Conduit Productions' directors Marc Ziman and David Correia have been chosen to direct Sunsilk's new television commercial for JWT Johannesburg. 6 Mar 2007
Korean agency, Cheil Communications, has appointed Suburban’s Miles Goodall to shoot and direct the Samsung ‘Time check’ commercial in Kenya.
BBDO New York has appointed Miles Goodall through Saville Productions (northern America) to shoot and direct the Oral B ‘Human Eye’ commercial, which will flight in America, Canada and Asia.
Lowe Bull has appointed Suburban’s talented, young director, Dave Meinert to direct the Unilever Omo ‘Shoelace’ spot.
JWT Paris has appointed Miles Goodall through Hamster Publicite (France) to shoot and direct the Panzani ‘Butterflies’ TV commercial. 26 Feb 2007
Production company Velocity Films has entered into a BEE deal with Mamawood (Pty) Ltd, a company co-owned by Oyama Mabandla, the executive chairman of corporate investment company the Langa Group and Vodacom, and Mrs Nthopele Mabandla. 12 Feb 2007
Experiential communications agency, VWV, has scored three major client wins, all video productions:
ABI, bottler and distributor of the Coca-Cola brands in Southern Africa, have appointed VWV to produce a video that will go on tour. 25 Aug 2006
The affirming winds of change are blowing with the award of two hotly contested SABC 3 Children's TV productions to Cape Town-based, all-female Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) organization, Okuhle Media. 22 Mar 2006
Fashion/lifestyle advertising agency R.E.D produced the Levi's footwear advertising campaign for Winter 2006. 22 Mar 2006
Nike SA has commissioned Vulindlela Communications to produce the Life's a Ball, KickAids DVD. 17 Mar 2006
R.E.D has produced the Spitz fall/winter retail campaign and TV commercial featuring Carvela, Kurt Geiger and La Coste.
14 Mar 2006
Format Digital has been appointed to produce stings and animations for the 12th Annual SAMA Awards, for Devereux-Harris.
3 Mar 2006
VWV, leaders in communication design and experiential marketing, has been contracted to conceptualise and create a five-minute corporate video for TCTA, a specialised liability management body of bulk water supply development in the most cost-effective manner to the benefit of the water consumer. 18 Apr 2005
Intercoiffure SA (International organisation of top quality Hairdressing) recently appointed SL Media as the Publisher for their magazine. 10 Mar 2005
Moovers and milkshakers, the new calfs on the block, Holy Cow, have been selected by Paris based producer/director Camille Mouyeké to produce a short animated film. 12 Jan 2005
Josie Borain, the supermodel-turned-photographer who is now based in Cape Town and represented by Infidels Photoagency, has recently shot actor Jared Leto for the Dec/Jan 05 issue of Interview Magazine (the magazine founded by Andy Warhol). 15 Dec 2004
Bev Cullinan from Fresh Eye together with Net#work BBDO will shortly be filming the first SAFACT (South African Federation Against Copyright Theft) television commercial in South Africa, which will appear on television and cinema. 7 Oct 2004
Masters & Savant have been awarded the pitch for the imaging and on-air promotion of the Nokia Face of Africa 2005.
26 Sep 2004
Star Productions, under the direction of Richard Thwaites, has just completed production on 10 x Konica Minolta Intros/Stings. 5 Aug 2004
OPD has gained the negotiating and buying contract for more new business. 2 Aug 2004
Once again Launch Factory's excellent relationships with their clients has secured them two new projects: the production of two TVC's for Coca Cola Greece to be screened at the Olympic Games, plus the National Road show for Samsung.
Coca Cola Greece:
Launch factory recently completed 2 more commercials on behalf of Coca Cola Greece to be used during the Olympic Games. 7 Jul 2004
Star Productions, under the direction of Alan Farber, have won the account for Australian teeth whitening brand, White Glo.
The commercial is in pre-production and will be aired locally as well as in The Far East and Australia from September this year. 6 Jun 2004
Star Productions, a young dynamic commercial production house has just finished production on the new PG Auto Glass commercial.
The commercial was conceptualised by Jonathan Hall at The Virtual Works Advertising Agency and directed by Danie Bester, one of the Star Directors. 2 Jun 2004
Groundglass director Erica Brumage recently completed a new spot for Monteil with King James, Cape Town. 11 May 2004
Acclaimed director, Ariane Besson, in collaboration with Threshold Collective, launched her new company, Peepshow Pictures, with a local Yardley commercial for Bester Burke, Cape Town.
Yardley was filmed over a weekend in the glamorous reception of Sun International's head office in Sandton. 3 May 2004
Caffeine levels are again running high at TWMfreshminds, the advertising agency in charge of the National Mugg & Bean account. 28 Apr 2004
Just twelve short months ago former Creative Director, Bryan Cawood, left ad agency life behind to start a production company – Fusion Films - with well-known producer, Caroline Crowther. 25 Apr 2004
Anant Singh's Videovision Entertainment has scored a coup with the acquisition of the South African rights of the film version of the hit musical, The Phantom Of The Opera. 15 Apr 2004
Phatcat Films, launched in February 2004 and the latest division in the Phatcat Group, has been commissioned to do a documentary for The Human Rights Foundation.
Phatcat are a brand exposure company dealing primarily in media production, signage, design and print. 14 Apr 2004
MCC and Wisdom Keys
the production of a farewell presentation for Andile Ngcaba (Director General of Telecommunications) from Telkom CEO Sizwe Nxasana.
Animations for the Telkom Teacher of the Year Awards
Video production for the IEC Celebration Banquet 28 Mar 2004
In line with the objectives and aspirations of the 2004 Shoprite Checkers/SABC 2 Women of the Year Award, the all-woman production team from Blue Moon has been awarded the prestigious contract for creative development and production of this year's broadcasting components and Award ceremony. 8 Mar 2004
OPD the print production independent has gained the negotiating and buying contracts with Fine Healthcare,Troika Imagineering Works,Red Cherry Advertising and Pump Advertising. 24 Feb 2004
Commercials Director Sarel Esterhuizen and Producer Sugnet Toerien have joined Gecko Productions, Cape Town. 15 Jan 2004