[Andile Ndlovu] HOLLYWOOD, US: A week after her latest novel, The Shining Girls, hit the Sunday Times Bestseller list in the UK, Lauren Beukes began negotiating film rights to the book.
17 May 2013 10:37
The Wild Talk Africa Festival invites wildlife filmmakers to submit proposals for the open pitching sessions. The festival takes place at the Docklands Hotel & Conference Centre in Durban from 23 to 26 July 2013, running concurrently with the Durban International Film Festival.
16 May 2013 11:08Bizcommunity.com
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McCann Johannesburg, has one coveted ticket to give away.
15 May 2013 11:32
[Daniel Dercksen] Stoker is a deliciously dark and twisted shocker that will hit you like a ton of bricks. No, it's not a film about the infamous vampire king, but the killer in this nerve-wracking psychological thriller is as charming and malevolent as the Lord of Fangs, an opportunist who preys on the innocent.
10 May 2013 11:11
[Daniel Dercksen] If there is one film that everyone will be talking about, it's Danish-born director Niels Arden Oplev's entrancing and not-to-be-missed Dead Man Down. Oplev stunned the world with his adaptation of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and with Dead Man Down, his craft as a filmmaker and vision as a storyteller are irrefutable.
9 May 2013 10:57
Amid controversy in some quarters for granting TopTV permission to air three pornography channels, a well-known adult entertainment filmmaker has come out in support of the industry because he believes it will offer new business opportunities.
9 May 2013 09:54
Cape Union Mart is offering local filmmakers the opportunity to have their work showcased as part of the South African leg of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Filmmakers are invited to submit five-minute short films that celebrate the various aspects of South African outdoor culture and lifestyle.
9 May 2013 07:18
Uwe Koetter Jewellers is to launch the Uwe Koetter Classic Film Festival, which will include unforgettable movies like Breakfast at Tiffany's, Cleopatra and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as well as two James Bond films, Diamonds are Forever, and Dr No.
8 May 2013 10:50
[Charles Siboto] 1 May was Worker's Day and that's all well and good. What's more important is that it was also Iron Man 3 day and because there was no work to go to (thanks Worker's Day, you're awesome) we got to enjoy Tony Stark's new adventure all day long! Okay, I'm lying; we got to enjoy it for the 130 minutes we would have on any other day.
7 May 2013 10:51
Durban filmmaker, Janet van Eeden's A Shot at the Big Time will be screened at this year's Durban International Film Festival and will be part of a Think!Fest panel on the Legacy of Apartheid Conference during the National Arts Festival in July.
7 May 2013 08:19
The 11th edition of the shnit International shortfilmfestival will be held 2-6 October 2013, in Cape Town, as well as Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Buenos Aires, the US, Nigeria, Egypt, Costa Rica and Singapore. International submissions are open for films of all genres, with a total length up to 40 minutes.
6 May 2013 10:44