The big, bad brand of Bollywood [Naseem Javed] There is really nothing wrong with the brand "Bollywood", except that the Indian film industry has become far more powerful and far-reaching than anything else like this in any other country of the world, and even larger than Hollywood. 9 May 2008 09:03
Celebrating African film and culture Now in its third year, Africa on Screen continues to grow and in 2008 will have screenings at five different venues in Johannesburg and Cape Town, including free screenings at Museum Africa. 7 May 2008 08:48
Charlize rocks South African screens in new Sun International ad - Giant Films Filmmakers, a few astounded members of the public, and the occasional rogue journalist managed to catch a glimpse of Academy Award winner Charlize Theron in action on home ground, during the filming of the new campaign for Sun International. 6 May 2008 14:57
Screening career guidance for the youth Nu Metro and Standard Bank have joined up with communications company Orbes Media to develop and screen an informative and entertaining movie outlining careers, education, training, life skills, loans and bursaries in South Africa, for learners in grades 9 - 12. 6 May 2008 08:33
Volkswagen tells another moving story on the big screen with CineMARK - CineMARK Volkswagen South Africa's corporate ads tell stories that tend to tug at the heartstrings. Remember the Volkswagen corporate ‘Decades' ad which traced the lifespan of a Volkswagen Beetle from a first family car in the 1950s to a student car at the beginning of the new South Africa in the 1990s to a trendy convertible today? 16 Apr 2008 14:39
Strong SA presence at the AFCI Locations Expo in LA The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) and a South African delegation comprising the Department of Trade and Industry (Dti), Gauteng Film Commission and Durban Film Office and Cape Film Commission will be attending this year's AFCI Locations Expo. The AFCI Locations Expo is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles from today, Thursday 10 April 2008 until Sunday 12 April. 10 Apr 2008 08:50
Nu Metro joins 3D revolution 3D cinema has come to Nu Metro Montecasino in Johannesburg with the recent installation of a Barco 2k digital cinema projector by Questek Advanced Technologies. 8 Apr 2008 10:14
Croatian films for to SA Seven of Croatia's internationally acclaimed films, including director Rajko Grlic's pre-war epic Border Post, are headed for Pretoria (Brooklyn Mall) 18 – 20 April and Johannesburg (Mall of Rosebank) 25 – 28 April 2008. 4 Apr 2008 08:30
Local talent behind latest animation feature One of South Africa's internationally accredited creative talents, Dan Barker, was recently in South Africa discussing his experiences working on 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studio's animated pic, Horton Hears a Who!, which began showing locally late last week. 2 Apr 2008 08:11
Cinema Nouveau opens in East Rand The reach of art cinema is expanding to Gauteng's East Rand with the opening of the new six-screen Cinema Nouveau Bedford on 18 April 2008. 31 Mar 2008 09:45
New Media award for Ster-Kinekor Ster-Kinekor's WAP site recently received one of the highest accolades at the annual Construction New Media Awards (CNMA). 27 Mar 2008 07:48
SABC commits to film, TV festival At the opening event for the Bafundi Film and TV Festival on the weekend, Sabelo Silinga, executive manager of SABC Content Enterprises, announced that the SABC is committed to the Bafundi Film and TV Festival for the long haul. 18 Mar 2008 08:30
Clio juries for Television/Cinema/Digital and Design categories released NEW YORK: The complete international juries for the 2008 Television/Cinema/Digital and Design categories for the 49th annual Clio Awards were announced yesterday, Thursday, 13 March 2008. The design jury is chaired by Garth Walker of Durban-based Orange Juice Design. 14 Mar 2008 09:01