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30/04/2020

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-- -- The 14th South African Film & Television Awards (SAFTAs) ceremony was held on social media platform, across Twitter, Facebook and YouTube in an effo...

01/04/2020

The NFVF to offer immediate relief to film practitioners amid COVID-19...

-- -- South Africa's local film and television industry has been severely impacted by Covid-19 and a number of productions have been haltered not to m...

31/03/2020

Media Asset Storage: it's in our DNA

-- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: When it comes to the storage of media assets (or any data, for that matter), whether it's online or up on the cloud, ...

31/03/2020

How to maximise business objectives using hybrid cloud architecture

-- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: Written by Jerome Wauthoz, vice president of products, Tedial The cloud has had a major impact on broadcast workflows, wi...

31/03/2020

April 2020 Issue

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31/03/2020

Netflix increases investment in Africa

Dorothy Ghettuba -- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: Netflix premiered its first script-to-screen African original production, Queen Sono, on 28 February. C...

31/03/2020

How brands can self-medicate during this pandemic

-- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: In a market where there is only uncertainty, and where many industries have already collapsed, as businesses face ruin and...

30/03/2020

Multichoice Group supports local entertainment industry during Covid-19

-- -- Everyday various sectors across our continent are adjusting and finding ways to deal with challenges brought about by the current coronavirus pandem...

30/03/2020

DISCOP postpones 2020 African events

-- -- On 28 March, Patrick Zuchowicki, president of DISCOP markets, announced the postponement of DISCOP's 2020 African markets. With much regret, I ...

27/03/2020

Rage, the first Showmax Original horror

-- -- -- In Rage, Showmax's first Original horror movie, a group of school-leavers descend on a tiny coastal town for a celebration of their freedo...

27/03/2020

The KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission turns five

Carol Coetzee,KZNFC CEO -- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: This year marks five years since the inception of the KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission (KZNFC). We s...

27/03/2020

Inside the making of Trap! Dis My Huis

-- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: Currently screening on Afrikaans lifestyle channel VIA (DStv 147), new South African TV show Trap! Dis My Huis - co-prese...

26/03/2020

Botswana film Okavango wins big at the New York Cinematography Awards...

-- -- Botswana-based wildlife filmmakers, Dereck and Beverly Joubert's film Okavango won five awards at the 2020 New York Cinematography Awards (NYCA)...

26/03/2020

It's about the numbers

-- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: Sometimes it feels like there might be something in the water. By that, I refer to the experience when you find yourself o...

25/03/2020

Graphic Content

-- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: In a changing broadcast environment, where streaming of content directly to the viewer is becoming the new norm, the need ...

25/03/2020

XenData announces multi-site sync service for cloud object storage

-- -- XenData, a global provider of data storage solutions, announces its new Multi-Site Sync service for cloud object storage which creates a global file...

24/03/2020

Shogun 7 adds better monitoring and affordable 4K ProRes recording to...

-- -- -- On-set at DP Alan Stockdale's latest colorful music video: Atomos' Shogun 7 monitor-recorder was used to enhance the amazing capabili...

24/03/2020

IABM launches virtual repository to collate Business Continuity Resources for Broadcast...

-- -- IABM, the international association for broadcast and media technolo...

23/03/2020

IPO statement on COVID-19

-- -- The Independent Producers Organisation (IPO) executive committee recently issued a statement with regards to COVID-19 and current developments withi...

23/03/2020

The making of an African Sundance classic

-- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese is a self-taught filmmaker and visual artist from Lesotho, now based in Berlin. His film Mother, ...

20/03/2020

Ninth Cape Town International Animation Festival postponed to April 2021

Cape Town International Film Market & Festival 2017 -- -- The ninth Cape Town International Animation Festival (CTIAF) has been postponed to 24 to 27 Apr...

19/03/2020

Durban FilmMart partners with Talents Durban and announces call for applications...

-- -- The Durban FilmMart has announced a new partnership with Talents Dur...

18/03/2020

MultiChoice and Microsoft look to the future of entertainment in Africa

-- -- The world of entertainment is changing rapidly. Increased access to fibre to the home, as well as a growing number of content creators and video-on-...

18/03/2020

How cloud technology is evolving the broadcast industry

-- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: Written by Andreas Jacobi, CEO and co-founder of Make.TV a division of LTN Global The South African TV market continu...

18/03/2020

The 2020 Media Production & Technology Show postponed

-- -- The organisers of the Media Production & Technology Show have announced the postponement of the 2020 event as a result of the spread of COVID-19. ...

