SA’s last chance to enter Content 360
MIPTV (7 - 11 April) which takes places in Cannes, France, has again organised a digital pitching competition and festival, known as Content 360, for new media companies or individuals with innovative ideas to obtain funding and work with leading media companies and brands.
What skills do you need? The SABC wants to know
The SABC is conducting a broad audit of the skills in the sector, to inform it in the drafting of policy for industry development.
Treasure at the box office
Nicolas Cage’s "National Treasure 2' has found gold at the South African box office, having clocked up a total of R3.7m in one week of release (11 to 17 January).
Film production spending in UK totals £723m
Films like Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Sweeney Todd, Brideshead Revisited and How to Lose Friends and Alienate People were responsible for a total production spend of £723 million in 2007.
WGA wants to talk
Variety.com reports that following the tentative agreement reached between the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP), the Writers Guild of America (WGA), on strike since 5 November, is wanting to hold informal talks with the AMPTP.
SA film to premiere at Berlin festival
South African feature film Jerusalema has been selected for the prestigious Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival.
Talented in Berlin
South African filmmaker James Carroll has been invited to attend the Berlinale Talent Campus which takes place during the Berlin International Film Festival
SA film selected for Berlinale
A new South African film, to be directed by Ian Gabriel, is an official selection for the 2008 Berlinale Co-Production Market. This is the only South African selection.
Studios back iTunes
Apple chief Steve Jobs announced at the MacWorld conference in San Francisco on 15 January that all major Hollywood studios will provide films for Apple’s iTunes movie rental service.
“Atonement’ gets 14 BAFTA nods
Golden Globe winner "Atonement', the British film directed by Joe Wright, has received 14 BAFTA (Orange British Academy Film Awards) nominations. The awards will be presented in London on 10 February.
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