An Australian Affair

by | Dec 18, 2009 | December

Last month saw the SA premiere of award-winning Australian film Samson & Delilah, by acclaimed director Warwick Thornton, at a Johannesburg event that highlights the growing collaboration between South Africa and Australia. Samson & Delilah The film, which won...

Film indaba attendees raise pertinent issues

by | Dec 17, 2009 | December

Attendees at the National Film and Video Foundation’s two-day Film Indaba (26 – 27 November 2009) raised some pertinent questions, says the NFVF’s Eddie Mbalo. The Indaba, was set to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing filmmakers and...

Going digital in the movie houses

by | Dec 17, 2009 | December

Cinemark recently announced that audiences and advertisers can enjoy the experience of digital cinema on 93 screens countrywide. Cinemas with digital capability allow the screening of movies that have been encoded as digital-data files and have a range of advantages...

Spier Films calls for scripts

by | Dec 17, 2009 | December

Spier Films is actively canvassing for projects seeking production finance. It is looking for material that has been developed by experienced producers that it will co-produce, but will also accept submissions from writers who do not have producers. The company...

Keeping it short and sweet

by | Dec 16, 2009 | December

Short films can be a good way to get noticed and, depending on the duration, easier to finance. That’s according to South African filmmaker Rob Demezieres, who made a number of short films as a student in the early 90s. One of his shorts, 3o minute Shooting...

Lance Samuels is Out of Africa

by | Dec 16, 2009 | December

Out of Africa Entertainment has entrenched itself as one of the leading production companies in Gauteng and its CV of production work, both past and current, would be the envy of local and indeed many International production companies. Bang Bang Club, facilitated by...