Bakgat! scores at box office
The low budget Afikaans teen comedy Bakgat! continues to make good at the South African box office, having amassed just over R2m in its three weeks of release. It was in seventh spot in the week 25 April to 1 May.
Big Attendance At Cannes
The global film industry is gearing up for its annual glamfest, otherwise known as the Cannes Film Festival, which runs from 14 to 25 May in Cannes, France...
Mexico’s Lydia Cacho Ribeiro awarded UNESCO Press Freedom Prize
Some 150 media professionals from around the world adopted a declaration* in Maputo, Mozambique, on 3 May which emphasises the importance of freedom of expression and free access to information to participatory democracy
Ousmane Sembene honoured post-humously
The late Ousmane Sembene, one of the greatest African filmmakers, was honoured at the Cape Winelands Film Festival held in Stellenbosch from 18 - 26 April...
Clio Awards finalists
The Creative Circle has announced the finalists for the Clio Awards. They are as follows'..
“Glow’ Wins In Los Angeles
South African filmmaker Yunus Vally’s The Glow of White Women has won the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.
Local Film Scores At Box Office
After just two weeks of release, the locally produced Afrikaans-language teen comedy Bakgat! is performing well at the South African box office, having amassed R1.2m as at 24 April. This puts it in sixth place for that week.
Strike fears grow
After nearly two weeks of negotiations, the Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG) and the Hollywood studio executives as represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) are nowhere near reaching agreement over SAG’s new contract.
SA At Cannes
This year’s delegation to the Cannes Film Festival, which commences in Cannes, France on 14 May, includes the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)...
Canadian Film To Open Cannes
Blindness, directed by City of God’s Fernando Meirelles is the opening night film for the Cannes Film Festival which gets underway on 14 May.
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