SA makes presence felt at Cannes

SA makes presence felt at Cannes

South Africa is making its presence felt at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival, where three SA features have been well received, the first image of the highly anticipated Nelson Mandela biopic has gone public, and crime thriller Zulu, set and filmed in SA, is due to close the festival.

More awards for SA film Otelo Burning

South African film Otelo Burning added to a long list of accolades over the weekend, picking up a hat-trick of awards at Australia's Byron Bay International Film Festival - the first film ever to claim the honour.

US audience award for SA movie

Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile has congratulated the makers of South African film Fanie Fourie's Lobola, which won the Audience Choice Award for Best Comedy at the 19th Sedona International Film Festival in Arizona, US last week.

Sugar Man wins best documentary Oscar

The documentary Searching for Sugar Man, the chronicle of a forgotten musician and his rediscovery, has bagged the Oscar for Best Documentary. Directed by Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul, it follows the efforts of two South African fans to find Rodriguez.

More stories ...

Select from:

MediaClubSouthAfrica.com

MediaClubSouthAfrica.com

Helping journalists cover the South African story in the lead-up to the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

Brand South Africa Blog

Brand South 
Africa Blog

How do you see South Africa? How does the world see us?
Join in the conversation.

Did you know?

Press freedom in South Africa

Press freedom

South Africa ranks 42nd out of 179 countries in Reporters Without Borders' 2012 press freedom index.

The press in South Africa

The press

A robust, free and flourishing press. Read all about it!

South African news websites

News websites

A quick guide to our main news and business websites.

South African television channels

Television

The full spectrum of local and international programmes.

South Africa's radio stations

Radio stations

From ultra-hip urban music to rural community news.

South African radio online

Radio online

SA music, news and talk - wherever you are.

Community radio in South Africa

Community radio

Providing diversity for listeners, skills for commercial broadcasters.

South African Government Online   •   South African Tourism   •   South African National Parks   •   Wines of South Africa
South African Broadcasting Corporation   •   South African Airways   •   JSE   •   Business Unity South Africa

Site published for Brand South Africa by Big Media Publishers