Media Career Guide auditions

Now in its second season, the Media Career Guide is a show on SABC1, brought to you by the Gauteng Film Commission, that takes viewers behind the scenes of film, television, music and radio industries of South Africa. Each episode features interviews with...

The best opening weekend ever

Anton Burggraaf The weekend of 17 to 19 February 2011 will go down in South African cinema annals as a first. Two wholly local films took one third of the box office takings. This has never happened in an opening weekend before. The films are Semi-Soet and Material,...

36.3 MP: the Nikon D800 has arrived

Low light, high quality: the Nikon D800 shows its capabilities. Andy Stead Probably one of the most highly anticipated DSLRs of the past few months, the Nikon D800 was launched globally on 7 February. With its astonishing 36.3-megapixel full-frame FX sensor, Nikon is...

The first Jozi Film Festival: a recap

The people behind Johannesburg’s first film festival. From left, Ryan Laverick, judge; Elaine Thorne, judge and volunteer, Shareen Anderson, organiser; Brendon Burmester, organiser; Joanne Garland, volunteer; and Lisa Henry, organiser. Andy Stead Johannesburg finally...

Inside Story shines in LA

After three successful screenings at the 20th Annual Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, the South African produced film Inside Story from the non-profit Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership was awarded Special Jury Recognition in the Feature Narrative...

Forever Young on Vuzu

From left, Lungile Radu Thomas Gumede Siyabonga Ngwekazi, the stars of reality TV show Forever Young. M-Net’s special interest channels cater to two broad markets – the Afrikaans market and the black market. Mzansi Magic, which targets black viewers, is the flagship...