Hood’s new film premieres at Toronto
The new film from South African Oscar-winning director Gavin Hood ("Tsotsi') premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on 7 September.
Ang Lee wins Golden Lion
Repeating his win for "Brokeback Mountain' two years ago, Taiwanese director Ang Lee has again won top honours at the Venice Film Festival. Studio Briefing reports that Lee’s controversial Chinese-language drama "Lust, Caution' was a surprise win as it generated widely differing reviews from critics.
Claude Lelouch guest of French festival in SA
Acclaimed director Claude Lelouch is the special guest at the upcoming Air France Film Festival which runs at Nu Metro in Hyde Park from September 21 to October 4.
Al Jazeera Sport reaches plus 1m subscribers
Al Jazeera Sport Channel (JSC Sport +1/ JSC Sport +2) announced today that it has reached more than one million subscribers, an unprecedented figure in Arab television subscriber history.
New DG for Dept Arts & Culture announced
Thembinkosi Philemon Wakashe will be the new director-general at the Department of Arts and Culture.
Banff Mountain Film World Tour hits South Africa
The Banff Mountain Film World Tour, the world's premier event on mountain climbing, expeditions, extreme sports and remote cultures, comes to Cape Town and Johannesburg from 7-13 September.
Projected download sales
A study by Screen Digest predicts that movie downloads in the US will generate $720m for studios and producers by 2011. Downloads will generate an additional $572m in Western Europe.
New York screening for Kaganof docu
African Noise Foundation has announced the selection of the South African documentary Unyazi of the Bushveld for screening in the prestigious Columbia University Columbia Harlem Festival of Global Jazz Documentary Film.
First OHMSA Award winners announced
Conn Bertish and Annelie van Niekerk of J Walter Thomson drove away with top honours at the inaugural OHMSA Awards 2007, winning the OHMSA (Out of Home Media SA) trophy and a brand new Ford Fiesta each.
Industry performance outshines predictions
Sales and profitability levels in the broadcast and media technology sector worldwide show marked improvements according to the IABM Industry Index for August 2007.
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