450 to lose jobs at Time Warner
Time Warner is to cut 450 jobs at New Line Cinema, following the decision in February to merge the studio with Warner Bros Entertainment.
New ZIFF Award For Developmental Films
Films from Africa and all over the world will again be on show at the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) from 11 to 20 July.
Elephant Tales
Horton, an elephant who struggles to protect a microscopic community from elimination, is attracting South African movie-goers by the drove, with Dr Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who earning R5m in two weeks of release.
Actors Meet With Studios
After two weeks ago breaking ties with the American Federation of Television & Radio Artsis (AFTRA), its bargaining partner of 27 years, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) on 13 April invited AFTRA to rejoin SAG ...
New Handheld Device With Mega Capacity
According to Science, a weekly magazine published by the American Society for the Advancement of Science, scientists at the IBM research centre in San Jose, California claim to have invented a new handheld device ...
Content Market In Senegal
The creators of the successful East European market DISCOP East market will launch a niche content market, DISCOP Africa, in Senegal in February 2009.
Studios, Cinemas Deadlocked Over 3D
Variety reports that at the Digital Cinema Summit at NAB in Las Vegas, John Fithian, president of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) ...
Call For Entries – Africa In Motion
Africa in Motion film festival (AiM), the UK’s biggest African film festival, which takes place annually in October at Edinburgh Filmhouse, is officially inviting African filmmakers to submit short films for a new AiM competition.
SABC CEO, Board In Wars
IOL.com reports that SABC board chairperson Khanyisile Mkhonza has denied that the board is planning to fire the public broadcaster’s Group CEO Dali Mpofu as claimed in a recent Sunday Times article.
Big Fish Honoured
On 4 April, the Johannesburg-based Big Fish School of Digital filmmaking received a platinum award for recognition of excellence for technical innovation, capacity building and sustainability from the Minister of Arts & Culture, Pallo Jordan.
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