Gerrmany/France/Italy co-prod wins at Cannes
The Cannes International Film Festival closed on 24 may with the announcement that Austrian director Michael Heneke’s The White Ribbon has taken the Palme d’Or.
White Wedding nears R3m
As at 17 May, the new South African road trip comedy, White Wedding, has generated an impressive R2,938,590 at the local box office.
Record-breaking year for UK film
British films took over $4 billion in box-office takings worldwide in 2008, reflecting a remarkable year for the industry.
Star Trek biggest IMAX opening
Giant screen company IMAX has announced that Star Trek took $8.5m in ticket sales at its US cinemas over the weekend, making this the biggest opening weekend for an IMAX release.
Recession – is the worst over?
UK media companies ITV, Trinity Mirror and Johnston Press have told The Guardian newspaper that they are seeing a "bottoming out' of the ad revenue decline experienced since the middle of last year
Kids For Kids Africa call for entries
Children and youth up to the age of 18 and resident anywhere in Africa are called upon to enter films in all genres, lengths and formats for the 3rd Kids For Kids Africa Competition, a programme of the International Centre of Cinema for Children and Youth (CIFEJ).
Cannes “Up’, up and away
The 62nd Cannes Film Festival got underway in Cannes, France on 13 May with its first ever 3D animated opening night film, Disney-Pixar’s Up.
Acquisitions at Cannes
News from the Cannes International Film Festival, which opened on 13 May, is that the Acquisition and Distributtion arm of South African company Videovision Entertainment has acquired from Wild Bunch several films in the Official Competition.
BBC & C4 partnership worth millions in profit
The House of Lords communications committee were informed by John Smith, the chief executive of BBC Worldwide, that a proposed commercial partnership between BBC Worldwide and Channel 4 would generate annual turnover of £800 million (approx R9,600m) and a profit of £200 million (R2,400m).
EUR 60M loan with European Investment Bank
Good news for small and medium sized enterprises is that they will benefit from the EUR 60m credit line provided to the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited (IDC) by the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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