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African Media Initiative seeks Director of Communications & Knowledge Management, and more executive positions

The African Media Initiative (AMI) seeks to strengthen the media sector, from an owner and operator perspective, so that it can play its full role in promoting social development, economic growth and in empowering citizens to hold governments and other institutions to account.

MDDA CEO morns the death of this father

9 - 26 June 2011
Encounters
Venue: Cape Town, South Africa
Tel: [+ 27] 21 465 46 86
Fax: [+ 27] 21 461 69 64
distribution@encounters.co.za
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11 - 19 June, 2011
The 8th African Film Festival of Tarifa, Spain
Venue: Tarifa, Spain
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Bloomberg is looking for freelance reporters in 16 African countries.

Bloomberg, the U.S. financial news agency, seeks reporters with familiarity in business, financial and economic reporting. Freelancers must have a minimum of five years’ experience, fluency in English and be based in one of the countries below.

Management team at South Africa’s pay-TV challenger, TopTV celebrated its first birthday this month, May 2011. Owned by On Digital Media, the TV station was the second payTV player to compete with pay-TV incumbent MultiChoice. According to Elouise Kelly, Vice President of Marketing, Top TV has had its share of teething problems. “As a young company TopTV is aware of its current challenges but also very proud of its achievements to date,” she stated. When it was launched back in May 2010, Top TV offered a total of 55 channels in bouquets that range from R99 to R249 per month.

2 April – 31 May, 2011
African film festival (AFF) in NYC (18th Edition)
Venue: NYC, USA, various locations.
The festival will feature a gallery exhibition, fashion show, panel discussions, Q&As with directors and actors, live performances, and contemporary cinema from Africa and the Diaspora. AFF organisers accept submissions on an ongoing basis. General admission $12.
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Call for entry at Southern Africa Travel & Tourism Film Awards

The organizers are calling for entries from southern African film and video makers as well as from travel and tourism product owners.

Southern Africa’s Travel and Tourism Film & Video Awards is in full preparation mode. Judges and Affiliates will be introduced at a Gala Event at Monte Casino in June 2011.

Dates are Friday 6 May to Monday 9 May 2011 at the Suncoast Casino, Durban in SA.

Stratcomm Africa's Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Esther Amba Numaba Cobbah, has received an award as the Best Entrepreneur in media communications for 2010, at the Ghana Entrepreneur Awards. Stratcomm Africa is a communication company that is involved in several media including audiovisual production.

2 April – 31 May, 2011
African film festival (AFF) in NYC (18th Edition)
Venue: NYC, USA, various locations.
The festival will feature a gallery exhibition, fashion show, panel discussions, Q&As with directors and actors, live performances, and contemporary cinema from Africa and the Diaspora. AFF organisers accept submissions on an ongoing basis. General admission $12.
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S.A.: Big rewards for Cinema Nouveau audiences

Cinema Nouveau is proud to announce their audience reward campaign whereby loyal moviegoers will be rewarded with thousands of rands. All they have to do is watch their favourite movies at Cinema Nouveau Theatres nationwide.

Cinema Nouveau customers who watch any four movies before the end of June 2011 can enter the competition and stand a chance to win R100 000 in cash and if that moviegoer is a movie club member he/she will be rewarded with a further R50 000 in cash.