The Academy will once again host live Oscar® viewing parties in New York and London for its members and invited film industry guests on Oscar Sunday, February 24, 2019. The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. Oscar Night London will return to a private two-tier… Continue reading The Academy Celebrates Oscar Night® In New York And London
Month: February 2019
Celebrated New Film About Tradition, Place And Belonging “Die Stropers” Opens At Cinemas On 15 March
Etienne Kallos’s film ‘Die Stropers (‘The Harvesters’), which won critical acclaim at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, opens nationwide on 15 March. An intense psychological drama exploring the coming-of-age of a new generation of Afrikaans youth, and set against an austere and dusty landscape, the film tells the story of obedient Afrikaans teenager, Janno, who… Continue reading Celebrated New Film About Tradition, Place And Belonging “Die Stropers” Opens At Cinemas On 15 March
A Dozen More Stars Take Oscars® Stage
Elsie Fisher, Danai Gurira, Brian Tyree Henry, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Keaton, Helen Mirren, John Mulaney, Tyler Perry, Pharrell Williams, Krysten Ritter, Paul Rudd and Michelle Yeoh Stars continue to line up to present on the Oscars® – the year’s most-watched, live entertainment event – on Sunday, February 24, announced show producer Donna Gigliotti and… Continue reading A Dozen More Stars Take Oscars® Stage
Free Solo To Premiere On National Geographic
ACADEMY AWARDâ NOMINATED AND BAFTA AWARD WINNING FREE SOLO TO PREMIERE ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC An edge-of-your seat thriller and an inspiring portrait of an athlete who exceeded our current understanding of human, physical and mental potential. From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin, the directors of “MERU,” comes… Continue reading Free Solo To Premiere On National Geographic
Poppie Nongena Begins Production
Producer Helena Spring has announced that production on the legacy film, Poppie Nongena, has commenced. The film is based on The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena, regarded as one of the best African novels of the twentieth century. Award winning screenwriter and playwright Christiaan Olwagen is the director with Vicci Turpin as the cinematographer. Olwagen’s… Continue reading Poppie Nongena Begins Production
New Pop-up Theatre Opens – ‘Live At The Balalaika’
The famous Protea Hotel by Marriott® Johannesburg Balalaika Sandton celebrates its 70th Birthday this year. It was the only hotel seventy years ago in Sandton and the original venue that hosted live entertainment fifty years ago has now created a Pop-Up Theatre called ‘Live at the Balalaika’. This Pop-Up Theatre, has a prime location in… Continue reading New Pop-up Theatre Opens – ‘Live At The Balalaika’