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Ad-funded programming: tonic for crisis-hit broadcasters?
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Vulnerable and financially unsustainable African broadcasters, including the ‘mighty' SABC, which generate a big slice of their total revenues from advertising, are feeling the pinch of the current hostile economic climate as companies slash their marketing budgets and others just close. One marketing expert believes, however, that where there is a will, there is always a way.
Mukunda joins Picture Tree - Picture Tree

Mukunda is joining Picture Tree's award-winning roster of directors: Ian Difford, Oscar Strauss, Gersh Kgamedi and Alan Irvin. 3 Jul 2009 12:19


Register for indigenous language scriptwriter's workshop

A workshop with successful South African screenwriter Mtutuzeli Matshoba is to be held at the 30th Durban International Film Festival and the organisers are inviting applications for entry. 3 Jul 2009 08:47


Durban film-maker to shine at Durban International Film Festival

Fresh from scooping a clutch of accolades at the CIAK Junior Film Festival Awards in Italy in June, 12-year-old Durban schoolgirl, Amber-Jay van Rooyen, has been invited to take part in the 2009 Durban International Film Festival, in the Short Film Category. The festival will take place from 23 July to 2 August 2009. 2 Jul 2009 12:24


A Blink Oscar - Picture Tree

Blink Stefanus is a busy guy. Not content with merely taking over the streets with his infamous ‘urban terrorist' tagging of inanimate objects, he's teamed up with Picture Tree's Oscar Strauss on a short film. 2 Jul 2009 11:38


Film group objects to proposed tax laws

[Linda Ensor] The Independent Producers' Association has objected to the proposed exclusion of banks, insurers and other financial service companies from film industry tax incentives, saying this will undermine the growth of what has been a major job-creating sector. 30 Jun 2009 09:10


SA makes final Cannes Lions shortlists

CANNES: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg's Trillion Dollar Campaign and Lowe Bull Johannesburg's Meet Wally's Heart have made the Titanium & Integrated Lions, while FoxP2 and DDB South Africa have made the Film Lions shortlist for the 56th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Both lists were released this morning, Friday, 26 June 2009. [blog] 26 Jun 2009 11:12


MIPCOM 2009 launches programme to help producers

A new 2009 programme entitled Rethinking the Production Business has been launched in order to help producers to find funding, new revenue streams and partners, MIPCOM announced yesterday, Thursday, 25 June 2009. 26 Jun 2009 10:42


ICASA says no to intervention in copyright disputes

[Jocelyn Newmarch] The Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) will not intervene in copyright laws in favour of the independent TV production sector, according to a position paper it released recently. A key issue for independent producers is that copyright vests with the broadcaster who has commissioned the work, rather than the creators of the programme. 26 Jun 2009 10:02


Loeries announces Crafts judging panels

The Print Crafts, Radio Crafts and TV Crafts judging panels for the 2009 Loerie Awards were released yesterday, Wednesday, 24 June 2009. 25 Jun 2009 09:58


Funding opportunity for aspiring photographers - Sparkplugs Placement Agency

Applications for the 2009 Edward Ruiz Mentorship are now open. The Edward Ruiz Mentorship is a mentorship programme which has been established to help launch the career of a promising photographer. 24 Jun 2009 16:29


Cape film industry at Cannes

The Cape Film Commission and Cape film industry are currently in France for the annual Cannes Lions festival to promote South Africa as a premium destination, the organisations announced yesterday, Tuesday, 23 June 2009. 24 Jun 2009 13:32


Dear Reader gets Generous music video - Generous Pictures

Generous Pictures' latest project, a four-minute music video for local pop band, Dear Reader, is a quirky and intriguing travelogue celebrating a new beginning while paying tribute to the ‘egte Suid-Afrikaanse' backroads and country towns. 23 Jun 2009 14:17


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