International Online TV channel for film and production people
The Reel Show, www.reel-show.tv, an online TV channel for the people involved on the creative side of film and TV production was launched on 30 April. ...
Ousmane Sembene honoured post-humously
The late Ousmane Sembene, one of the greatest African filmmakers, was honoured at the Cape Winelands Film Festival held in Stellenbosch from 18 - 26 April...
Kenya launches mobile TV
Business Day reports that Kenya has launched a mobile TV service. It is the third African country after Nigeria and Namibia to do so...
Clio Awards finalists
The Creative Circle has announced the finalists for the Clio Awards. They are as follows'..
iTunes offers same day movies as DVD release
New movie releases from major and independent Hollywood film studios, including Warner Bros. and First Look Studios, will be released by Apple on its iTunes....
“Glow’ Wins In Los Angeles
South African filmmaker Yunus Vally’s The Glow of White Women has won the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.
Safaricom DStv Mobile goes live in Kenya
Safaricom DStv Mobile went live in Kenya on Tuesday 29 May. Kenya is among the first African countries to launch mobile television which will allow subscribers to watch television anywhere, at anytime using their own mobile handset.
Local Film Scores At Box Office
After just two weeks of release, the locally produced Afrikaans-language teen comedy Bakgat! is performing well at the South African box office, having amassed R1.2m as at 24 April. This puts it in sixth place for that week.
Strike fears grow
After nearly two weeks of negotiations, the Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG) and the Hollywood studio executives as represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) are nowhere near reaching agreement over SAG’s new contract.
SA At Cannes
This year’s delegation to the Cannes Film Festival, which commences in Cannes, France on 14 May, includes the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)...
























