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NFVF VACANCY: MANAGER IN THE CEO'S OFFICE
23 May 2012
To support the Chief Executive Officer in managing the affairs of the Council
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ISMAILIA FESTIVAL DIRECTORS' BEGINNING IN EGYPTIAN NOSTALGIA‏
23 May 2012
For the first time in the Ismailia International Festival for Documentary & Short Films Egyptian Nostalgia takes a look at directors' beginnings.
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CREATIVE VISION LEAVES THE VIEWER THUNDERSTRUCK 
23 May 2012
AC/DC's iconic rock song "Thunderstruck" drives the captivating visuals for Tsogo Sun's new brand ads.
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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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Aardman Animations at Moving Things Film Fest
As part of Moving Things Film Festival, which took place from 22-28 March 2010 at the Labia in Cape Town, Aardman Animations’ Arthur Sheriff shared the Bristol-based company’s story as an example...

IDC responds to industry criticism
When I was compiling South Africa’s entry into Variety’s Global Shooting Guide, I was surprised by the strong reactions from producers to my inclusion of the IDC.

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.

Bickers Action Opens Cape Town Office
Bickers Action, global specialists in vehicle stunt engineering and camera tracking vehicles, is opening a Cape Town office. Bickers Action SA will be headed up by Gustav Marais, who returns to SA from...

Steve Jacobs on Adapting Disgrace
Steve Jacob’s film adaptation of Disgrace is likely to divide opinions as much as J.M. Coetzee’s novel did upon publication in 1999.

SA Sound Mixer up for Emmy for 24: Redemption
24: Redemption, the Fox feature film special, shot in South Africa with Moonlighting. It’s competing for five Primetime Emmies, including Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie.

Oryx Opens Archives to the Industry
Oryx Multimedia, a multimedia company with offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Mthatha, is making their digital image and footage bank available to the broader industry for the first time.

Fokofpolisiekar Wins at Encounters
Bryan Little’s Fokofpolisiekar: Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do was named Best South African Documentary at Encounters and received the highest votes overall.

Jo Katsaras up for Emmy for No.1 Ladies
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, the BBC adaptation of Alexander Mc-Call Smith’s bestselling novels, shot in Botswana with Film Afrika.

Stephanie Sycholt returns to direct Themba
As South Africa congratulated itself on fourth place in the Confederations Cup, writer/director Stefanie Sycholt (Malunde) wrapped Themba, her film about a young soccer hopeful.

Teboho Leads Loerie Nominations
Bomb’s Teboho Mahlatsi is the most nominated commercials director ahead of The Loerie Awards, which will be held in Cape Town at the Good Hope Centre on 25 and 26 September 2009. Teboho has 14 nominations,...

Generation Kill up for 11 Emmies
Southern Africa’s emergence as a top destination for runaway TV series is evident in this year’s nominations for the 61st Prime Time Emmy Awards. Productions shot in Southern Africa are up

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.

THE WORLD'S LARGEST AFRICAN FILM LIBRARY
M-Net’s African Film Library (AFL) currently houses 541 titles, making it the world’s largest contemporary African movie library.

Fokofpolisiekar film release
 Fokofpolisiekar: Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do, Bryan Little’s feature length documentary about the cult Afrikaans rockers, will be released on 23 October 2009. 

Invictus releases on 11 December 2009
Invictus will be released in South Africa on 11 December 2009. Critics are already pitching it as a serious Academy Awards contender.

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...

THE PHILANTHROPIST TAPS INTO THE ZEITGEIST OF OBAMADOM
In The Philanthropist, British actor James Purefoy plays Teddy Rist, a hero who is ‘Bill Gates, Robin Hood and James Bond rolled into one.'

DURBAN GOES DIGITAL
At the Durban International Film Festival, consultant Martin Cuff, the former Cape Film Commissioner presented the findings from his six month research into Durban.

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