Africa Media Rights Watch on its way

Organisers of sub-Saharan Africa TV market, Discop Africa, which is taking place from 1 to 3 September 2010 at the Hilton Nairobi in Kenya, have announced that the Africa Media Africa Media Rights Watch on its way Rights Watch initiative, an anti-piracy body...

Bringing back the Bioscope

Gauteng used to have an array of fleapits, art-houses, bug-houses and independent cinemas. Andrew Worsdale remembers going to movies in the days before the multiplex and hails Bioscope the arrival of a completely independent movie-house in downtown Johannesburg. The...

Hopeville: a journey of restoration

New South African film “Hopeville”, due to hit the cinema circuit on 3 September 2010, spreads the message that even one person, when they have the courage to take action, can make a big difference in many lives. Hopeville: a journey of restoration Shot in...

Female perspectives on filmmaking in Africa

The audiovisual industries on the African continent are undergoing dramatic changes. The digital revolution has led to the dawn of a new filmmaking era that opens up opportunities for Female Perspectives on filmmaking in Africa filmmaking in Africa. Increased African...

It’s a 3D world

The technology for making and watching 3D film has come a long, long way since Sir Charles Wheatstone invented stereoscopy in 1838 and the first 3D movie was released in 1922. South Africa’s very own 2010 Fifa World Cup gave many viewers their first glimpse of...

A city divided, a State of Violence

Khalo Matabane’s first dramatic feature “State of Violence”, the opener at last month’s Durban International Film Festival, is a fascinating insight into a Johannesburg divided by wealth State of Violence. and class, exploring issues of memory,...