SAG Assures Hollywood
Despite the fact that the Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG) contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) expired on 30 June ...
Calling All Bollywood Fans
The top three Bollywood (the slang term by which the Indian film industry is known globally) films will feature, among others, in a two-week Bollywood film festival presented in South Africa by Cinema Nouveau in July.
Zambia Film Festival Calls For Entries
The International Film Festival of Zambia (IFFoZ) in partnership with Vilole Images Productions (VIP) has called for entries for the 2nd festival in Zambia ...
SAG contract expires
Hollywood is bracing itself for a possible shut down in production as the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) have not yet come to agreement on a new contract. The current SAG contract expires on 30 June.
City of films
More than 200 films from more than 95 countries and spread over more than 300 screenings at 26 venues will comprise the Durban International Film Festival, which runs from 23 July to 3 August.
WiMax licensees must be 51% BEE
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has mandated that companies bidding for a WiMax (ie. high speed wireless broadband access) licence must have 51% black ownership.
SA film at box office
The South African film, Son of Man, a modern re-working of the story of Chris, made R17, 923 in its opening weekend (20 - 22 June) at the local box office.
DISCOP attendance increases
The content market DISCOP which kicked off in Budapest on Wednesday 18 June and ended on Friday 20 June reported an increase in attendees.
First mobile ad-sponsored soapie
In a first for South Africa, cellular network Vodacom is launching SoLikeLife, the first ad-sponsored soapie produced specifically for cellphones and available exclusively to Vodacom’s Vodafone live! customers - free of charge. SoLikeLife was produced for mobile by Ochre Moving Pictures and sponsored by Nokia.
ITN Source signs exclusive global sales deal with Al Jazeera
The ITN Source global deal with Al Jazeera will give the network access to over 800,000 hours of video content for use in its programming.
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