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UK wildlife celebrity Michaela Strachan and South African TV presenter Nothemba Madumo will host the inaugural ROSCAR Celebratory Awards, which take place on 29 August and form part of the Durban Wild Talk Africa Film Festival & Conference (27 to 30 August, ICC Durban).

In partnership with the Gauteng Department of Economic Development, the Gauteng Film Commission (CFC) is pleased to invite nominations for the annual Passing the Torch Awards for women in film.

Forbes Magazine has named actor Matt Damon, star of "The Bourne Identity' series, "The Departed' and the "Ocean’s 11' series, as giving the best box office returns for his salary. Damon reportedly makes $29 for each dollar he is paid.

2D Cartoon heroes Bart, Homer, Lisa, Maggie and Marge Simpson make their big screen debut in "The Simpsons Movie', which has gone straight to the top of the South African box office in its opening week (27 July - 2 August). The film has made R2.8m in that period.

"Love, Communism, Revolution & Rivonia- Bram Fischer’s Story' directed by Sharon Farr and "Sharkwater' directed by Canada’s Rob Stewart have won the Jameson Audience Award for Best South African Documentary and Best International Documentary respectively at the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival.

Sixteen countries will present the finest in European cinema at the annual European Union (EU) Film Week at Durban’s Cinema Nouveau screened by Jameson at Gateway from 10 to 16 August, and at Pretoria’s Cinema Nouveau screened by Jameson at Brooklyn Mall from 17 to 23 August.

The Durban Wild Talk Africa Film Festival is calling on the public to vote on this year’s film entries into the first ever ROSCAR Awards.

The 2008 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) is calling for submissions, with a deadline date of 30 December 2007.

Media agency ZenithOptimedia says that there will be a limited return to growth for the creative industry and TV advertising in the next year.

According to research from Nielsen, which has been tracking product placement for three years, the number of placements in television in 2006 was 108,261, a 30% jump from 2005.