black Girl are N$20 and the M-Net-supported screening takes place at 18h30.

For more information visit: www.africavenir.org.

Dosunmu film screens at Atlas Studios

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Restless City, directed by Nigerian-born Andrew Dosunmu, screens at 17h30 on 2 October at the First Wednesday Film Clubat Atlas Studios in Johannesburg.

The movie tells the story of a Senegalese musician trying to survive life and love in New York City in the US. The film reflects the struggle of immigrants who go in search of “the American dream’ but find a much harsher reality.

Restless City premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

The free screening takes place in Studio 4 and guests are encouraged to arrive early due to limited seating.

For more information, visit www.atlasstudios.co.za.

Out in Africa Film Fest in Jo’burg and Cape Town

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The 20th Out In Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival takes place at Nu Metro Hyde Park in Johannesburg and at both Nu Metro and Cinema Nouveau at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town from 18 to 27 October.

The programme will feature 10 international films and three South African shorts, along with workshops, guest performances and seminars.

The South African programme features Durban International Film Festival winner The Brave Unseen. Directed by Duan Myburgh, the short film is about two woman’s battle against a homophobic rapist and the love affair that is tested along the way.

Somagwaza, directed by Oko Macanda, examines common cultural taboos that surface between two young men, as they prepare for their traditional initiation and circumcision ritual in the Eastern Cape.

South African comedian Alan Committie stars in the short film White Lies, directed by Benedicte Roumega, in which he runs a successful hair salon in Cape Town.

Blue is the Warmest Colour, has its South African premiere at the festival and is a passionate and controversial love story about two lesbian women and their 10-year relationship. The French film won the Cannes Palme d’Or earlier this year.

Festival guest, Louis(e) de Ville will perform live burlesque in both cities with screenings of Louis(e) de Ville, Portrait of a Bad Girl. This French film tells the story of a small-town woman from Kentucky who transforms herself into a Parisian stripper.

Director Patrick Shuckmann’s film, Lose your Head, is based on a true story about a young Spanish tourist who finds himself in a dangerous situation when he is captured from Berlin’s gay underworld. Schuckmann will present screenwriting seminars in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

A policeman’s life unravels when he falls in love with a male colleague in the German film, Free Fall and two couples test the boundaries of monogamy in the romantic drama, The Happy Sad.

The gay underworld of Los Angeles is brought to light in the humorous action thriller Hot Guys with Guns while the documentary In their Room: London reveals a behind-closed-doors look at different gay men across London.

Israeli film, Out in the Dark, exposes the complexities, politics and difficult choices that come with being in a gay Israeli-Palestinian relationship.

Bookings will open on Monday 30 September and tickets are available through www.numetro.co.za; www.cinemanouveau.co.za or Ticketline on 082 16789.

For more information visit: www.oia.co.za.

Durban freelancer wins short video competition

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Durban freelance motion designer Matt Dippenaar has won the MTV Art Beat short video competition.

Dippenaar’s winning clip Bursting will be broadcast on music channel MTV on DSTV Channel 130 from 1 October. The 25-year-old creative will launch his career in broadcast and design with a six-week internship at the MTV headquarters in Johannesburg.

The competition challenges industry newcomers aged 18 to 35 to create a short video using the MTV logo and themes based on the brand values.

Creative director of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa, Tim Horwood, says: “Matt interpreted the brief brilliantly, creating a confident and powerful short clip that communicates the essence of MTV in just a few short seconds of video.’

The short clip of an MTV-branded drum exploding with colour can be viewed at www.mtv.co.za.

To view Dippenaar’s online portfolio go to www.mattdippenaar.co.za.

48 Hour Film Project screenings

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Short film entries for Gauteng’s 48 Hour Film Project (48HFP) screen until 29 September at Ster-Kinekor’s Cinema Nouveau in Rosebank, Johannesburg.

Established and up-and-coming filmmakers who had just 48 hours to produce a movie from script to screen submitted 70 entries that show daily at 17h00 and 20h30. Audiences are invited to support local talent and vote for their favourite film – the movie with the most votes will receive an Audience Award.

In October, a panel of judges will announce the overall Johannesburg winner chosen to represent South Africa at the 2014 Filmpalooza in New Orleans in the US. The top 10 films selected at Filmpalooza will screen at the 2014 Cannes International Film Festival’s short film corner.

Says Lola Gallant, brand manager of Cinema Nouveau: “Cinema Nouveau is delighted to be involved in this exciting project, and to provide the platform to showcase our local talent and their short films. The 48HFP’s mission is to advance film making and promote local filmmakers – both established and novices.

