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Gambian cinema on the African Movie ChannelThe African Movie Channel features its first ever Gambian film this October, "Arrou" (Prevention), an award-winning film from the stables of Vinasha Productions of The Gambia. 20 Oct 2008 Encounters Africa Shorts focus on loveEncounters South African International Documentary Festival 2008, the Jan Vrijman Fund of IDFA and the SABC this year produced five short documentary films on the theme of love with filmmakers from Malawi (Virginia Ndasowa), DRC (Makela Pululu), South Africa (Joanne Levitan), Zambia (Mali Kambandu) and Zimbabwe (Dorothy Meck-Chimbuya). 8 Jul 2008 Championing movies for the peopleSince September 2006, CineMOBILE, a new division of the CineMARK Group, and Tetra Pak have been educating South Africans living in townships and rural areas about the importance of caring for our environment and recycling through an edutainment road show - an animated ad campaign featuring Commander Carton, a super hero and environmental champion. 9 Feb 2007 Screening of select Independent Spirit nomineesThe nominees for the annual Independent Spirit Awards (the "Oscars" for the international "indie" film industry) were announced last week and top nominees Friends with Money, Little Miss Sunshine and Road to Guantanama are currently showing at Cinema Nouveau screened by Jameson theatres nationwide. 6 Dec 2006 Halloween in a darkened theatre...This year, Cape Town's annual South African Horror Festacular (www.horrorfest.info) expands it tentacles to include more of the genre than merely movies by presenting chapters for literature, photography, comics, PlayStation games, and, of course, the dress-up night and live soundtrack performance to a silent classic. 26 Oct 2006 Three generations of Indian filmmakersSeven movies will be screened free to the public in a joint project between Cinema Nouveau screened by Jameson and the Indian High Commission in South Africa. 18 Oct 2006 The best of European filmThis year cinemagoers can look forward to filmic fare from 14 EU member countries at the free annual European Union Film Festival at Cinema Nouveau countrywide. 18 Sep 2006 Syracuse International Film Festival call for SA entriesNow in its fourth year, the Syracuse International Film and Video Festival is looking for South African projects to expand its globally diverse 2007 Festival Competition. 11 Sep 2006 Tribute to Soweto Uprising anniversary'Sarafina!', which was inspired by the events of the Soweto Uprising of 16 June 1976, will be released across 41 cinemas in South Africa today, Thursday 15 June 2006, the day before the commemoration of the Uprising's 30th anniversary. 14 Jun 2006 Homegrown winnerOscar-winning South African film Tsotsi was co-ordinated by local film and TV business Sasani Film, shot in Global Access studios and the cameras, lights and grips were provided by the Movie Camera Company. 6 Mar 2006 Cinemas open on voting day
Tsotsi cracks the Academy AwardsSouth African drama Tsotsi has been nominated for an Academy Award. 31 Jan 2006 CineMARK launches new websiteCineMARK this week launched its new website, www.cinemark.co.za, as a resource for the media, marketing and advertising industry. 31 Oct 2005 CineMARK and U2 make Nkosi a havenThe pro bono campaign for Nkosi's Haven, SA's first care centre for mothers and children with HIV/Aids, was screened free of charge in 57 cinemas across the country for six weeks. 25 Oct 2005 Test your eyes at the cinemaThe SA Optometric Association and Ster-Kinekor have embarked on a national Eye Care improvement project called 'Vision Mission' that will diagnose and treat refractive errors and preventable blindness in children under eight years old. 4 Oct 2005 Local animation hits the big screenAnd There in the Dust, a local animated short film (seven minutes) directed by Lara Foot Newton and Gerhard Marx, will be released nationwide on Friday 7 October. 3 Oct 2005 SA film on US circuitThe Story of an African Farm, re-titled 'Bustin' Bonaparte' by the American distributors, opened in New York and Los Angeles USA at the weekend. 8 Jun 2005 Schuster strikes againPrinciple photography began this week on Mama Jack, the latest film from South Africa's King of Comedy, Leon Schuster. 24 May 2005 e'lollipop on M-Net for first timeThose who are familiar with the South African classic film e'lollipop, will be pleased to know that it is airing on M-Net - for the very first time - on Monday at 11am to celebrate Human Rights Day. 17 Mar 2005 Romance is on DVD this FebSter Kinekor is releasing limited edition DVD sets of favourite romantic and popular movies in an innovative marketing ploy to capitalize on all the soppy hype around Valentine's Day. 31 Jan 2005 ''Yesterday'' travels east and westProducer, Anant Singh announced today that the ground-breaking isiZulu feature film, Yesterday which is South Africa's Official Entry for the 2005 Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film Category, will have a gala screening at the 35th International Film Festival of India in Goa on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2004. 27 Oct 2004 Fresh new movie promotionListerine followed the movies, The Whole 10 Yards, and CATWOMAN, distributing samples of their new Listerine mouth strips product, which were handed to all cinema patrons as they left the cinema site. 14 Sep 2004 "Yesterday" wins top award in VeniceThe ground-breaking isiZulu feature film Yesterday, which had a gala screening at the 61st Venice International Film Festival on 3 September, was awarded the inaugural Human Rights Film Award at the Festival. 12 Sep 2004 'Yesterday' strong at the boxoffice'Yesterday, the first-ever isiZulu commercial film which was released on Friday, 3 September, has become this year's second highest grossing South African film in its opening weekend - after Schuster's 'Oh Shucks, I'm Gatvol 'which was released on over four times as many cinemas as Yesterday. 8 Sep 2004 Labia Cinema opens African screenThe Labia Theatre at Orange Street in Gardens, most probably Cape Town's oldest independently run cinema, will this week open "The African Screen@The Labia", permanently dedicated to the showing of local South African feature films, documentaries and shorts, including film productions originating from other African countries. 18 Aug 2004 Australian Film Festival launchesBilly Williams, Australia's Acting High Commissioner to South Africa and Cinema Nouveau screened by Nedbank are proud to announce the launch of the Australian Film Festival for 2004. 10 Aug 2004 'Yesterday' heads for Venice International Film Festival'Yesterday', the ground-breaking feature film, produced by Anant Singh and written and directed by Darrell James Roodt, has been selected for the prestigious Venice International Film Festival which takes place from September 1 to 11 at the Lido in Venice, Italy. 29 Jul 2004 SA films, Yesterday and Red Dust to screen at TorontoChief Executive of Videovision Entertainment, Anant Singh has announced that the company's recently completed films, Yesterday and Red Dust have been selected for the prestigious 29th annual Toronto International Film Festival which takes place from 9 to 18 September 2004. 18 Jul 2004 Bumper year for cinemaCineMARK has reported a 2.1% increase in cinema attendance over the 12 month period of February 2003 to January 2004. 1 Mar 2004 Cinevation broadens focusAlthough the company will be maintaining its close ties with CineMARK and the cinema environment, Cinevation is broadening its focus to include additional media products and other services. 13 Jul 2003 |
South Africans will get to vote not once, but twice on Wednesday 1 March. 
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