SAG dissidents want congloms investigated
In a new turn of events in the now very long and boring saga of the stalemated contract negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers...
Cape Town finalists for MIPDOC challenge
Cape Town based filmmakers, Belen Wilkinson, Martina Della Togna and Eugene Paramoer have had their film, In the Line of Fire...
DoC launces e-Skills Dialogue Initiative
On 23 March in Pretoria, South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Communications (DoC) Roy Padayachie launched the National e-Skills Dialogue Initiative (Ne-SDI)...
“Slumdog’s’ grip on SA box office
Demonstrating the pulling power of an Oscar for best film, Slumdog Millionaire retained its top spot at the South African box office for a second consecutive week.
IP for beginners
A workshop focusing on Intellectual Property (IP) in the music industry will be hosted by the Cape Music Industry Commission (Cape MIC) on 28 March in Langa.
Workshop for aspirant screenwriters
The Writing Studio will run a Weekend Workshop for Scriptwriters on 4 and 5 April in Johannesburg at Screen Africa’s offices in Sasani Studios, Highlands North.
Short film fest calls for entries
Filmmakers from all over the world are invited to submit their short films for the first ever Whitby in Shorts International Short Film Festival 2009.
3D animated film to open Cannes
In a first, the 62nd Cannes International Film Festival, which runs from 13 to 24 May in France, will open with a 3D animated film, namely Disney Pixar Studios’ Up.
Bafundi Film & TV Fest
Aimed at promoting student filmmakers in South Africa, the 2nd Bafundi Film and Television Festival will take place at the Wits Theatre Complex in Johannesburg from 27 to 29 March.
Google Voice launched
Search engine and content aggregator Google has launched Google Voice.
























