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Heritage of South African Cinema Exhibition at the Ischia Global Film and Music Fest 2009
Tue 1 Dec 2009, 20:12One of the highlights at the 7 th annual Ischia Global Film and Music Fest in Italy was an exhibition on the 113-year history of South African cinema. This unique collection of film stills, posters and DVD clips was the result of a collaboration between the director of the Cape Win...
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CAPE WINELANDS FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES 3rd EDITION 17 - 27 March 2010
Sat 25 Jul 2009, 09:16The 3rd edition of one of South Africa's largest film festivals, The Cape Winelands Film festival, will take place from 17 - 27 March 2010 in Cape Town and Stellenbosch. Entry forms are available on the official website of the festival: http://films-for-africa.co .za/ Since the first edition the Ca...
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Winners at the 2009 Cape Winelands Film Festival
Tue 31 Mar 2009, 17:26Films from Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Belgium and Israel were the winners at the second edition the Cape Winelands Film Festival (CWFF). More than 70 features, documentaries and short films from over 35 countries were in competition this year. The great African director, Idrissa Ouédraogo, winner o...
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Highlights of the Cape Winelands Film Festival (III)
Sat 28 Mar 2009, 08:19THE CLASS/ENTRE LES MURS Feature Film Director: Laurent Cantet 128 min France CAST: François Bégaudeau 28 March 20 :30 Labia Orange Screen 1 The Class/Entre les murs is an Academy Award-nominated film directed by Laurent Cantet, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau. The f...
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Focus on the cinema of director Ben van Lieshout
Sun 15 Mar 2009, 09:01Features and short films by acclaimed Dutch director Ben van Lieshout form part of this year's Cape Winelands Film Festival (20-29 March, Labia Theatres, Cape Town). Van Lieshout is going to attend the festival, which starts next Friday. DE MUZE Feature Film Director: Ben van Lieshout - In Attend...
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Cape Winelands Film Festival moves to Cape Town
Thu 5 Feb 2009, 16:50Good news! The second edition of the Cape Winelands Film Festival will be taking place at the Labia Theatres in Cape Town next month. Since the first edition the Cape Winelands Film Festival has significantly grown in size and international participation. Capetonians will have an opportunity to see...
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ABBAS KIAROSTAMI
Mon 26 Jan 2009, 13:58Die beroemde filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard het op ‘n stadium gesê dat die filmkuns met D.W. Griffith se werk begin het en met die Iranese regisseur Abbas Kiarostami se rolprente geëindig het. Martin Scorsese het Kiarostami se rolprente as die hoogste artistieke prestasie in die filmkuns beskryf. Die J...
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AIR FRANCE FILM FESTIVAL IN GAUTENG
Fri 19 Sep 2008, 22:03Film lovers who have missed the wonderful focus on French cinema at the first Cape Winelands Film Festival this year will get a chance to see a few French films in Gauteng. The Air France Film Festival includes some of the top French films as well as two from South Africa and the US, which makes ...
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THE BUBBLE is back
Fri 5 Sep 2008, 12:50One of the most exciting films at this year's Cape Winelands Film festival was The Bubble , winner for Best Script at the 2007 Durban International Film festival. South African movie lovers will get another chance to see it at the 15th OUT IN AFRICA SOUTH AFRICAN GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL . Thr...
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Youssef Chahine has passed away
Sun 27 Jul 2008, 11:53CAIRO: The grand master of Arab cinema, Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine, died at the age of 82 in Cairo on Sunday after an often controversial career which spanned half a century. For a man already in his 80s and who was credited with introducing art-house movies to the Arab world, his last...
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Iets gaan verlore in die tuisfliekervaring...
Wed 4 Jun 2008, 21:15Verlede jaar is gekenmerk deur ’n merkbare afname in kaartjiesverkope vir rolprentteaters in die VSA en Europa. Die VSA, Frankryk en Duitsland het onderskeidelik ’n afname van 4,5 %, 5,6 % en 8,2 % beleef. Vir lande soos Hongarye was dit selfs meer dramaties – bykans 14 %. Suid-Afrika is geen uits...
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Lifetime Achievement Award at Cape Winelands Film Festival for Ousmane Sembene
Sat 3 May 2008, 09:55The late Ousmane Sembene, one of the greatest African filmmakers, was honoured at the Cape Winelands Film Festival. The festival included a tribute to the brilliant filmmaker. M-Net's Lifetime Achievement Award was also given to Sembene. Mr A Seck, a representative from the Senegalese Filmmakers' ...
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Highlights at the Cape Winelands Film Festival
Tue 22 Apr 2008, 13:52I am currently at the Cape Winelands Film Festival, which is a great success! This film festival is already one of the major events on our annual film calendar! One of the absolute highlights at the festival is the focus on celebrated Egyptian film master Youssef Chahine's work, especially his ep...
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Personal highlights at the Cape Winelands Film Festival
Sun 13 Apr 2008, 10:42The Cape Winelands film festival starts next Friday. Full details are available on www.films-for-africa.co.za Here are my personal highlights at the festival: 1. CRIES AND WHISPERS (Ingmar Bergman) 2. TIME TO LEAVE (Francois Ozon) 3. THE BUBBLE (Eytan Fox) 4. FANNY AND ALEXANDER (Ingmar Bergman) 5...
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Cape Winelands Film Festival
Tue 8 Apr 2008, 21:48Don't miss the new film by South African born Heinrich Dahms at next week's Cape Winelands Film Festival in Stellenbosch. OVERLEVEN (SURVIVING) Luna (16) lives with her mother and 6-year-old brother, Bas, in a dreary housing estate. When Luna stands up for herself against teen gang member, Laura, ...
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Updated programme for Cape Winelands Film Festival
Sun 30 Mar 2008, 17:05A scene from Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece FANNY AND ALEXANDER The Cape Winelands Film Festival 18 - 26 April 2008 Please visit http://www.films-for-africa.co.za/ for full details and updates! See you there! A scene from Bergman's From the life of the marionettes
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FULL PROGRAMME OF THE CAPE WINELANDS FILM FESTIVAL
Sat 15 Mar 2008, 21:41PLEASE VISIT http://www.films-for-africa.co.za/ FOR THE FULL PROGRAMME OF THE CAPE WINELANDS FILM FESTIVAL IN STELLENBOSCH. TIME TO LEAVE
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First edition of Cape Winelands Film Festival
Fri 14 Mar 2008, 18:51Saraband , Ingmar Bergman's last film, will be screened as part of a tribute to the great director The first edition of the Cape Winelands Film Festival will take place in Stellenbosch from the 18 till the 26 April. The festival is dedicated to exposing more people to the world’s great cinephiles...
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Film festivals in South Africa
Fri 14 Mar 2008, 18:33Ousmane Sembene's masterpiece Moolade will be screened at the Cape Winelands Film Festival In collating information around local festivals which celebrate the development of South African arts in general or have a specific film focus, it was surprising to discover how this area of the industry has ...
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At the Cape Winelands Film Festival in April
Fri 14 Mar 2008, 13:05NO REGRET/ Huhwihaji anha Director: Hee-il Leesong South Korea 2006 Drama 113 minutes Players: Han Lee, Young-hoon Lee Language: Korean (English subtitles) Su-Min leaves the confines of a rural orphanage and moves to the big city of Seoul. He takes a low wage position as a factory worker. He also...
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