Greg Francois shoots up a storm for Three Ships Whisky - Collective
Collective Films director, Greg Francois, has added another action-packed adventure spot to his showreel, this time for Distell's Three Ships Whisky brand, through agency BBDO Cape Town. 15 Dec 2008 08:06
International award for South African producer
South African producer Mark Klein recently took first place at the 2008 US International Film and Video Festival in Los Angeles, US, receiving a Gold Camera Award for his production “Nelson Mandela - Father of the Nation”. This video presentation was commissioned by the Sunday Times for the annual Top 100 event, which honoured Nelson Mandela as the 2007 Lifetime Achiever. 12 Dec 2008 08:42
African Motion Picture Company tells the Neotel Story: Enabling today's world - Wisdom Keys Group
Passion, understanding, ingenuity are key values embraced by new SA telecommunications company Neotel. And when Neotel went in search of a production company to capture these values in a corporate DVD, a match was found in an ‘off-the-wall' concept presented by the African Motion Picture Company (AMPC), a member of the Wisdom Keys Group. 11 Dec 2008 12:14
Vodacom's Grid launches talent content
Vodacom today, Thursday, 11 December 2008, launched gridstar, a mobile talent contest than can be entered by anyone with a cellphone and its location-based social networking service, The Grid. Monthly gridstar winners can win cash, with the grand prize being a professionally produced video to the value of R100 000 to kick-start their entertainment career. 11 Dec 2008 10:39
Frieze Film's Leigh Ogilvie dips back into her music video roots - Frieze Films
Frieze Films' Leigh Ogilvie delivers the latest spot for Channel O. Working closely with the Ogilvy JHB team to create a pan-African collaboration, Ogilvie combines a contemporary cover version of Nina Simone's liberation “Young, Gifted and Black” with record cover designs and classic styling to pay tribute to the golden age of soul. 8 Dec 2008 12:10
Evo Media's new accounts - Evo Media
Evo Media, a new media agency specialising in visual graphics and animation, with offices in both Sandton and Cape Town, has added the following accounts to its expanding list of clients: 8 Dec 2008 11:32
Subsidies to participate at MIDEM in January 2009
The South African MIDEM Organising Committee is inviting companies and individuals to apply for subsidies to participate at MIDEM in January 2009. The closing date for submission is Monday, 8 December 2008. 5 Dec 2008 08:59
Ninth annual Media Kidocracy Konfrence next week
Bush Radio will host the ninth annual Media Kidocracy Konfrence (MKK) 8 - 12 December 2008 at St Agnes Primary School in Woodstock, Cape Town. Young people aged 12 - 18 will explore issues that are pertinent to themselves and their peers, as well as use different forms of media to develop a media campaign that will create social awareness. 5 Dec 2008 08:44
Stealing stories: how to protect yourself
[Sean Bosse] How can writers protect themselves from story theft and what legal remedies are at hand to assist them in preventing such story theft? The first part of this article will look at how a writer can protect his story using the law of contract and, in a future article, I will look at how copyright law can further assist a writer in this regard. 4 Dec 2008 10:56
Global Amex campaign shoots in Cape Town - Giant Films
London-based agency Ogilvy One recently commissioned Giant Films' Ian Gabriel to direct a new series of five commercials in a global campaign for American Express. 3 Dec 2008 18:21
Evo Media launches new Sandton branch - Evo Media
Evo Media launched their new Sandton office in Nelson Mandela Square on 24 November with all the usual Evo pageantry. The launch was timed to coincide with Soccerex, happening across the road at the Sandton Convention Centre. Soccerex A-list guests and many international business leaders attended the event. 2 Dec 2008 18:02
More love for Vodacom
Vodacom's new TV ad, More Love, which aired for the first time on Sunday night, 30 November 2008, was commissioned by Draftfcb and directed by Amy Allais and produced by Olivia Leitch of Ola! Films. [video] 2 Dec 2008 08:35
FESPACO 2009 call for entries
The 21st edition of the Pan-African Film and TV Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will take place 28 February - 7 March 2009 with "African cinema: tourism and cultural heritage" as the theme. The upcoming edition will coincide with the 40th anniversary of the festival and the 20th anniversary for the African Film Library of Ouagadougou. 28 Nov 2008 11:59
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