Mannheim Meetings 2009 – Call for Projects
The 13th edition of the Mannheim Meetings, the international co-production and sales & distribution market, will take place from 11 - 15 November 2009.
SA film scoops CIAK awards
Coming Home, a film based on a story by South African teenager Amber-Jay van Rooyen, has won three awards at the 20th International CIAK Junior Festival competition in Treviso, Italy.
Encounters will go ahead
The Encounters team announced on Thursday 4 June that despite the shortfall in funding, the 11th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival 2009 will go ahead as planned from 2 - 19 July at the Nu Metro cinemas, V&A Waterfront.
SABC fails to pay sports award prize money
The winners of the 2008 South African Sports Awards have apparently still not been paid, almost six months after the awards ceremony was held in Bloemfontein.
Sea Point Days continues successful festival circuit
Sea Point Days, a feature-length documentary film directed by local Emmy-award winning filmmaker Francois Verster has been selected for the Sterling World Feature Competition at the prestigious SilverDocs Film Festival.
Final number of Cannes Lions entries
The organisers of the Cannes Lions 56th International Advertising Festival today announced that 22,652 entries from 86 countries will be competing for the coveted Lions at this year's event, a 19.9% drop versus a record breaking year in 2008.
Madiba’s grandson accused of selling Madiba’s funeral TV rights
Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mandla, has dismissed a report alleging he was paid R3-million by the SABC for exclusive television rights to cover the funeral of the former president, according to The Star (page 1 1 June 2009)
DOC’s report on meeting with SABC board
The Department of Communications released a report regarding its meeting with the board of the SABC on 1 June. The report follows:
Sony Pictures joins Nu Metro Home Entertainment line up
Nu Metro Home Entertainment which holds the licenses for five maor studios, has announced that it has also acquired Sony Pictures Home Entertainment under their prestigious studio slate as of 1 June 2009.
Zola Maseko doccie awarded
Zola Maseko's feature documentary film - "The Manuscripts of Timbuktu" was jointly awarded the first prize at the Real Life Film Festival in Ghana on 26 May.
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