SA’s best on NYF ad awards jury

by | Mar 22, 2011 | March

New York Festivals’ International Advertising Awards has announced its grand jury, representing 300 of the most respected and innovative minds in advertising and marketing from 50 countries worldwide ensuring diversity and unequalled fairness, according to the...

Saatchi & Saatchi seek SA filmmakers

by | Mar 15, 2011 | March

The Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors’ Showcase is now open to South African directors who have directed their first film, of any format or style but made specifically for advertising purposes, after June 2009. Entries close on Thursday 24 March 2011. The...

Festival of 3-minute 59-second films

by | Mar 14, 2011 | March

Andy Stead First there was the 48-Hour Film Project, in which filmmakers had to produce a movie in a weekend. Now the 03:59 Webfest offers a different challenge: creating a movie that runs for exactly three minutes and 59 seconds. The run time, which includes titles...

Blog: Boutique distributors on the rise

by | Mar 14, 2011 | March

Bouquet distributor Indigenous Films’ next big release is local film Paradise Stop, which sees the return of the successful team of director Jann Turner and actors Kenneth Nkosi and Rapulana Seiphemo, the creators of the 2009 hit White Wedding. Anton Burggraaf Three...

Corner Rissik and Plein goes Skyward

by | Mar 11, 2011 | March

Corner of Rissik and Plein is a tale about Mothusi Magano, a hard-headed dropout and homeless street hustler in his early twenties surviving the harsh city streets of Johannesburg using his trolley, fists and wits. Mothusi is hired by Grace Mshangazinke, an unemployed...

‘SA film needs more market research’

by | Mar 7, 2011 | March

The book Spud was published in 2005, giving Ross Garland, the executive producer of the 2010 hit movie of the same name, five years of anecdotal feedback from fans, which helped assess its crossover potential. Kevin Kriedemann While the South African film market is...