Surf films at Durban Film Festival
Thousands of surfers enjoying the winter surf season are expected to converge on Durban just after the solstice to check out the hottest new surf movies at the Wavescapes Surf Film Festival, the only event of its kind in South Africa.
“Three Amigos’ win Peabody Award
South African producer Brent Quinn of Quintet Productions and Canadian producer Firdaus Kharas of Chocolate Moose Media have been awarded broadcasting’s most prestigious accolade for their HIV/AIDS prevention campaign, "The Three Amigos'.
Encounters’ Short Doccie Project
Encounters South African International Documentary Festival and the Jan Vrijman Fund of IDFA are inviting proposals for documentary films of up to 10 minutes duration on the subject of love.
Canada introduces anti-camcorder law
Studio Briefing reports that a new law passed in the Canadian Parliament will impose jail sentences of between two and five years on anyone convicted of camcording films shown in cinemas.
Encounters calls for volunteers
The 9th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival is calling on documentary enthusiasts to volunteer/intern on the 2007 Festival.
WorldSpace’s future under review
Satellite radio provider WorldSpace has been barred from making a presentation during the subscription broadcasting hearings by the Independent Communication Authority of SA (Icasa) currently taking place in Johannesburg until the government clarifies whether WorldSpace meets empowerment requirements
New Africa distribution head for EuroNews
Jean-Luc Maertens, age 55, has joined the EuroNews team in the newly created position of Distribution Manager for Africa.
Romanian film wins Palme d’Or
A film which explores issues of abortion and repression in 1980s communist Romania has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Global Access takes advantage.
The buzz around downtown Johannesburg recently is the Inner City Rejuvenation programme, an initiative of the Gauteng Economic Development Agency (GEDA) and a vision of President Mbeki to make Johannesburg the business centre of South Africa - if not Africa as a continent.
Jimi Matthews joins Telkom Media
Jimi Matthews, former head of e.tv and SABC TV news and who resigned as head of SABC TV Sports Production at the end of February, has been appointed by Telkom Media to run its 24 hour news channel.
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