Common Guidelines for Incentive
At a workshop held at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) on 29 July, it was revealed that public broadcaster SABC wishes to engage with the Department of Trade & Industry ...
Content in motion
When two of the best selling consumer goods in history - the TV set and the mobile phone - are combined, it makes for a potent device offering exciting opportunities for content producers.
Regional semi-final judging of Emmy Awards in Cape Town
The semi-final round of judging for the Asia/Africa/Middle East region for the 2008 International Emmy Awards will be hosted by Penguin Films, Cape Film Commission (CFC) and Waterfront Studios in Cape Town
FEPACI hosts regional training symposium in Namibia
The Pan African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) will host the Southern region (SADC) Curriculum Symposium in Namibia, from 31 July - 01 August 2008.
Encounters Audience Awards
Robyn Rorke’s Shamiela’s House has won the Audience Award for Best South African Documentary at the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival, which ran recently in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
SAG stalemate breeds dissent
As the leadership of the Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG) persists in its stalemate with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers
Ghanaian gov blocks Vodafone
The Ghanaian government has blocked Vodafone's £450m (R6,975m) purchase of a controlling stake in the state-owned Ghana Telecom.
MIPCOM to screen Mobile & Internet entries
This year’s MIPCOM (13 - 17 October, in Cannes, France) will spotlight short-form programming for mobile and the Internet with a series of screening sessions, taking place 13 - 15 October.
Mobile content workshop at DIFF
South Africa’s longest running film festival, the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) got underway on 23 July with the screening of the South African film Jerusalema, directed by Ralph Ziman.
World Summit preps
Global preparations for the World Summit on Media for Children & Youth, to be held in Karlstad, Sweden in 2010 ...
























