Made for one another!
Cannes, France: If it seemed strange that the head of a telecom company was a keynote speaker at a content market...
Importance of brands
Cannes, France: The importance of brands was the subject matter of a number of conference sessions on Tuesday.
Ad Agencies partnering with television
Ad agencies interested in developing global brands, sponsorship opportunities and content ownership...
Free database on EU TV channels and companies
On Thursday 9 April, the European Union and the European Audiovisual Observatory will launch a new TV database set up to provide basic data on all the television channels accessible in the European Union...
Hollywood producers ready to sign
Studio Briefing reports that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), comprising Hollywood studio executives
New Director For National Arts Festival, Grahamstown
The National Arts Festival Grahamstown has named Ismail Mahomed to replace current Festival Director Lynette Marais, who retires in December after two decades at the artistic helm of the country’s oldest arts festival.
Costa Theo And Danie Bester At Scriptwriting Workshop
Prominent South African producers, Costa Theo (Confessions of a Gambler, Big Fellas) and Danie Bester (Bakgat!, Ouma se Slim Kind) will be guest speakers at The Writing Studio’s Workshop for Scriptwriters that takes place at Screen Africa, Sasani Studios, Highlands North on Friday, April 18 ...
2008 Trailblazers Tribute
Cannes: Among the five winners in the 2008 Trailblazers Tribute honoured at MIPDOC was South Africa’s Karin Slater of Durga Shakti Films. Slater who had a baby at the weekend was represented in Cannes by her colleague Bridget Pickering.
How to make the deal
Cannes: Persistence, persistence, persistence is required to sell a documentary was the message expressed at MIPDOC’s conference session How To Make The Deal by panellists Celine Payot, ZED (France)
MIPDOC Summit gives inside story
Cannes, France: Buyers and commissioners from five major documentary companies revealed what they were looking for from producers and how to pitch at the 2008 MIPDOC Summit.
