“We share this mission as one of the world’s only dedicated “art cinema’ chains, screening independent, alternative and art cinema content from cultures across the globe, and right here at home.’

Tickets are R40 each and can be booked through www.cinemanouveau.co.za, atsterkinekor.mobi or Ticketline on 082 16789.

Egg Films triumphs at the Loeries

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Egg Films came out on top as the most awarded production company at the 35th annual Loeries, held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 21 and 22 September.

After receiving 18 nominations, Egg Films took home a gold, three silvers, five crafts and a bronze.

The company’s music video Fatty Boom Boom, co-directed by Terence Neale and Ninja for South African group Die Antwoord, won a gold in TV and cinema commercials with Kezia Eales winning a craft certificate for production design.

The Mercedes Benz Attention Assist Campaign directed by Bruno Bossi won a silver for TV and cinema commercials as well as an integrated campaign silver.

Silver and craft certificates were awarded to director Kim Geldenhuys for the Standard Bank Sh-Boom commercial. The production also earned BlackGinger a craft certificate for VFX.

For his work on the bronze-awarded Chicken Licken Orphanage commercial Paul Gilpin received a craft award in cinematography while Clayton Swartz received a craft award for the production design of the same ad.

Special film screenings at The Bioscope

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The Bioscope Independent Cinema in Johannesburg holds a number of special screenings this week starting on Wednesday 25 September. This includes a preview of Four Corners, which has been selected as South Africa’s official foreign-language entry at the 2014 Academy Awards. The film examines the ongoing gang culture in the Cape Flats and screens until Monday 30 September.

Documentary filmmaker Rehad Desai presents a special screening of On the Art of War on 25 September at 19h30. The film is about four workers in Milan who spend eight days protesting the closure of their factoryby staying on top of a 20-metre high gantry crane at the last active factory.

Legends of the Casbah screens on Sunday 19 September at 17h30 and 19h30. The documentary brings together a number of unlikely characters from Durban’s Indian community from the era of the 1950s Defiance Campaign.

Blood Tokoloshe, a township thriller, tells a story of revenge, greed and love when a deal between a shady businessman and a corrupt sangoma goes wrong. The film screens on Friday 27 September at 22h00 and tickets are on sale for R40 each.

Filmed over one week, Fake It So Real follows a group of dubious wrestlers in North Carolina and takes a look at the real world of independent pro wrestling. The movie opens at The Bioscope on 27 September.

For show times and ticket bookings please visit http://www.thebioscope.co.za/

Girls raise the bar on Idols

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Eight female contestants upped the ante and awed Idols judges Randall Abrahams, Unathi Msengana and Gareth Cliff, as they sang for a spot in the SA Top 10 on Friday 20 September. The contestants performed South African chart hits, and set the standard for the next round of voting, left entirely in the audience’s hands.

Viewers have until 22h00 on Monday 23 September to vote for the their favourite performers, and will find out who stays in the running for sSeason 9 at the live results show on Tuesday 24 September at 19h30 on M-Net and Mzanzi Magic.

Carle Van Deventer (30) from Centurion kicked off Friday’s show with her rendition of Brave by Sarah Bereilles, and was credited for her engaging crowd interaction. Confidence was also key when Cape Towns’ Tana Collier, aged 26, delivered her performance of One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) by One Direction, in true ’farmgirl-punk’’ style.

The judges acknowledged growth in 21-year-olds Tumi Lesenjane and Christina Williams as they moved audiences with their renditions of ballads. Tumi represented Gauteng in her performance of Beneath You’re Beautiful by Labrynth and Christina did hometown Port Elizabeth proud with her song Clown by Emeli Sande.

Twenty-year-old Amy Jones impressed the judges with the new energy she brought to the song, Brand New Me by Alecia Keys.

Sophisticated 26-year-old Bunny Majaja from Johannesburg showed a good interpretation of Let Her Go by Passenger, but with edgy performances by Joburgs’ 19year-old Zoe Zana, who sang Lose to Win by Fantasia, and 24-year-old Durban contestant Crystalene Nair, performing Come and Get It by Selena Gomez, competition is at an all-time high.

From next week Idols will move to Moreleta Park NG Church in Pretoria where over 6,500 seats are available for the Idols Spectacular Shows.

Watch Idols SA on Tuesdays and Fridays at 19h30 on M-Nett and Mzanzi Magic or secure your spot in the live audience by booking at Computicket.

