Tops at MOST Awards
More than 300 media planners, strategists, clients and, importantly, media sales teams, attended the inaugural Media Owner Sales Team (MOST) Awards.
Islamic law hampers film growth in Middle East
In August, Dubai rejected the producers of the Sex and the City sequel, who wanted to set part of the film there. The reasons provided were based on moral objections.
Theatresports Training Course
The renowned Theatresports company will be running the next Theatresports training course on September 25 and 26 and October 3 and 4.
IBC looks forward to success
The broadcast and electronic media industry is anticipating a lively and successful IBC in Amsterdam, next week.
UK’s largest indie film fest
Over the years one has heard so much about Robert Redford’s Sundance Film Festival, regarded as the holy grail of indie film fests, that it’s surprising to hear that its UK counterpart, the Raindance Film Festival, has been around for 17 years.
Taiwan Film Festival 2009
East Asian films will again be screened in South Africa with the commencement of the Taiwan Film Festival 2009 on 11 September.
US TV ad revenue tumbles
The Television Bureau of Advertising in the US reports that total broadcast TV ad revenue was down 12.8% in the second quarter compared to the same time last year.
Biggest summer box office ever
Proving once again that the entertainment industry thrives in recessionary times, the US domestic summer box office has proved to be the highest grossing summer season in history.
New rule for Oscar’s Best Film category
After earlier this year extending the number of nominations in the Best Film category of the Oscars from five to 10, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (under whose auspices the Oscars are run)...
District 9 all the way
Having blitzed the American box office two weeks in a row, South African Neill Blomkamp’s blockbuster District 9 predictably took top spot in its opening weekend in South Affrica (28 to 30 August) with a huge R2.1m.
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