A film industry strategy for Gauteng

The Gauteng Film Commission’s new five-year film industry strategy covers the entire film sector, addresses the full production value chain from script to post-production, and looks at the development of existing and new content markets locally and...

Africa Movie Awards call for entries

The Africa Film Academy invites filmmakers to submit their feature, short film and documentary works for the eighth Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), set to take place in April 2012. The deadline for submissions is 30 December 2011, and the nominations will be...

Animation, design, broadcast bursaries

South African students interested in a career in electronic media stand a chance to win a share of R2-million worth of bursaries for studies in animation, graphic design, television and radio production through a partnership between SABC Education and the National...

Post-production audio workshop

Dave Harris, owner of Freq’ncy Audio. Freq’ncy Audio is an award-winning Johannesburg-based audio post-production company aimed at the high-end radio and television commercial market. Owned by Dave Harris, the company’s success has led to expansion, with Freq’ncy...

Mediatech Africa raises the bar in 2011

Delegates at the Screen Africa Technology and Production Conference, part of the lineup at Mediatech Africa 2011. The biennial Mediatech Africa, held this year from 20 to 22 July at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg, again proved to be Africa’s most advanced...

Film at the Out of the Box Festival

Unima South Africa’s annual Out The Box Festival of Puppetry and Visual Performance, set to run from 3 to 11 September in Cape Town, is a nine-day multidisciplinary event celebrating innovation, diversity and sustainability. The festival provides a platform for...