Biggest summer box office ever
Proving once again that the entertainment industry thrives in recessionary times, the US domestic summer box office has proved to be the highest grossing summer season in history.
New rule for Oscar’s Best Film category
After earlier this year extending the number of nominations in the Best Film category of the Oscars from five to 10, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (under whose auspices the Oscars are run)...
US TV ad revenue tumbles
The Television Bureau of Advertising in the US reports that total broadcast TV ad revenue was down 12.8% in the second quarter compared to the same time last year.
District 9 all the way
Having blitzed the American box office two weeks in a row, South African Neill Blomkamp’s blockbuster District 9 predictably took top spot in its opening weekend in South Affrica (28 to 30 August) with a huge R2.1m.
More results from Lola Kenya Screen
Last week Screen Africa announced the jury-judged Golden Mboni Award (Io Parlo, Italy) and the festival goer’s Audience’s Choice Award (Kirikou et la Sorciere, France) at the Lola Kenya Screen audiovisual media platform for children and youth in eastern Africa.
DISCOP Africa 2 participant numbers growing
DISCOP Africa 2 which will be held in Nairobi Kenya from 16 - 18 September 2009 reported that it had 334 participants registered as of 26 August.
MTV Africa Music Awards
South Africa and Nigeria lead the nominations list in the second MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) taking place in Kenya on 10 October.
TV stars to host Channel O awards
Three young and gifted African TV stars will host the upcoming 2009 Channel O Music Video Awards at Gauteng’s Carnival City.
Merger of UK film bodies proposed
A proposed merger, designed to protect the key existing functions of both the British Film Institute (BFI) and the UK Film Council (UKFC) while reducing gaps and overlaps, is now being considered by Government and industry leaders.
Christie wins prestigious motion picture award
Christie, a leader in digital cinema projection, has earned the prestigious 2009 International Cinema Technology Association (ICTA) Teddy Award as Manufacturer of the Year.
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