Dispute between Exactmobile and NORM resolved
An agreement on the payment of music royalties has been reached between Exactmobile and the National Organisation for Reproduction Rights in Music in Southern Africa Ltd (NORM).
The US recession gets stripped
Screen Africa was rather taken by a report which appeared on the Consumer Electronic Show website which looked at the effects of the recession on the event through the eyes of a taxi driver.
Good opening for Afrikaans film
The new South African Afrikaans-language film, Vaatjie Sien Sy Gat, made R647,080 in its opening weeked (26 to 28 December) on the local cinema circuit...
Infighting at SAG
The attempts of the leadership of the Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG) to authorise a strike against Hollywood studio and network executives...
“Recession-proof’ industry takes a knock
Proving that the recession touches us all, Variety reports that even the adult entertainment industry is experiencing an economic setback in these tough times.
“Slumdog’ wins four Globes
Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire was announced best picture (drama) at the Golden Globe Awards which took place on 11 January in Los Angeles.
More records for Mr Bones 2
After breaking South African box office records in its opening weekend in November, the new local film Mr Bones 2 has now earned a record R30m in less than five weeks.
Dave Keet moves on
Dave Keet, a veteran of the post production sector, resigned from the Refinery Group and Video Lab with effect from the end of December 2008.
Vodacom acquires Gateway
Vodacom Group announced on 31 December that it had completed the acquisition of the carrier services and business network solutions subsidiaries of Gateway Telecommunications SA (Pty) Ltd ("Gateway').
Screen Africa Best Covers – Online Readers’ Choice
This year for the first time we asked our website readers to select which covers from the Screen Africa magazine they thought were the best.
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