Short films at Cape Town Fest
Nightly screenings of South African and African short films will comprise the Cape Town International Short Film Festival, which runs at the V&A Waterfront's Amphitheatre from 5 to 12 March. Entrance is free.
More awards news
Continuing in the awards-heavy season as part of the run up to the Oscars at the end of this month, Martin Scorsese has received the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award for Filmmaker of the Year for his Oscar-nominated "The Departed'.
Theatre Management elects 2007 office bearers
The Theatre Managements of SA (TMSA) recently held its 13th Annual General Meeting at the Liberty Life Theatre on the Square, attended by top Theatre Managements from all over the country.
The Africa Channel appoints EVP
Shirley Neal , a veteran US TV producer and production and marketing executive with over 20 years experience in the broadcast, cable, and live event arenas has been promoted to the newly created position of executive VP of programming and production for The Africa Channel.
Online TV to generate impressive revenues
New research from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that legitimate online TV and video services will generate revenues of US$6.3 billion in 2012, which represents almost ten times the 2006 figure.
Al-Jazeera overtaking BBC & CNN
The popularity of Western news channels BBC and CNN as sources of information is rapidly being overtaken by Al-Jazeera TV In Karachi and other major cities according to Pakistan’s The Nation newspaper.
The 5th Kingdom Film Festival Award winners
The Kingdom Film Festival awards ceremony which was held at the Nu Metro Cinema Complex at the Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World on Friday 19 January was a showcase for emerging talent for the region.
Irish film wins at Sundance
An Irish film about a busker and an immigrant has won the World Cinema Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, presented on 28 January. "Once' by John Carney is described as "a modern day musical set on the streets of Dublin’ and features Glen Hansard and his band The Frames.
Frontrunners win SAG Awards
Golden Globe winners and odds-on Oscar favourites Helen Mirren ("The Queen'), Forest Whitaker ("The Last King of Scotland'), Eddie Murphy ("Dreamgirls') and Jennifer Hudson ("Dreamgirls') all triumphed at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards in Los Angeles on 28 January.
MPAA not beating online piracy
According to a study conducted by Solutions Research Group, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the police are not making much impact on combating online movie privacy.
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