SAG contract expires
Hollywood is bracing itself for a possible shut down in production as the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) have not yet come to agreement on a new contract. The current SAG contract expires on 30 June.
City of films
More than 200 films from more than 95 countries and spread over more than 300 screenings at 26 venues will comprise the Durban International Film Festival, which runs from 23 July to 3 August.
SA film at box office
The South African film, Son of Man, a modern re-working of the story of Chris, made R17, 923 in its opening weekend (20 - 22 June) at the local box office.
ITN Source signs exclusive global sales deal with Al Jazeera
The ITN Source global deal with Al Jazeera will give the network access to over 800,000 hours of video content for use in its programming.
DISCOP attendance increases
The content market DISCOP which kicked off in Budapest on Wednesday 18 June and ended on Friday 20 June reported an increase in attendees.
Focus on women at Encounters
This year’s Encounters South African International Documentary Festivals features 20 films (co)directed by women, a quota that is in line with the percentage of women MPs in South Africa’s National Assembly. A number of the documentaries also focus on women.
Special sessions at Encounters
Apart from its exciting programme of top documentaries from all over the world, the Encounters 10th South African International Documentary Festival also includes some events for the industry during its run in Johannesburg and Cape Town in late June and early July.
Filmed entertainment spend to increase
The PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook predicts that consumers worldwide will spend $111.2bn on all forms of filmed entertainment in 2012. This is up 30% from 2007’s figure of $8.5bn.
Narnia returns to box office
The second film in The Chronicles of Narnia franchise, Prince Caspian, has predictably opened in top spot at the South African box office in its first week of release (6 to 12 June), making R2.9m.
Israeli Film Festival
Cinema Nouveau patrons in Johannesburg and Pretoria will be exposed to seven fascinating films from Israel during the end of June and the beginning of July at the Israeli Film Festival.
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