History of Cannes film festival celebrated
3DD has signed a co-production deal with ITN Source, a leading provider of broadcast footage, to create a series that celebrates the history and glamour of the Cannes Film Festival.
Lola Kenya Screen productions nominated for AMAAs
Films made by children aged between six and15 years during Lola Kenya Screen film production workshops have been nominated for the Africa Movie Academy
Awards (AMAAs)...
UK channel’s “comprehensive restructuring’
Commercial broadcaster Channel Five is axing a quarter of its workforce (some 87 jobs) as a result of the dire global economy.
Big job cuts at Sony Pictures
More bad news on the global economic meltdown front is the slashing of 300 jobs by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
DISCOP Africa attendance figures released
The inaugural edition of DISCOP AFRICA, which took place in Dakar, Senegal, from 25 - 27 February, was attended by 457 participants according to Patrick Jucaud, General Manager...
Sea Point Days award winner at NZ festival
Sea Point Days, a feature-length documentary film by Emmy award-winning South African filmmaker Francois Verster, won the Best Editor prize at the prestigious DocNZ Film Festival on Wednesday night, 4 March.
Union warns SABC’s survival in jeopardy
It has emerged that an increase in SABC licence fees may be implemented in order to alleviate some of the financial burden that the corporation is facing.
Liquidation threat to SABC
A firm of attorneys, Barry Aaron and Associates, has instituted a civil action against the public broadcaster SABC for failure to pay R450,000.
Pride Film Fest in JHB
The Pride Film Festival in Johannesburg will take place from 6 to 8 March at Nu Metro, Montecasino.
The Panther is back!!
The Pink Panther 2, the latest in a long line of sequels in The Pink Panther franchise originally created by director Blake Edwards, had an impressive opening at South African cinema screens...
























