“I once spent 24 hours aboard a long liner licenced to fish for shark. It was cramped, noisy, and the air was thick with the smell of diesel and perspiration. Beyond the obvious, I could imagine few jobs as demanding or dangerous. How terrifying it must have been for the 11 crew aboard the stricken… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 16 June 2024
Year: 2024
NYO Jazz, Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Announces Debut Tour to South Africa
Artistic Director and Bandleader / TrumpeterSean Jones leads Ensemble with vocalist Alicia Olatuja as Special Guestat Carnegie Hall and on SA tour. First-ever tour to Africa by one of Carnegie Hall’sthree acclaimed National Youth Ensembles to include debut performances inJohannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town from 22 July – 5 August 2024. Program to include big… Continue reading NYO Jazz, Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Announces Debut Tour to South Africa
Scenes Filmed in Cape Town Highlight Milli Vanilli Biopic
The highly anticipated biographical film drama, “Girl, you know it`s true”, promises to captivate audiences with its retelling of the meteoric rise and fall of Milli Vanilli, one of the world’s biggest pop superstars of the late `80s and early `90s. This powerful narrative featuring pivotal scenes filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, brings to light the infamous scandal that rocked the music industry, portraying… Continue reading Scenes Filmed in Cape Town Highlight Milli Vanilli Biopic
The 2025 National Playwright Competition Opens a Call for Entry
New stories and voices for the South African stage are essential if theatre is to reflect the hearts and minds of the country’s people. Founded in 2018, and managed by the National Arts Festival, the National Playwright Competition, in partnership with HEINEKEN Beverages, is playing a critical role in helping South African script writers from… Continue reading The 2025 National Playwright Competition Opens a Call for Entry
Past Lives: Best-reviewed Film of 2023 Now on Showmax
Past Lives | First On Showmax | Stream from 13 June Past Lives, MetaCritic’s best-reviewed narrative film of 2023, is now streaming on Showmax. Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are torn apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea to America. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for… Continue reading Past Lives: Best-reviewed Film of 2023 Now on Showmax
The Academy To Honor Richard Curtis, Quincy Jones, Juliet Taylor, Michael G. Wilson & Barbara Broccoli At 15th Governors Awards
Oscar statuettes to be presented on November 17 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Academy Honorary Awards to Quincy Jones and Juliet Taylor, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Richard Curtis and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producers Michael G. Wilson… Continue reading The Academy To Honor Richard Curtis, Quincy Jones, Juliet Taylor, Michael G. Wilson & Barbara Broccoli At 15th Governors Awards