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South Africa is to be honoured with a red carpet walk of honour at the 2008 Cannes International Film Festival which opens on 14 May.

The ninth annual TCM (Turner Classic Movies) Classic Shorts competition launches this May with a truly international flavour to its judging panel which this year includes South Africa’s Darrell Roodt, Wolfgang Petersen, Istvan Szabo, Agnieszka Holland, Mikael Hafstrom, Rutger Hauer, James Franco and Nick Goldsmith.

Business Day reports that Tavern TV, aimed at South African shebeens, will be launched in August by the Provantage Group.

The Cannes Film Festival, which runs from 14 to 25 May in Cannes, France, will screen a classic movie from the Warner Bros archive during each night of the festival to pay tribute to the studio’s 85th anniversary.

Ants Multimedia has launched www.pitchit.co.za, , a unique online platform for African filmmakers and scriptwriters to pitch their concepts to an array of local and international producers, broadcasters, agents as well as managers.

As if Hollywood didn’t have enough to worry about with the ever increasing likelihood of an actors’ strike..

Following an unsuccessful two weeks of contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP)..

The Africa in Motion film festival (AiM), which takes place annually in October at Edinburgh Filmhouse, is inviting African filmmakers to submit short films for a new AiM competition.

South Africa’s premier brand communication awards, the Loeries, are inviting submissions for entry from public relations (PR) agencies.

In celebration of African film and culture, the Africa on Screen Film Festival, featuring 24 films and 10 South African premieres, runs from 23 to 29 May at five different venues in Johannesburg and Cape Town