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A range of provocative, contemporary cinema from Africa, Latin America and Asia have been lined up for the fifth annual Tri Continental Film Festival this September and October.

The remake of John Waters’ cult 1950s style musical "Hairspray' has mad an instant impact on the South African box office, reaching second spot in its opening week with R1.8m. "The Bourne Ultimatum' retains its top spot having amassed R5.9m to date.

Now for the first time in South Africa executives can obtain a certificate in Entertainment Law from the University of Johannesburg.

The fifth annual Tri Continental Film Festival, which runs during September and October in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria, presents cinema with an edge - provocative, cutting-edge contemporary cinema from Africa, Latin America and Asia.

The Bermuda International Film Festival is calling for entries for its 11th festival of world cinema, March 28-April 5, 2008. The entry deadline is 1 October 2007.

Matt Damon’s "The Bourne Ultimatum', the sequel to "The Bourne Solution' which was the sequel to "The Bourne Identity', arrived with a bang on the South African circuit, taking R3.5m in its first week (10 to 16 August). It has bumped the animated 2D "The Simpsons Movie' out of top spot.

At a gala function on Saturday18 August, UCT graduates Monique Hellenber and Kimmy Skota were named the winners of the coveted 2007 SAMRO Overseas Scholarships, collectively taking home a purse worth more than R350 000.

Bo Stehmeier has been appointed head of sales and co-production at Off the Fence, with responsibility for Africa, America, the UK and German-speaking territories.

The London Secretariat of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) has announced that National President & Chairman of the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA), Mixael de Kock has made it through the organisation's grueling nomination process to become one of two candidates who will be competing for the body's World Presidency for 2010.

Pew Research Center research released in the US mid August showed that public confidence in the fairness and accuracy of the news media to be on the decline, particularly among those who rely on the Internet as the main source of national and international stories.