Wall Street crisis affects media sector
With the announcement on Monday, 15 September of the bankruptcy of Lehman Bros., the emergency sale of troubled Merrill Lynch ...
Jerusalema tops R1.2m
Ralph Ziman’s Jerusalema, the new South African gangster drama, has made R1.2m at the local box office as at 11 September.
Sicilian Film Festival
Arthouse audiences will be able to sample the best of Sicilian cinema between 19 and 22 September at Cinema Nouveau screened by Fish Eagle in the East Rand’s Bedford Centre.
eNews sponsor 2008 Soweto Festival
The 2008 Soweto Festival will take place from Wednesday 24 September to Sunday
28 September.
International films at Zim film festival
Over 26 countries from around the world were represented through film at the Zimbabwe International Film Festival which opened at its traditional venue in Avondale on September 5.
Channel 4 tightens its belt
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 is preparing to tighten its belt. At the Edinburgh TV Festival last month Channel 4 had already warned producers to expect budget cutbacks.
SAG losing business
With the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) of America still in contract stalemate with the Hollywood studio executives as represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) after nearly three months, SAG’s sister union seems to be benefitting.
High Court rules in Sony SA’s favour
The Johannesburg High court has ruled that Sony SA can move ahead with the R380-million tender to supply the SABC with four high definition (HD) outside broadcast (OB) vans for the 2010 soccer World Cup.
Taiwan comes to SA cinemas
Cinema Nouveau screened by Fish Eagle will host the Taiwan Film Festival which runs from 12 to 18 September in Johannesburg (Rosebank Nouveau) and 19 to 25 September in Cape Town (V&A Waterfront Nouveau). The Festival is presented by the Taipei Liaison Office.
Local screenwriter in international awards finals
Owen Salmon’s screenplay, Ndiyindoda!, has been selected out of over 1300 entries, to go through to further rounds of the 2008 International Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards.
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