“For five years, I lived in a cottage on the Morgenster Wine Estate overlooking vineyards and olive groves. It was a glorious existence, hedonistic even, punctuated only occasionally by work and life’s other onerous distractions. And just a few kilometres away, sandwiched between Somerset West and the False Bay coast, was Macassar; even then, poor,… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 30 July 2023
Durban FilmMart Announces Award Winners for 2023 Projects
The 14th edition of the Durban FilmMart (DFM) has concluded, culminating in the announcement of the 2023 DFM Awards on Monday 24 July. The highly successful premier film industry event in Africa, which took place from 21 – 24 July 2023, returned as a 4-day physical gathering in Durban under the theme African Constellations. The… Continue reading Durban FilmMart Announces Award Winners for 2023 Projects
CANEX Shorts: Short Film Competition & Screenings
The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), through its Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) programme is excited to announce a short film competition and screening initiative, CANEX Shorts. CANEX Shorts is an exciting and dynamic competition for young filmmakers to be acknowledged for their work as well as to secure the opportunity to attend and be showcased… Continue reading CANEX Shorts: Short Film Competition & Screenings
Spling Releases New Book ‘The Essence of Dreams: An Anthology of Film Reviews’
Stephen ‘Spling’ Aspeling, a leading film critic and radio broadcaster, today announced the release of his new book, ‘The Essence of Dreams: An Anthology of Film Reviews’. The collection of Aspeling’s best-reviewed and most transportative films explores cinema’s ability to create immersive and seamless worlds that continue to linger in our imaginations long after the… Continue reading Spling Releases New Book ‘The Essence of Dreams: An Anthology of Film Reviews’
DaVinci Resolve 18.5 Released By Blackmagic Design
What’s new in DaVinci Resolve 18.5 Key Features Cut Media Edit Fusion Color Resolve FX Fairlight General Scripting & APIs Codec Support Pre-Installation Notes For DaVinci Resolve 18.5, we have taken efforts to keep the project libraries compatible with DaVinci Resolve 18.1.4. While this allows you to access the project library with 18.1.4, individual projects… Continue reading DaVinci Resolve 18.5 Released By Blackmagic Design
Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 23 July 2023
“Our government’s obvious alignment with Moscow despite its sworn non-alignment on the Ukraine conflict must get tongues wagging at embassy parties. You can almost hear the chuckles as diplomats share tweets from one of our more industrious departmental spokespeople. ‘Urging restrain from both sides!’, they’d exclaim, brushing spluttered champagne and cocktail sausages from their lapels… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 23 July 2023