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DSTV ANNOUNCES JUDGING PANEL FOR FILM TALENT CELEBRATION COMPETITION
08 Feb 2012
DStv today announced five highly esteemed judges to sit on the selection panel for its Film Talent Celebration competition. The panel consists of respected industry players, which include Kgomotso Matsunyane of Tom Pictures; Helen Kuun of Indigenous Distribution; Eve Rantseli of Women of the Sun; Teboho Mahlatsti of The Bomb and Steven Markovitz of the Encounters Film Festival.
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SOUTH AFRICA’S RISING STAR ETIENNE KALLOS RECEIVES SUNDANCE INSTITUTE/MAHINDRA GLOBAL FILMMAKING AWARD
25 Jan 2012
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) is proud to announce that one of South Africa’s bright lights Etiene Kallos received the Global Filmmaking Award from the Sundance Institute and Mahindra for his visionary project. 
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THE IPO CONGRATULATES MS LULAMA MOKHOBO ON HER APPOINTMENT AS SABC GCEO
25 Jan 2012
The Independent Producers Organisation released the following statement on Monday congratulating Ms Lulama Mokhobo on her appointment as SABC GCEO
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CITYVARSITY FAQ'S ANSWERED FOR INTERESTED STUDENTS
20 Jan 2012
If you’re interested in the wide variety of media courses offered at CityVarsity Cape Town or CityVarsity Newtown, it’s not too late to join our creative family for 2012! Here's a Quick Guide to make things a little easier for you - Open Day, Contact Details, Start Dates, Bus Service, you name it!
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Two SA Students for Sony World Photo Award
Two South African students from The Stellenbosch Academy in the Western Cape have been shortlisted for the Student Focus Award.

Zwelethu Mthethwa's long awaited photo exhibition
Artist Zwelethu Mthethwa switched from painting to photography in 1996 and has been exploring the medium ever since.

3rd Degree Turns Ten
3rd Degree’s anchor and executive producer Debora Patta is a bit like Marmite; you either love or hate her.

Indigenous Films make their mark
Helen Kuun, Ster Kinekor’s former head of local content, has taken the leap to go solo.

Don't touch anyone in this studio
Renowned animal wrangler Luke Cornell has been hard at work since December 2009 to turn his life’s dream into a reality.

NHU Africa welcomes Vyv Simson
The Natural History Unit of Africa (NHU Africa) has welcomed Vyv Simson in the role of creative director and commissioning editor.

Upcoming exhibitions at Joao Ferreira Gallery
Linking in with the excitement of the FIFA 2010 World Cup tournament, the João Ferreira Gallery will be hosting an exhibition of soccer photos.

Film to change SETAs?
Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande recently spoke on the new SETA landscape.

South Africa shortlisted for 32 Cannes Lions
South Africa has been shortlisted for 32 Cannes Lions in the film and film craft category. Velocity Films and sister-company Bouffant lead with 12 film shortlists this year.
Kim Geldenhuys wins Gold at Cannes Lions
Congratulations to Kim Geldenhuys for winning a Gold Cannes Lions for Selinah, a PSA produced by Egg Films for The Topsy Foundation. The Bronze winners were Bouffant's Dean Blumberg for So Backwards, a...

Monthly Wrap party at Harbour Bridge
100 people gathered at the Harbour Bridge Hotel and Suites on 29 April 2010.

Peter Bishai wraps A Million Colours
Canadian Peter Bishai has just finished directing A Million Colours in South Africa.

AIDI on world stage
The Animation Industry Development Initiative (AIDI) aims to create 10 000 jobs in animation.

Wembley to Soweto
In 1988, more than 80 000 people attended  London’s Wembley Stadium to celebrate Madiba's 70th.

Finding Lenny wins first international award
Neal Sundstrom’s 2009 film Finding Lenny, which stars funnyman Barry Hilton in the lead, wowed audiences and jurors alike at the Pan African Film Festival in Cannes recently.

Saving Soweto wins Bronze at New York Festival
Saving Soweto, directed by Shareen Anderson of Fort Greene Filmworks and Lisa Henry of Left Hand...

Surprisingly successful season defies odds
The South African service industry reports that season went surprisingly well despite all the disruptions.

Jack Parow's promo for dans dans dans
Director Duvan Durand has released a promo for JP’s current hit, Dans dans dans.

Life, Above All competes at Cannes
Grimme Award winning director Oliver Schmitz returns to the competition with Life, Above All.

South Africa's Cannes Contenders
Velocity is sponsoring the Film category of the 2010 Cannes Lions Advertising Festival, where they will be hoping a number of South African ads feature.

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