National Geographic announces that ACTIVATE: THE GLOBAL CITIZEN MOVEMENT, the six-part documentary series from National Geographic and Procter & Gamble, co-produced by Global Citizen and RadicalMedia, will premiere 8 September 2019 at 20:00. ACTIVATE is a multiplatform storytelling partnership and six-part documentary series — bolstered by custom content distributed across National Geographic’s unrivaled social, digital,… Continue reading Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
Month: August 2019
Ladima Foundation: Woman’s Film Festival Residency Program
Earlier this year The Ladima Foundation announced the formation of a network of women-focused and managed film and cultural festivals from across Africa. The first major training and development intervention for this network will be taking place later this month in Kigali, Rwanda with an intensive residency program for the staff of these partner festivals.… Continue reading Ladima Foundation: Woman’s Film Festival Residency Program
VIA Reality Show, Ster-Status, Heading To Local Television Screens
This year, VIA viewers can celebrate Women’s Month in style with the launch of Apprentesses SA’s brand new reality program, STER-STATUS, which will be gracing local screens every Monday at 18h00 on channel 147. According to founding member and executive director of the women’s empowerment project- Apprentesses SA, Tarien Cronjé, the goal of this series… Continue reading VIA Reality Show, Ster-Status, Heading To Local Television Screens
Athol Fugard’s “Statements” – The Fugard
Athol Fugard’s Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act From 17 September 2019 Following an acclaimed premiere at the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, a new production of Athol Fugard’s powerful classic comes to The Fugard Studio Theatre from 17 September for a limited season. Written in 1972, Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality… Continue reading Athol Fugard’s “Statements” – The Fugard
2020 Distell National Playwright Competition Opens Call For Entries
The National Arts Festival is calling on new playwrights to step forward with exciting ideas for plays that will inspire and challenge audiences for the 2020 Distell National Playwright Competition. The inaugural competition was launched in 2018 in honour of Adam and Rosalie Small, leading lights in South African education, social justice and literature. The… Continue reading 2020 Distell National Playwright Competition Opens Call For Entries
Netflix Reveals First Look At Top Boy Cast
Ashley Walters (Bulletproof, Sugarhouse) and Kane Robinson reprise their roles as ‘Dushane’ and ‘Sully’, joined by newcomer Micheal Ward as ‘Jamie’ (The A List, Blue Story). The series features musical artists Simbi Ajikawo ‘Little Simz’, David Omoregie ‘Dave’. Shone Romulus (Out) returns as ‘Dris’ and Ashley Thomas (24: Legacy, The Night Of, Black Mirror) returns… Continue reading Netflix Reveals First Look At Top Boy Cast