Industry warning: possible credit card scam

by | Jun 30, 2009 | June

The Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) has received notice of a possible scam which might be operational in the industry. A production company registered in Asia recently rented mobile phones from a local supplier. The required deposit was paid in cash and the handsets...

South Africa gets this young filmmaker’s Drift

by | Jun 30, 2009 | June

Last month�s Emerging Hot Shot, Pule Motloung, known as Pule M, of Young Minds Productions has had his film Tumelo selected to be screened at this year�s Durban International Film Festival. Soweto Drift Commenting on this, Pule M says: �I feel very honoured and...

Script registration service offered through Pitchit

by | Jun 30, 2009 | June

A useful and innovative on-line script registration service has been launched by Ants Multimedia Entertainment. Filmmakers and writers can now register their scripts and literary work to have proof of date of creation should ownership of the work come into question....

The simple life in The Game of My Life

by | Jun 30, 2009 | June

Left to Right: The Game of Life, Vusi Nhlapo and Michael Rix One of Gauteng�s latest feature films, The Game of My Life, was recently showcased at Cannes, where it was taken by its producer Michael J Rix of Johannesburg�s Mirror Mountain Pictures. Rix, who produced...

Open Window create high iMPAC short-film festival

by | Jun 30, 2009 | June

An initiative to promote the short-film and encourage African filmmakers, iMPAC (Initiative for Motion Pictures within the African Continent) was launched at the end of last month by Pretoria-based The Open Window Department of Video. Intended as an annual short-film...

Gauteng grows in popularity as global film location

by | Jun 30, 2009 | June

The versatility of Gauteng, South Africa�s economic hub, and the abundance of fascinating historical stories and heritage sites is resulting in the province gaining popularity as a location for co-productions. Complementing these factors are the readily available and...