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BASA releases research on arts sponsorship

The bi-annual Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Artstrack research study is out now, outlining the trends for 2009 in the arts and culture market in South Africa. Conducted nationally over a period of two and a half months, the key finding is that arts sponsorship has grown to nearly R360 million in 2009, more than double the 2001 figure, when the arts market was estimated at around R136 million. 4 Feb 2010 12:49


Meet Mao's Last Dancer author

During February, Li Cunxin author of the autobiography entitled Mao's Last Dancer will be in South Africa as Raymond Ackerman's guest. He will be the guest speaker at a motivational breakfast in Cape Town on Monday, 22 February, 2010 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre starting at 8 for 8.30am. 4 Feb 2010 09:50


82nd Annual Academy Awards nominees

On Sunday, 7 March 2010, movie buffs will be glued to their tv sets to find out who walks home with a sought-after Oscar at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. We've seen some top-class productions come out of the industry, but some proper hogwash as well. The awards is meant to thank the former and remind us why it's a multi-billion dollar industry. Here are the nominees... 3 Feb 2010 14:38


Nu Metro wins copyright case

The long-running court battle between Nu Metro on the one hand and Mr Video and some of its franchisees on the other, has resulted in the dismissing of an appeal by Mr Video and the franchisees, by the Supreme Court of Appeal. 3 Feb 2010 11:51


Skin tops the SA charts

Skin, the story of SA's Sandra Laing, pulled in R194 151 at the box office during it's first weekend of release (22 to 24 January, 2010) making it the number one film on the Cinema Nouveau circuit. 2 Feb 2010 13:23




A roaring tale of bravado

[Zeenat Ebrahim] White Lion is a remarkable and interesting watch with a third person narrative. The adventure film begins around a campfire where a story-teller reveals the tale of the White Lion legend that marks the Shangaan belief, to a group of school campers. 26 Jan 2010 09:57


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