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Showdown looms over SABC woes

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A showdown is expected in Parliament on Tuesday when the SABC board, all but paralysed by a stand-off between its chairman, Ben Ngubane, and its other members appear before the National Assembly's com

Tunisia unveils stimulus package to boost film industry

The Tunisian government have recently set up a national committee and unveiled a stimulus package to boost the ailing film industry of Tunisia, a country boasts Africa's oldest film festival and enjoy

Faizal Sayed announces that he has started writing his biography

South African TV Show Host, Producer and Entrepreneur, CEO of Faizal Sayed Media, Faizal Sayed has announced this week that he will shortly start writing his book.

2010 SAFTAS available on DVD

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The National Film and Video Foundation announces availability of the 4th Annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS) ceremony on dual DVD.

Erik puts Tumbles through the motions with new TVC

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When faced with a script for a packet of little round chocolate balls, Bouffant Director Erik van Wyk was inspired to create a work of engineering that functioned entirely on the weight of one single

World Cup helps boost TV audiences and commercial impacts

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The World Cup in South Africa helped entice viewers to watch an extra two hours of television a week and increased commercial impacts by 4.1% in the first six months of the year, according to the Broa

South African film scoops Unicef Child Rights Award

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Themba: A Boy Called Hope has scooped the Unicef Child Rights Award at the 2010 Zanzibar International Film Festival.

Ster-Kinekor honors Leon Schuster

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Ster-Kinekor Theatres, an acclaimed South African Superbrand honored Leon Schuster, South Africa’s most popular filmmaker for his extraordinary contribution to the local film industry at an elegant di

Director Neo M is making it big

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Television director Neo M Matsunyane has added another achievement to his credits as a prolific director on the competitive television scene. by Edward Tsumele

83rd Annual Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film Award

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South African filmmakers are invited to submit their feature films for consideration into the 83rd Annual Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Awards for Best Foreign Language Film Category.

394 000 hits on Youtube and counting for latest POWA commercial

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The real-life, real-time commercial developed for POWA (People Opposing Women Abuse) by Ogilvy has notched up 394 000 hits on Youtube, and the counter continues to climb.

Keep Flying campaign in Guinness World attempt

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The Keep Flying initiative together with initiator Draftfcb South Africa, Vodacom, the International Marketing Council of South Africa, Lead SA & SuperSport will attempt to set a new world record at t

Urban cast as the new Judge Dredd

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It has been confirmed that 'Star Trek' star Karl Urban is to play lawman Judge Dredd in the next big screen outing for the classic '2000 AD' comic character.

Cinema Nouveau takes audiences on cinematic tour of Europe

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The 2010 European Union Film Festival will delight audiences with some of the finest European films of recent years, screened exclusively at selected Ster-Kinekor Cinema Nouveau Theatres across the co