All articles by Andrew Worsdale – Page 4

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    Ster-Kinekor slashes SA screens by 20%

    2001-06-05T21:09:00Z

    Leading South African distributor and exhibitor Ster-Kinekor is to close five multiplexes and put another four up for sale. This amounts to 20% of its cinema screens in the country. In addition, there have been job losses at head office and regional offices in order to cut costs. Cinemas in ...

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    South Africa's Sasani doubles earnings

    2000-08-25T17:40:00Z

    South African production outfits have been struggling recently but at least one of the country's facilities companies appears to be thriving. Johannesburg and Cape Town-based Sasani Communications has reported that earnings almost doubled from $3.2m (R22.1m) to $6.2m (R42.8m) for the year to June 30. Revenues increased 8.4% to $46m ...

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    Afrika to produce Diamonds with De Angelis, Global

    2000-04-05T15:28:00Z

    Cape Town-based production outfit, Film Afrika Worldwide, is co-producing two feature-length TV movies, Diamond Hunters, with Italy's De Angelis and German investment fund Global Entertainment.Roy Scheider is set to star in the films, which are based on Wilbur Smith's best-selling novel of the same name. Denis Berry, whose credits include ...

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    AtomFilms swoops on Primedia's Short And Curlies

    2000-02-18T16:48:00Z

    South Africa's Primedia Pictures has signed a distribution deal with US-based AtomFilms for distribution of its 'Short And Curlies' series of short films following their acclaim at international film festivals such as Venice, Edinburgh and Cannes.The agreement encompasses on-line and air-line distribution in all languages for five years. Seattle-based AtomFilms ...