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Short & Sweet Drive-In

6 June, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

The Short & Sweet Drive-In Experience on the 25th of May, held in Cape Town’s Maidens Cove, Camps Bay, was a roaring success! The screenings, which feature music videos, short films and animated features, originated in London in 2006 and then spread to the world’s hot spots, including Cape Town! The Full Moon Drive-In offers a lovely, nostalgic, night out with great films and all the snacks you could want (including a delicious Boerewors stand and, of course, popcorn). Even the weather did not disappoint as viewers were treated to a beautiful Autumn night. The selection of eight short films had been carefully chosen and honoured some very talented film makers. The screening took place over two hours, with a brief

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Out in Africa Film Festival 2013

17 April, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

The Out In Africa film festival is in full swing at the V&A Nu Metro, with a line-up of international award-winning films, features and a documentary, that cover all the bases – popular revolution, ballet, romance, drama, and an insightful look at a clash of cultures. Among the international award-winners are: HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE (Dir: David France USA / 2012 / 120min), an Oscar 2013 nominee for Best Documentary, is the triumphant recounting of a popular revolution – the demand for treatment for HIV – that mobilised people in their 1,000s. It uses precious archival footage and features such luminaries as Larry Kramer and Bill Clinton, and the less luminous George H.W Bush and Jesse Helms. IFP Gotham Awards

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G.I.Joe: The Retaliation

9 April, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

G.I.Joe: The Retaliation was released on Friday the 5th of April in Cinema's countrywide, the feature currently in 3D is jam-packed with a lot of fast paced action which livens up the screen and is sure to get your adrenaline pumping. As the G.I.Joe team goes about their covert operations they are framed and "terminated" by the US Government however the limited survivors hide out and retaliate against Zartan. The screen comes alive with bullets flying, missiles exploding and lots of muscular men fighting . American science fiction G.I. Joe: Retaliation is directed by Jon M. Chu and is based on Hasbro’s G.I. Joe action toy. It is the sequel to G.I. Joe: The rise of the Cobra. Dwayne Johnson “The Rock” and

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Little One Receives Best Actress Award At The Saftas

19 March, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

LINDIWE NDLOVU AND SAMUEL L JACKSON RUB SHOULDERS Sandton, South Africa (March 18, 2013) – United International Pictures and Azari Media have announced that its independent movie LITTLE ONE’s leading lady, Lindiwe Ndlovu, has been given her first SAFTA Award. The 7th Annual South African Film and Television Awards were held at Gallagher Estate on Friday, 15 March and Saturday, 16 March. During the gala evenings where South Africa’s TV and film personalities, writers, directors, make-up and costume professionals came together to celebrate the best in South African film and television, Lindiwe Ndlovu was awarded South Africa’s Golden Horn for Best Actress in the Feature Film LITTLE ONE American actor Samuel L

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Short & Sweet: Short film summer series

14 January, 2013 by Wotz Leave a Comment

Short & Sweet is a short film screening series which began in London in 2006. Each and every week a programme of the very best in short films, music videos and short animations are screened to the public to inspire and expose the sweetest film talent - celebrating the love of film. Following the success in London the popular screenings then expanded to Toronto, Edinburgh, Cape Town and Stellenbosch. The short films are sourced from around the globe from established directors to new talent. Initially Short & Sweet collaborated with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), and staged events sponsored by brands like Courvoisier, Red Bull, Getty Images and Highland Park Single Malt Scotch Whiskey. More

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Bookings open for round 3 of the Out in Africa Film Festival

10 October, 2012 by Wotz Leave a Comment

3/3 Out in Africa Film Festival October 2012

For those that missed the first and second set, be sure not to miss round three of the of the 19th Out In Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival kicking off on Friday 19th of October and running till Sunday the 28th at the Nu Metro cinemas at the V&A Waterfront. The 3/3 festival opens with Vito, a Jeffrey Schwarz's biodoc on Vito Russo a leading gay activist, film scholar and author of "The Celluloid Closet" a real show stopper! Intros to each film include a variety of short films from South Africa, Brazil, Morocco/UAE, UK, USA and Kenya. This set of the festival also sees two international guest appearances… Director Guy Lee Thys will present his film Mixed Kebab about a Belgian / Turkish Muslim - a satisfying, sexy romance

BANFF Mountain Film Festival – World Tour

8 October, 2012 by Wotz Leave a Comment

Does cliff hanging tickle your taste buds? How about lunging into a waterfall in a canoe? If you dig adrenaline then don't miss the Banff Mountain Film Festival! The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour showcases the efforts and talents of the world's finest mountain filmmakers and extreme adventurists. Cape Union Mart bought the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour to South Africa in 2006. Now in its seventh year of Cape Union Mart's partnership with the tour, it promises to be as amazing as ever! The tour enables you to experience the adventure of climbing, base jumping, alpine skiing, kayaking, mountain expeditions, remote cultures, and the world's last great wild places - all brought to life on the big screen. Cape

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It’s an Encore for the Love Bombs…

11 September, 2012 by Wotz Leave a Comment

A series of short films are set to see the curtains raise for the highly successful Love Bombs Film Festival. Earlier this year the three locally produced short films premiered to a sold out crowd of 1300 movie goers, over 8 days, at the Labia on Orange. And so with such high demand and much excitement, the three short films are back for two nights only on the 14th and 15th September 2012 for the Love Bombs Encore. The Love Bombs are a project of Film Kru, a Film and Media team at Joshua Generation Church, although the team of over 300 volunteers are new to the world of film making, the films manage to deliver a big budget feel, with minimal finances and passion as their primary resource. Expect hard hitting, action packed and

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Out in Africa – Gay & Lesbian film festival

24 July, 2012 by Wotz Leave a Comment

Lights camera, action as part two of the 19th Out In Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival kicks off from 27th July until the 5th August in Cape Town at the Nu Metro cinema at the V&A Waterfront. A great line up is expected of South African, German, British, Canadian, French, Australian and American films of which two are Teddy Award winners, Absent in 2011 and Keep the Lights On in 2012. Here are the films that will be screened for 9 days of fabulous films for the duration of the festival including a short synopsis on each. Keep The Lights On Directed by former Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Ira Sachs (Forty Shades of Blue), Keep The Lights On is a New York love story about a sex-addicted filmmaker and a cokehead literary

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The X FEST Extreme Film Festival Chapter V

9 May, 2012 by wotzupcapetown Leave a Comment

The most outrageous film festival on South African soil claws its way to the half decade mark, defying cinematic convention! Set to rip the screen to shreds for the 5th time (at the X Fest's resident home The Labia Theatre - Orange Str., Cape Town), this year the big screen extremities pushing the boundaries of the expected norm in feature films, documentaries and short films expand even more to cover ground like freestyle moto-cross, zombies, martial arts legends, forest demons, Viking religious exploration, the porn industry, apocalypse, psychos, ghosts, terrorists, Japanese Harakiri, experimental-, myth-, fantasy- and musical inclusions. The X Fest is the perfect antidote for commercial

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