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Ten short films by aspiring auteur filmmakers will be showcased at the inaugural Auteur Short Experimental Film Festival which takes place at Cape Town’s Labia on the Kloof on 4 December.

Media mogul Ruport Murdoch of News Corp is considering blocking Google to stop people reading online content in his publications (including The Times and Wall Street Journal) for free.

There is a significant decrease in the overall number of commercials produced in South Africa according to the results of the 5th Commercial Producers Industry Survey 2009, released on Monday 9 November by the Commercial Producers Association of South Africa and the Gauteng Film Commission.

A Nigerian film maker Mr Victor Okhai has been appointed the president of the jury of the international digital competition for long feature films of the Cairo International Film Festival.

Multi-award winning South African songstress Lira’s two-hour concert has been captured on film and turned into a DVD by production house Generous Pictures, working with music video maestro Warwick Allan and Jazzworx.

The Regional Court of Berlin issued a restrictive injunction against the South African picture agency Africa Media Online (AMO) on 28 August. The commercial picture agency AMO allegedly published the photographs of photographer and documentary filmmaker Jurgen Schadeberg on the Internet in July 2009 without having obtained copyright.

The South African Screen Federation (SASFED) has submitted the following letter to the Minister of Arts & Culture, the Honourable Lulu Xingwana MP, outlining the issues challenging the film and TV industry.

The 2010 edition of what is considered the Holy Grail of independent film festivals, Sundance, will host screenings in eight cities across the USA on 28 January, during the actual Sundance event which takes place in Park City, Utah.

The importance of developing international partners in Africa’s broadcast sector was emphasised at the Africa Media & Broadcasting Congress in Johannesburg on 3 November, in a panel featuring representatives from A24 Media in Kenya, MTV Netowrks Africa and MultiChoice.

Rooftop Films based in New York is accepting entries for the 2010 Rooftop Films Summer Series. Rooftop is dedicated to showcase new, independent films and emerging bands in unique outdoor locations.