Top docs at Encounters
A record 14 South African films will have their World Premieres at the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival, which takes place from 2 to 19 July at Nu Metro V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
Fosters’ Nature of Life premieres at Encounters
Nature of Life which will premiere at the upcoming Encounters Film Festival is an epic documentary feature film which provides solutions to humanity’s greatest challenge yet - Global Climate change.
Israeli Film Festival
South African cinema goers will be exposed to groundbreaking films from the burgeoning Israeli film industry from 19 June to 16 July at Cinema Nouveau screened by Fish Eagle Brandy sites in Joburg, Durban, Cape Town and Pretoria.
BBC cuts salaries of stars to save
No organisation is immune from the economic downturn and the BBC is no exception. BBC stars like Bruce Forsyth and Sir Terry Wogan have been informed that they can expect salary cuts when their contracts come up for renewal.
Jazeera English wins Promax/BDA Arabia Awards
Al Jazeera English Channel has been awarded four gold and three silver Promax/BDA Arabia Awards this year in recognition of the originality and creativeness of its on-air promos and titles.
BT not prepared to carry full burden of broadband upgrade
BT, the privatised UK state telecommunications operator, has informed video streaming sites that they will have to contribute to the cost of upgrading its broadband networks if they want a good level of video quality in future.
Khanyi Mbau reality show on web & TV
The 23-year old socialite Khanyi Mbau, will soon have a reality show of her own. Mbau has signed a deal with a local company, Digital Shrapnel, to produce the show for internet and television.
BBC cuts stars’ pay
Fuelled by the global economic recession, the BBC announced on 8 June in London that the era of big pay deals for BBC radio and television stars was over.
SAG says yes – finally!
Hollywood can breathe easily again. After a year of negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) and months of internal strife, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has finally ratified a two-year feature-primetime contract.
New CTO for Waterfront Studios
Over 70% of Waterfront Studios’ clients are based in North America or Europe. With this in mind Waterfront recently secured a Chief Technical Officer from Los Angeles.
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