South Africa’s Phoenix Films strikes China TV deal
Phoenix Films has announced that they have sold three Darrell Roodt-directed films to China...
View ArticleThe award-winning Strike a Rock is now showing at Cinema Nouveau theatres
Strike a Rock screens in Cinema Nouveau theatres across the country from 25 to 29 November 2017.
View ArticleAfrinolly appointed first DaVinci resolve certified training partner in Africa
A few months ago Blackmagic Design announced a new worldwide training and certification programme, along with certified curriculum for DaVinci Resolve...
View ArticleTriggerfish wins first BAFTA from second nomination in two years
Revolting Rhymes won Best Animation at the BAFTA Children’s Awards held on 26 November...
View ArticleDejero completes major finance deal to advance product development
Pioneer in connectivity technology receives CAD$32 million injection from Kayne Partners and satellite leader Intelsat...
View ArticleDStv’s latest subscriber numbers and revenue figures
MultiChoice South Africa has released its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2017.They show that its subscriber base grew by 278,000 to over 6.5 million. Its financial performance...
View ArticleAfrica takes centre stage at DISCOP Dubai
The recent success of DISCOP Johannesburg highlighted the growing international interest in content “made in Africa.” This interest reflects recent research such as the latest IDATE report that shows...
View ArticleGangster film, The Number to close at KAFF
The Number, directed by Khalo Matabane, will have its South African premiere as the Closing Night Film of the 14th KZN African Film Festival (KAFF) which runs from 5 to 10 December 2017 at the Ekhaya...
View ArticleA wave of surf films for the Labia Theatre
The Wavescape Surf & Ocean Festival is screening a record 32 films at the Labia this year, running from Thursday, 7 December until Sunday, 10 December 2017, many of which are premieres. Bunker77,...
View ArticleGatesAir innovators win accolades at 1st annual NewBay Media Awards
GatesAir, a global leader in wireless, over-the-air content delivery solutions for radio and TV broadcasters, is proud to announce that two longtime company innovators, Keyur Parikh and Joe Seccia,...
View ArticleReminder: Durban FilmMart 2018 calls for projects
Project submissions for the 2018 Durban FilmMart (DFM), which takes place during the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), close tomorrow, 12 December 2017. The Durban FilmMart is a joint project...
View ArticleWhy and how to protect the local film and advertising industry
By Bobby Amm, executive officer, the Commercial Producers Association There are about 44.4 million black people in South Africa, 6 million of whom are middle class (a figure that has tripled in the...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy brand advert wins Clio Awards
Samsung’s Ostrich television commercial, which was filmed in South Africa, won awards in seven categories at this year’s prestigious Clio Awards, including one gold in the short film category (1-5...
View ArticleINXEBA (The Wound) shortlisted for Academy Awards Best Foreign Film
INXEBA (The Wound) the debut feature from director John Trengrove, is among the nine films shortlisted for the 90th Academy Awards Foreign Language Film Category. The other eight finalists for...
View ArticleThe NFVF calls for cycle 3 funding applications
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), is pleased to announce that the call for cycle 3 funding applications will open on the 3 January 2018 for the following funding categories: Development...
View ArticleNFVF cycle 3 funding applications to commence
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) call for cycle 3 funding applications will open on 3 January 2018. The call for cycle 3 funding applications will be for the following funding categories:...
View ArticleGlobal Digital Broadcast and Cinematography Cameras Market Growth(CAGR) by...
The reports include global Digital Broadcast and Cinematography Cameras market drivers, challenges, constraints, opportunities, investment potential, leading technologies, future guidelines, Digital...
View ArticleAfrican movie star Van Vicker opens School of Arts in Liberia
More than 25 young Liberian students are expected to start enrollment this month at the Van Vicker School of Arts in the country. Van Vicker, who is widely known by the stage name Rash, opened the...
View ArticleAMAA 2018 call for entries
The countdown of the 14th Africa Movie Academy Awards, the Premier Africa Film Awards, has begun and the Africa Film Academy cordially invites filmmakers to submit their feature, short, animation and...
View ArticleDIFF 2018 call for entries
The Durban International Film Festival invites filmmakers from across the world to submit their Short, Documentary or Feature Fiction films to screen in the festival from 19 to 29 July 2017...
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