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Nu Metro Theatres will host an exclusive double-bill Nollywood Film Festival at its Brightwater Commons cinemas in Randburg from the 6 to 20 July.

The 5th North West Film Festival will take place from 14 to 23 September 2007 across the North West Province.

The Encounters South African International Documentary Festival 2007 (Johannesburg Nu Metro Hyde Park 13 - 22 July and Cape Town Nu Metro V&A Waterfront 20 July - 5 August) has teamed up with its sponsor to create the Jameson Environment Focus.

The French/Nigerian/Austrian co-production "Ezra' was judged Best Film at the Durban International Film Festival on 1 July. Directed by Newton Aduaka, the film was described by the jury as "a bold and daring film that takes us into the heart of the politics of war and hatred.

Public broadcaster SABC and the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival (Johannesburg: Nu Metro Hyde Park 13 - 22 July and Cape Town: Nu Metro V&A Waterfront 20 July - 5 August) are pleased to present a number of Master Classes conducted by award-winning international filmmakers who are guests of the Festival.

The 2007 Korean Film Festival at Cinema Nouveau screened by Jameson will feature seven exclusive films from the exotic Republic of Korea in Pretoria from Friday, 29 June and in Cape Town from next Friday, 6 July.

The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) has had to withdraw a film from its schedule as it has been banned by the Film & Publication Board of South Africa.

The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) has had to withdraw a film from its schedule as it has been banned by the Film & Publication Board of South Africa. "Bog of Beasts', a Brazilian feature film about child abuse, has been deemed pornographic by the FPB.

The 28th Annual Durban International Film Festival opened on 20 June at the Suncoast Casino with "Meisie", the latest frilm from Darrell James Roodt, the South African director of the Oscar-nominated "Yesterday".

The pay TV market in the Middle East and North Africa will grow by 36% over the next five years, according to new research published on Friday, 15 June.