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FIFTH YEAR OF FOCUS FEATURES' AFRICA FIRST PROGRAM ACCEPTING ENTRIES MAY 14TH
22 May 2012
$10,000 in financing apiece earmarked for new filmmakers.
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VACANCY: DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL MANAGER
14 May 2012
Manager: Durban International Film Festival - College of Humanities Howard College Campus Centre For Creative Arts School of Arts
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NFVF OFFER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASPIRANT SCRIPT EDITORS
10 May 2012
The National Film & Video Foundation is offering FREE part-time training opportunities to individuals who wish to train as script editors in the film and television arena.
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SA FILM PRODUCER VS THE WRITER’S GUILD OF AMERICA
08 May 2012
In a David and Goliath court case, a South African film production company has taken on a powerful American labour union - and has victory in its sights. 
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SA Box office stats: The Decade of Leon Schuster
M.r Bones 2 was the highest grossing South African film at the local box office in the Noughties,

Syntech: Film industry IT
Since its genesis in 2002 under MD Shirley Martyn, this IT and high-end storage solution company has enjoyed an annual growth of 70%.

Kenyan science fiction
At the end of February, Inspired Minority Pictures (IMP) held a screening at The Labia in Cape Town of Pumzi, Wanuri Kahui’s...

Bumper year for local feature films
No one will argue the fact that 2010 is South Africa’s year.  Not only is the country the host of the FIFA World Cup, but approximately 20 local films are releasing during the second half of...

The A Team Premieres in Cape Town
Zoopy film interviews Sharlto Copley at the exclusive premiere of The A Team in Cape Town. 

SA up for eight Emmys
Productions shot in South Africa are up for eight Primetime Emmy Awards and a News and Documentary Emmy.

First South African film selected for Filminute finals
A South African shirt film, Gumboots, directed by Bauke Brouwer, has made the shortlist for...

Sharlto Copley stars in The A-Team as Murdock
Nu-Metro released Joe Carnahan’s The A-Team on 20 August 2010. The big-budget Hollywood remake of the 1980s cult television show, follows four army rangers who try to clear their names after being...

Film and Event Publishing black tie pajama Oscar bash
There were no South African acceptance speeches at this year’s Oscars, despite the six nominations for District 9...

South Africa joins the Oscar race
The world is paying attention to South Africa. Our six Academy Award nominations have made the international film industry sit up and take notice, and about time too.

District 9's Local Heroes
Although District 9 was made with the support of famed New Zealand director / producer Peter Jackson, it was shot in Soweto with over 90% South African crew and almost 100% South African onscreen talent....

District 9 Invades American Box Office
The destitute aliens of District 9 invaded US box offices on 14 August 2009, raking in an estimated $37 million from around 4 000 screens at 3 049 sites over the weekend. Neill Blomkamp's debut opens in...

Sharlto Copley - William Morris
With District 9 topping the US box office, Sharlto Copley is suddenly our best-known actor overseas after Charlize.

Generation Kill wins three Emmys
Generation Kill won three awards at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, America, in September 2009. Going into the awards, the HBO show led the category

TV SHOWS SHOT IN SA UP FOR 11 GEMINI AWARDS
Diamonds and Crusoe, television productions shot in South Africa, are nominated for 11 Gemini Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Emmy Awards for English-language television.

Film in the noughties: a decade review
We take a look at some of the movers and shakers who have contributed to our growing film, TV, advertising and stills production industries.

2009: Looking back on a wildly mixed year
2009 has seen the best of times and the worst of times. Despite immense achievements, this year will be remembered for its challenges.

CRAIG WESSELS DIRECTS HIT MUSIC VIDEO FOR TOKIO HOTEL
European glam rockers Tokio Hotel, winner of Best New Artist at the American MTV Video Music Awards, hired Wicked Pixels director Craig Wessels to create the music video for Automatic.

District 9: Our First Global Blockbuster
District 9, directed by South African visual effects prodigy Neill Blomkamp and produced by Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings), looks set to become South Africa’s first global box office smash hit...

 
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