Fresh Eye pair up mugs and ''Woody Allen'' in new Wimpy ad - Fresh Eye Film Productions
''We shot so many funny takes we could have made a short film,'' says Cindy Lee, the director from Fresh Eye Film Productions, describing the new Wimpy commercial, conceptualised by Morris Jones. 6 Aug 2008 14:40

Grant De Sousa hits a six for Gill Shampoo and Draftfcb - Collective
Hot on the heels of his endearing Knorr spot, Grant De Sousa completed two spots for Gill anti-dandruff shampoo with Draftfcb Johannesburg. 6 Aug 2008 12:10

Yoli Mes heads up Johannesburg operation of Collective Films - Collective
Yoli Mes, stalwart of the South African advertising and production industry, has joined the Collective Films family as Executive Producer and is heading up its office in Johannesburg. 5 Aug 2008 17:23

Ring of Fire gets a Flash makeover - Picture Tree
Take a modest budget, a remake of a Johnny Cash single and an open-minded, up-and-coming SA punk rock band. Add a big imagination and cheeky Flash animation and the result is the latest music video offering from Submachine, directed by Picture Tree Projects' Juniper. 5 Aug 2008 14:40

Terraplane's AK is back in SA - Terraplane
After three months shooting overseas, AK is back in Johannesburg with a booty of new work. First on the cards is A Mild, which was shot in Indonesia, the fourth commercial AK has directed for this brand in the last three years. 5 Aug 2008 11:53

Producing the audiovisual goods for Loeries
A recommendation by Velocity Films executive producer, Peter Carr, saw Be Phat Motel Film Company approached early in 2008 to produce a series of visuals for this year's 30th anniversary Loerie Awards ceremony, specifically the six musical performances. Be Phat Motel is an up-and-coming collaboration between a number of young South African industry professionals. 5 Aug 2008 08:50

The Emmys come to Cape Town - Condor Cape Town
Penguin Films, the Cape Film Commission and Waterfront Studios hosted the semi-final round of judging for the Asia/Africa/Middle East region for the 2008 International Emmy Awards. The judging, for the Arts Programming and Telenovela categories, took place on 1 and 2 August 2008 in Cape Town. 4 Aug 2008 12:51

Condor Cape Town is the post powerhouse behind nine major Loeries awards - Condor Cape Town
Condor Cape Town proudly salutes its award-winning clients on bringing home no less than nine Loeries, including the Grand Prix. 4 Aug 2008 11:45

Spectre of product placement regulations
[Chris Moerdyk] There are distinct mutterings from the TV industry in the US about regulating branded television by forcing channels to identify product placement. It seems the process of bringing some sort of regulation to branded television was started by screen writers who clearly are becoming more and more irritated at their producers insisting on them including products or lines of dialogue paid for by advertisers. 4 Aug 2008 10:48

Keith Rose of Velocity wins Grand Prix for Allan Gray 'Beautiful' - Velocity Films
This year's Loeries judges awarded the TV Grand Prix to the craftsmanship and masterful storytelling of Allan Gray 'Beautiful'. The commercial was conceptualised by agency King James and directed by Keith Rose of Velocity. 1 Aug 2008 16:26

Call to enter SAB's green journo awards
Entries for the 20th SAB Environmental Journalists of the Year Awards close on 1 September 2008. Over the past 19 years, these awards have been established as one of the most prestigious awards for journalists covering crucial developments in the environmental arena. 1 Aug 2008 08:34

Seen beside the Velocity poolside - Velocity Films
The Velocity party by the pool was its usual rockin' self. Sweat.x got those feet tapping and all those folks going down brown whilst the girls in tight lycra introduced everyone to Jose and the boys in gold shorts and painted toenails shook their well formed booties. 31 Jul 2008 17:01

Take aim for celebrity and fame
Sony Ericsson has teamed up with Oscar-nominated film director, Mike Figgis to create "Life Captured" - a pioneering new short film made entirely out of mobile phone photos taken by everyday people - in celebration the launch of the Sony Ericsson C902 Cyber-shot. 30 Jul 2008 16:35