BBC & C4 partnership worth millions in profit
The House of Lords communications committee were informed by John Smith, the chief executive of BBC Worldwide, that a proposed commercial partnership between BBC Worldwide and Channel 4 would generate annual turnover of £800 million (approx R9,600m) and a profit of £200 million (R2,400m).
Kids For Kids Africa call for entries
Children and youth up to the age of 18 and resident anywhere in Africa are called upon to enter films in all genres, lengths and formats for the 3rd Kids For Kids Africa Competition, a programme of the International Centre of Cinema for Children and Youth (CIFEJ).
Cannes “Up’, up and away
The 62nd Cannes Film Festival got underway in Cannes, France on 13 May with its first ever 3D animated opening night film, Disney-Pixar’s Up.
Acquisitions at Cannes
News from the Cannes International Film Festival, which opened on 13 May, is that the Acquisition and Distributtion arm of South African company Videovision Entertainment has acquired from Wild Bunch several films in the Official Competition.
Film & Tv Production Short Course
A Film & TV Production Short Course has been organised by Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking in partnership with the Gauteng Film Commission.
Doremi to play 3-D feature at Cannes festival
In a first time ever world premiere, the 62nd Festival de Cannes begins its Opening Ceremony today with a 3-D digital feature film - the Pixar/Disney’s latest animated comedy adventure, Up.
EUR 60M loan with European Investment Bank
Good news for small and medium sized enterprises is that they will benefit from the EUR 60m credit line provided to the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited (IDC) by the European Investment Bank (EIB).
Content vs connectivity
In a deliberately provocative presentation on 13 May, Professor Christo Doherty of Wits University’s Digital Arts department opened the Digital Media For Broadcasters Conference at the Wanderer’s Club in Johannesburg by stating that where the Internet is concerned, content is NOT king.
CNN African Journalist finalists
Twenty-five finalists from 12 countries will compete for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2009 Awards, which takes place at the International Convention Centre, Durban, on Saturday, 18 July.
Scriptwriters wanted
PANSA, in partnership with the National Arts Festival and Theatre Group Siberia from Holland, is hosting The Novel-Script Project as a collaborative writing development project in July 1009.
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