Six world premieres at Tri Continental Film Fest
Twenty-two South African films, 19 African first showings and six world premieres will be shown at the 2009 Tri Continental Film Festival, which runs from 11 September to 12 October at selected Ster-Kinekor and all Cinema Nouveau Theatres.
First, fully interactive 3D Digital Signage Platform
OnZero Creative announced in The Netherlands on Thursday 13 August its launch of the world’s first real-time Digital Signage platform entirely based on a 3D engine.
DA wants SABC privatised
A solution to resolve the catastrophic financial and management crisis at South African public broadcaster SABC which is destroying the independent production sector might be to privatise it, according to the Democratic Alliance (DA).
DISCOP Africa 2 gears up for sports market
With the 2010 FIFA World Cup nine months away, sports will take centre stage at DISCOP Africa 2.
Screenwriting course
Big Fish Film School is offering 10 talented writers the opportunity to apply for a place on a short-film screenwriting course.
Sputnik launches in Sandton – creative co-working
There’s finally a place for freelancers and young start-ups to work in a shared creative space. There are pros and cons to working from home as a freelancer.
NEPAD cooperation agreement signed
The Goethe-Institut and the Secretariat of the New Partnership for Africa´s Development (NEPAD) have signed a cooperation agreement.
Dismal report on broadcast and ad cos closures
Research from PricewaterhouseCoopers reveals that 292 advertising and broadcasting companies ceased operating in the UK during the first half of this year.
No change at box office
The same films that made the top five at the South African box office the previous week were still there at the week ending 6 August.
Two SA short films for Strasbourg
Kelsey Egan’s Gargoyle and Andy Kasrils’ Miss Sgodiphola are the two South African short films selected for the Strasbourg International Film Festival, which runs from 28 August to 6 September in Strasbourg, France and Kehl, Germany.
