Voting instructions and further updates are available on www.mnet.co.za/Idols.

Series wages war against rhino poaching

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Al Jazeera English will air Wildlife Warzone, a captivating new series that features real-life trainee rangers tackling South Africa’s war against rhino poachers, from Monday 7 October at 22h30.

The show debuts on DStv Channel 261 and repeats on Tuesdays at 09h30, Wednesdays at 03h30 and Thursdays at 16h30.

Shot partly at conservationist safari lodge Shamwari in the Eastern Cape, the six-part series will show determined trainees complete rigorous physical and mental challenges over 38 days in isolation from the outside world.

Those who advance will become armed operatives, trained to track poachers and execute decisions in a matter of seconds.

The opportunity to protect wildlife, experience nature first-hand and gain honourable employment, no matter the risk, is motivation for many trainees to step up for the challenge. “It is to protect the rhinos… protecting what I love,’ remarks trainee Nabiel Leon.

With rhino horn now a $17 billion industry, demand is high for activists who are prepared to put their own lives on the line.

Watch and embed the series promo at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCdYzkPNNIY.

The Emmys: A good night for Breaking Bad

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Breaking Bad and Modern Family dominated the spotlight at the 65th primetime Emmy awards held in Los Angeles, California on Sunday 22 September.

For the first time, AMC’s Breaking Bad took home the outstanding drama series award and earned a second Emmy when Anna Gunn won for best supporting actress. Modern Family continued to conquer, snagging outstanding comedy for the fourth year running.

The Colbert Report triumphed over The Daily Show in the outstanding variety series category, making it the first show to claim the winning title after a 10-year reign. The Colbert Report also took an Emmy for outstanding writing for a variety series.

An unpredictable evening saw awards go to Jeff Daniels for best comedy actor in The Newsroom, and to The Voice for outstanding reality competition series. Derek Hough of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars won an Emmy for outstanding choreography, an awards’ first for new choreography category.

Repeat awards were given to lead actress Claire Danes for her role in Homeland and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the comedy Veep while Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons won the Emmy for outstanding lead comedy actor for the third time.

The winners circle:

Outstanding drama series:
Breaking Bad, AMC

Outstanding comedy series:
Modern Family, ABC

Outstanding movie or miniseries:
Behind The Candelabra, HBO

Outstanding lead actor in a movie or miniseries:
Michael Douglas as Liberace, Behind The Candelabra, HBO

Outstanding supporting actress in a miniseries or movie:
Ellen Burstyn as Margaret Barrish Worthington, Political Animals, USA

Outstanding directing, TV series or movie:
Steven Soderbergh, Behind The Candelabra, HBO

Outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or movie:
James Cromwell as DrArthur Arden, American Horror Story: Asylum, FX Networks

Outstanding writing, TV series or movie:
Abi Morgan, The Hour, BBC America

Outstanding variety series:
The Colbert Report, Comedy Central

Outstanding Choreography:
Derek Hough, Dancing With The Stars, Routines: Hey Pachuco / Para Los Rumberos / Walking On Air, ABC

Outstanding directing, variety series:
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live, NBC

Outstanding writing, variety series:
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Head Writer: Opus MoreschiWriters: Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Rich Dahm, Barry Julien, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner, Eric Drysdale, Dan Guterman, Paul Dinello, Nate Charny and Bobby Mort

Outstanding directing, drama series:
David Fincher, House of Cards, Netflix

Outstanding lead actress in a drama:
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, Homeland, Showtime

Outstanding lead actor in a drama:
Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy, The Newsroom, HBO

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama:
Bobby Cannavale as Gyp Rosetti , Boardwalk Empire, HBO

Outstanding reality competition:
The Voice, NBC

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama:
Anna Gunn as Skyler White, Breaking Bad, AMC

Outstanding writing in a drama series:
Henry Bromell, Homeland, “Q&A’, Showtime

Outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or movie:
Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison, The Big C: Hereafter, Showtime

Outstanding lead actor in a comedy:
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory, CBS

Outstanding directing in a comedy series:
Gail Mancuso, Modern Family, “Arrested’, ABC

Outstanding lead actress in a comedy:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, Veep, HBO

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy:
Tony Hale as Gary Walsh, Veep, HBO

Outstanding writing, comedy series:
Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield, 30 Rock, “Last Lunch’, NBC

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy:
Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow, Nurse Jackie, Showtime

For more awards winners visit: http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners

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