Chickens Can Fly premieres in Joburg

“If you wait for inspiration before you get up in the morning, you will possibly spend a lot more time in bed.” Pieter van der Westhuizen The premiere screening of Chickens Can Fly, a documentary life portrait of celebrated artist Pieter van der...

SA Roadies see World Cup as missed opportunity

South Africa has lost an opportunity to generate technical jobs for South Africans during the World Cup and the SA Roadies Association puts the blame on the government. Roadies or the road crew are the technicians such as sound and lighting engineers who travel with a...

World Cup matches to be in 3D

South Africa’s national football squad Bafana Bafana will become part of broadcasting history when their opening game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup is filmed and screened in 3D. Connecticut-based sports broadcaster ESPN is to launch a new 3D network in mid-2010,...

Soccer City – an architect’s dream

The spectacular Soccer City Stadium is a dream project that architect Bob van Bebber waited 15 years to realise – and it’s a dream the world can share this June when they take their seats at Soccer City. For the inside story on how Van Bebber realised his...

A Sound Award for White Lion and Area 5.1

Local feature’s sound post-production company, Area 5.1, has recently won a SAFTA award for the “Best Sound Design in a Feature” for their outstanding work done on White Lion. “This is an impressive achievement and a job really well...

Women continue to make their mark

The recent employment audit carried out by the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) on Gauteng companies in the audio-visual sector has confirmed that the role of women within the Vicci Turpin feeding a baby elephant sector is significant, comprising 43.3% of direct...