Box office to dream of
After eight weeks of release on the South African cinema circuit, the animated Ice Age 3 (including 3D) has made a huge R25.5m. However, it was only in seventh place during the weekend of 21 to 23 August.
Out in Africa opening nights
Tickets for the both the Johannesburg and Cape Town opening nights of the Out in Africa (OIA) South African Gay & Lesbian film Festival will be sold as a fundraising drive at R100 a ticket.
Mobile TV set to grow exponentially
The days of mass market mobile TV have arrived, according to a report from Telegent Systems and market research film In-Stat.
G.I. Joe kicks ass
It may have received dismal reviews overseas but the action sci-fi thriller G.I.Joe: The Rise of the Cobra made a blistering impact on the South African box office on its opening weekend (14 to 16 August) - it made R2.5m.
Brits won’t scale back on TV
A report from Deloitte and YouGove reveals that British consumers would rather scale back on dining out and going to the movies than cut back on how much they spend for TV services.
District 9’s box office success
Directed and co-written by South African Neill Blomkamp, the locally shot sci-fi adventure District 9 made $37m in its opening weekend in the US. This is $7m more than the film's budget.
CNN.com to stream cancer summit roundtable
CNN.com will stream a roundtable discussion with global cancer experts, advocates and researchers from the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit in Dublin on 23 August.
A different kind of ratings battle
For decades the name of American company Nielsen has been synonymous with measuring TV ARs (audience ratings).
Lola Kenya Screen 2009 awards
Io Parlo (I'll Tell on You!) of Italy and Ugugu No Andile (Gugu and Andile) of South Africa have won the Best Children and the Best Youth Film awards, respectively, at the 4th Lola Kenya Children’s Screen in Nairobi, Kenya.
Aluta calls for entries
South Africa’s premier township cinema event, the Aluta Film Festival, is calling for entries from local and international filmmakers for the 7th edition of the festival. This will be hosted from 22 to 28 February 2010 in Kimberley.
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