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AiM 2010 programme releasedThe full programme for this years Africa in Motion film festival is now available at www.africa-in-motion.org.uk. The festival takes place from 21 October - 5 November 2010 at the Filmhouse Cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland featuring over 70 films from 28 African countries. The theme for this year's... read more 27 Sep 2010 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. Directed by Segun Oguntola, and starring Modou Musa Ceesay, Awa Gassama, Alagie Saihou Saar, Habibatou Jallow, "Arrou" won... read more 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)... read more 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... read more 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.... read more 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... read more 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. The work and inspiration of some of the most talented Indian filmmakers, spanning three generations, will be featured during the Indian Film... read more 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. Screened by Jameson, the 2006 festival kicks off at Jameson Brooklyn, Pretoria, 15 - 21 September 2006; moves to Rosebank, Johannesburg, 22... read more 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. The competitive categories are for full length, short and documentary projects completed after January 2005. Entry and... read more 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. Special discounts for group bookings are available for schools.... read more 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. Processing was done by FilmLab and post-production undertaken by ZSE TV. Sasani CEO, James... read more 6 Mar 2006 Cinemas open on voting daySouth Africans will get to vote not once, but twice on Wednesday 1 March. Citizens can vote in the Municipal Elections, but they can also have their say in the 'Oscars Elections' run by Ster-Kinekor as part of the Howzit Hollywood campaign. Movie-goers get to vote on www.sterkinekor.com for the... read more 27 Feb 2006 Tsotsi cracks the Academy AwardsSouth African drama Tsotsi has been nominated for an Academy Award. This is the culmination of an exceptional run for the film, which has already bagged a total of nine international awards and has received a Golden Globe nomination and two BAFTA nominations. Tsotsi, which was up against 57 other... read more 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. This thanks to CineMARK's donation of free screen space and internationally renowned rock band U2, who waived usage and... read more 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. The project will provide children from previously disadvantaged... read more 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. Inspired by the story of Baby Tshepang, And There in the Dust will release on 41 screens with the main feature - Sin City. And There in... read more 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. The New York Times film critic Ned Martel says: "Bustin' Bonaparte adapts a classic novel in gleaming cinematic form." Bustin' Bonaparte / The Story of an... read more 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. The Mr Bones team of producers - Anant Singh and Helena Spring - and director Gray Hofmeyr collaborate once again with Schuster on Mama Jack. The film is shooting on location in... read more 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. Get the popcorn out! 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. Titles such as Notting Hill, 50 First Dates, A Beautiful Mind, The Wedding Singer and Love Actually, will be... read more 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... read more 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. Over 40 000 samples were distributed to cinema patrons across the country in leading cinema sites... read more 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. The film which stars Leleti Khumalo and which is written and directed by Darrell James... read more 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. There... read more 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... read more 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. For the first time the Film Festival will travel to both Johannesburg and Cape Town with a diverse and stimulating... read more 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. Yesterday will be screening in... read more 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. Both films will be... read more 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. More than 2.5 million South Africans went to the movies in January 2004 alone. According to attendance figures, the top 5 cinema sites in January 2004 were: Gateway in Durban; Menlyn... read more 1 Mar 2004 |
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