Filmmakers in conversation
"My advice to aspiring filmmakers out there is to go out and see as many films as you can, in as wide a range of genres as possible,' said new young South African filmmaker Oliver Hermanus during a workshop session at the Durban International Film Festival.
Malawi regulator talks digital
The president of the regulatory agency responsible for Malawi’s broadcast sector (MACRA), Thengo Maloya, said at a workshop on digital broadcasting on 9 July that the transition from analogue to digital would facilitate communication in the country and provide high quality television images and sound.
Kenya media market powers up
Kenya’s Wananchi Group is to use the national electricity transmission network to build a fibre optic platform expected to open a new front in the battle for control of Kenya's lucrative media market, according to TMC Net.
Baxter Theatre gets new director
The multi-award-winning theatre director, writer and producer, Lara Foot Newton, will become the first female Artistic Director to lead the Baxter Theatre Centre when she takes over the helm from Mannie Manim who retires from the Baxter Theatre at the end of the year.
Talking heads don’t come cheap
If the earnings of Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres and Ryan Seacrest are any indication, talk is anything but cheap in the US, according to the Forbes website.
Encounters Audience Award winners
The Encounters South African International Documentary Festival has announced the winners of this year’s Audience Award.
Airline entertainment under threat
Airlines around the world spend millions of dollars annually upgrading their in-flight entertainment systems, but electronic gadgets like iPods and other mobile entertainment gadgets could change all that.
Ministry of illusion gets empowerment partner
Post production company Ministry of illusion, best known for visual effects and animation, has completed a black empowerment deal with 50 percent of the company’s shares now in the hands of its new partner, Sceptre Marketing.
Disney chief sees online entertainment opportunities
Robert Iger, the president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, said at Fortune's Brainstorm technology conference in Pasedena, California, this week that he believed that viewers will be willing to pay to access content on the Internet.
Big Fish wins international award
The groundbreaking work in poverty eradication achieved by Johannesburg-based Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking has been recognised with the prestigious International Stevie Business Award of the Year
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