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Portfolio Night Johannesburg: Bizcommunity launches a shooting star

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Bizcommunity is pleased to announce a worthy winner of the ticket to attend McCann Johannesburg's Portfolio Night initiative coming up this Wednesday, 22 May 2013, as judged by Biz creative director Terry Levin ! 20 May 2013 14:13

Strauss & Co

R1,818,880 for "Last Supper"

[Issued by Strauss & Co] The much disputed decision by the Institute for Catholic Education to sell the Cecil Skotnes triptych removed from the Santa Sophia Chapel in Pretoria has had an astounding result. The work titled The Last Supper realised Strauss & Company's hoped for dream. The panels sold to a private collector who plans to make the work available to a public institution. The pre-sale estimate of R300,000 - 400,000 was overshot by the final price realised of R1,818,880. The work is to be sent to a conservator where it will be restored to its original glory before taking pride of place in the soon to be named museum. The proceeds from the sale are to go to an educational trust. 21 May 2013 13:39

Twitch takes flight

[Eugene Yiga] Inspiration can strike at any moment. For Robert Fridjhon, whose award-winning stage career spans over twenty years, it came when he worked for FreeMe Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre back in 2006. Given that most of the cases he worked on involved birds, and that he was reading African Genesis by Robert Audrey, it was only a matter of time before the idea for Twitch was born. 20 May 2013 13:40

Action! Camera!

[Brian Berkman] Not often a product comes along that does everything you want it to and then a whole lot more you did not know you wanted. 20 May 2013 07:08

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Students, don't forget to enter Biz's Portfolio Night competition!

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] A reminder once again to all branding, design or advertising students in Jozi to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week, Wednesday, 22 May! Complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday, 20 May. You will need to create a MyBiz Profile if you don't have one already. 17 May 2013 11:04

SA's sci-fi siren set to seduce Hollywood

[Andile Ndlovu] HOLLYWOOD, US: A week after her latest novel, The Shining Girls, hit the Sunday Times Bestseller list in the UK, Lauren Beukes began negotiating film rights to the book. 17 May 2013 10:37

Conference to explore creativity as a currency

The Creative Currencies Conference will take place in Johannesburg from 6 to 8 August 2013 at the UJ Arts Centre, University of Johannesburg. Presented by the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) and University of Johanesburg (UJ) Arts & Culture, the conference aims to develop, inspire and enable the creative sector, by sharing information with industry stakeholders. 17 May 2013 10:19

ICASA review in the pipeline

[Amukelani Chauke] Cabinet has approved a proposal to review some of the Independent Communications Authority of SA's functions to make it more transparent and accountable. 17 May 2013 10:08

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Reminder for Jozi students to enter Portfolio Night competition on Biz

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Branding, design or advertising students in Jozi, don't forget to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week Wednesday, 22 May 2013! Simply complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday 20 May. 16 May 2013 14:10

Wild Talk Africa calls for natural history, wildlife pitches

The Wild Talk Africa Festival invites wildlife filmmakers to submit proposals for the open pitching sessions. The festival takes place at the Docklands Hotel & Conference Centre in Durban from 23 to 26 July 2013, running concurrently with the Durban International Film Festival. 16 May 2013 11:08

Hannes Coetzee, Pops Mohamed to perform with slide guitarist Bhatt

When the Grammy Award-winning Indian slide guitarist Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt takes to the stage in a two-city tour entitled Ragas of the Desert in June, local audiences will be treated to more than just Indian classical and folk music. 16 May 2013 10:29

Joburg City Theatres restructures executive management

The board of directors of Joburg City Theatres has restructured executive management with effect from 1 July 2013. Joburg City Theatres is a City of Johannesburg Municipal Entity that operates Joburg Theatre, Soweto Theatre and Roodepoort Theatre. 16 May 2013 09:38

CT International Ballet Comp 2014 details unveiled

The Cape Town International Ballet Competition (CTIBC) is set to bring international ballet to Africa for the fourth time next year. The competition will run from 17 to 23 February 2014 at the Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town. 15 May 2013 10:24