17/03/2020

Canon reveals further EOS R5 video capabilities

-- -- Exactly a month since its development announcement of the EOS R5 - a full frame mirrorless camera built on the revolutionary EOS R System - Canon In...

17/03/2020

MultiChoice and Microsoft to look to the future of entertainment in...

-- -- The world of entertainment is changing rapidly. Increased access to fibre to the home, as well as a growing number of content creators and video-on-...

16/03/2020

March 2020 Issue

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16/03/2020

Gauteng Department of Economic Development launches IP conference for creative industries

-- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: In an effort to increase awareness and un...

16/03/2020

Discovery Inc appoints Clare O' Neil as commercial director for Africa

-- -- Discovery Inc has appointed Clare O' Neil as their commercial director for Discovery in Africa. O' Neil's focus will be on driving comme...

16/03/2020

Moroccan film Monsters dominates at the RapidLion 2020 awards ceremony

-- -- RapidLion - The South African International Film Festival awarded 16 winners at its 2020 awards ceremony which took place on Saturday, 14 March in J...

16/03/2020

SAFTAs14 ceremony cancelled due to COVID19 outbreak

-- -- The National Film & Video Foundation have announced that the 2020 SAFTAs ceremony will not go ahead as planned. In light of the announcement made ...

12/03/2020

NAB Show 2020 cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak

-- -- The 2020 edition of the annual NAB Show, which was scheduled to run this April in Las Vegas, has been cancelled due to concerns over the spread of c...

11/03/2020

Grass Valley spotlights innovation at NAB Show 2020

-- -- At what will be the first major public appearance following the announcement of Black Dragon Capital's intent to acquire Grass Valley, at NAB Sh...

11/03/2020

Avid cancels Avid Connect 2020 and NAB Show participation in response...

-- -- In response to the coronavirus outbreak, media technology leader Avid has announced its decision to cancel participation in all trade conferences an...

10/03/2020

World Literacy Foundation and Vizrt Group launch international partnership to tackle...

-- -- The World Literacy Foundation and the Vizrt Group have announced an ...

10/03/2020

EditShare NAB 2020 highlights

-- -- At NAB Show 2020, EditShare, through workflow demonstrations and theatre presentations, will showcase how their scale-out shared storage and collabo...

09/03/2020

Welcome changes to South Africa's IP exchange controls announced

Leanne Mostert, Webber Wentzel -- -- Written by Leanne Mostert, Bernadette Versfeld, Tim Ball, Carla Collett, Cameron MacKenzie from Webber Wentzel The ...

09/03/2020

WarnerMedia's Ariane Suveg on Cartoon Network Africa's Creative Lab and African...

-- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: A year after announcing Cartoon Network A...

09/03/2020

Challenges and opportunities for production studios

Charlene Govender, Sasani Studios -- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: Screen Africa chats to Charlene Govender of Sasani Studios about how increased investm...

06/03/2020

NFVF celebrates the launch of the Eastern Cape Film Hub

-- -- On 5 March, in the attendance of the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa and Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane, the East...

04/03/2020

2020 A milestone year for many across the streaming landscape

-- -- The streaming media industry is now entering a new era, as major launches and acquisitions carve out a global landscape for 2020 and beyond. US Dire...

04/03/2020

TVU Networks to showcase innovative 5G and remote production deployments at...

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04/03/2020

Using lighting to stream data

Image credit: University of Edinburgh -- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: When is technology development ever going to slow down? Just when you thought that...

04/03/2020

Behind the news - an inside look into eNCA's massive in-studio...

-- -- In a world that is fast-paced and ever-evolving, remaining the same is not an option. This seems to be the mantra that South Africa's number one...

03/03/2020

Calrec showcases AoIP and virtual mixing capabilities at NAB 2020

-- -- For more than 50 years the world's most successful broadcasters have relied on Calrec. They still do. As our industry adapts to new viewing habi...

02/03/2020

Netflix announces first Nigerian original

-- -- On 27 February, Netflix announced that it will increase its investment in Nigeria's creative community with the production of its first African ...

02/03/2020

The gamechangers of the next decade

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02/03/2020

Inside the making of virtual reality film, Azibuye - The Occupation

-- -- SCREEN AFRICA EXCLUSIVE: It's not a secret that the issue of land redistribution remains a contentious and highly emotional subject in post-Ap...

28/02/2020

Somhale wedding takes viewing crown

-- -- -- More than half of the catalogue of TV shows and movies on Showmax, whether measured in hours or number of episodes, is now local content. This...