Hollywood set to host its first Tunisian Film Festival

[Amel Gaaloul] The first ever Tunisian Film Festival hosted in Hollywood, California will be from January 10-12, 2012. 20 Dec 2011 09:02

Invitation to join film festival, global debate on human rights

The Tri Continental Film Festival 2011 has teamed up with CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participations' 'Every Human Has Rights Campaign', to host its first online international film festival to celebrate humanity. 17 Nov 2011 13:12

Anti-poverty campaign launches short film

Anti-poverty campaign group ONE, last week launched a short film titled 'The Untold Story: Hope in Ethiopia' about the food crisis in the Horn of Africa as part of its Hungry No More campaign. The film, a result of the collaboration with African production company A24 Media, focuses on the untold story of the food crisis that is gripping the region. 7 Nov 2011 09:49

AiM reveals short film entries

The fourth Africa in Motion (AiM) Short Film Competition has revealed this years shortlisted entries. Seven films from across the continent will compete for the prize, sponsored by The Africa Channel, as part of the annual film festival that provides African filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their work to an audience in the United Kingdom. 19 Oct 2011 10:52

The potential of African identity in advertising

[Anton Crone] Too often, as marketers and creatives, we wait for some justification of talent, some confirmation of a sure-fire winner, and most often we look to the West - for inspiration, for a formula. All we need to do is look around us. After all, the West is already looking to Africa for inspiration. [multimedia] 6 Oct 2011 15:30

A showcase of short films at iMPAC Festival

The iMPAC Festival, an annual short film festival event that provides a platform for the exhibition of African made student media that explores the synergy between sight and sound in the moving image, takes place from 6 October 2011 until Sunday, 9 October 2011, at The Bioscope, the independent cinema, in Johannesburg, South Africa. 6 Oct 2011 12:43

Production firm to screen film on Uganda's first Olympic medalist

[Walter Wafula] VeryMuchSo Productions, a British film production company, is set to screen a film about the life of Uganda's first Olympic champion, John Akii Bua, for the first time in Kampala on 18 October 2011. 6 Oct 2011 11:02

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The true story of Bizcommunity lies in the numbers

[Robin Parker] Since its inception a decade ago, Bizcommunity.com's subscriber base to its popular newsletters has grown to 241 000 subscriptions across Marketing & Media South Africa and Africa, Retail and Medical. Subscriptions to the new portals before the launch last week were already in the tens of thousands without any active marketing - the power of content. 26 Sep 2011 14:10

[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 16: Destination marketing and cultural awareness

Find out how to market a vibrant and diverse country such as India by listening to the Biz Takeouts podcast of last week's Bizcommunity/Chai FM Media & Marketing radio show, which airs every Wednesday 6pm-7pm on 101.9 FM in Johannesburg and via streaming audio. [twitterfall] 23 Sep 2011 11:13

[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 16: Destination marketing and cultural awareness

Biz Takeouts is going all Indian at 6pm-7pm tonight, Wednesday, 21 September 2011, by looking at various Indian stage shows and festivals and the growth of Indian airline Jet Airways. We will also discuss destination marketing and how to create cultural awareness. Tune in to the Bizcommunity/Chai FM Media & Marketing radio show on 101.9 FM in Johannesburg and via streaming audio. [twitterfall] 21 Sep 2011 14:30

AiM Film Festival takes lessons from African youth

Africa in Motion (AiM), a film festival aimed at providing an opportunity for African filmmakers to showcase their work and to gain exposure to an audience in the UK, takes place from 2 - 6 November 2011 at Filmhouse in Edinburgh, and will this year showcase representations for, by and about children and young people in the rural and urban areas of Africa. 21 Sep 2011 10:58

M-Net partners with Thema TV

M-Net, the South African pay-television channel, has been sub-licensed the rights of its Africa Magic content to international distributor Thema TV in a partnership that will see a selection of Nollywood content translated into French, to be broadcast to the French-speaking regions of Africa. 20 Sep 2011 16:47

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Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from last week Tuesday, 20 September 2011. 20 Sep 2011 15:45

[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 15: SA's brand history, branding during RWC, Deon du Plessis tributes

Did you know the oldest brand in South Africa is Groot Constantia? Find out about SA's history of brands and branding and the challenges of sports branding, plus tributes to Deon du Plessis, by listening to the podcast of last week's Bizcommunity/Chai FM Media & Marketing radio show, which airs every Wednesday 6pm-7pm on 101.9 FM in Johannesburg and via streaming audio. [twitterfall] 19 Sep 2011 15:26