CineLink is the industry development section of the Sarajevo Film Festival and it’s designed to reshape and meet the needs and expectations of Southeast Europe’s film industry. Activities take place throughout the year, including Project Development Workshops, Industry Screenings and a Coproduction Market. It all culminates in the Regional Forum that runs for the next…
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What was Renee Zellweger thinking? I mean, this is the woman who brought us Ruby in Cold Mountain, Roxie in Chicago, even Bridget Jones – twice. I mean, she’s not Judy Dench or anything, but we’ve seen her stretch herself as an actress before, so why, oh why, oh why did she choose New in…
Read moreMartin Cuff Consulting Mid-Year Business Update
June 2009 sees the completion of the Durban and KZN Film Industry review, which has been conducted by Martin Cuff Consulting on behalf of the eThekwini Municipality / Durban Film Office and Department of Economic Development of the Province of KZN. The six month review was intended to revisit the province’s performance as a film…
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I’m bracing myself for a bit of a week of it…… Firstly, I’m in the closing stages of a comprehensive Economic Impact Assessment of the Durban / KZN film sector – the fourth part of the comprehensive Sector Review that is now hurtling towards the final month of inputs. Next is the Strategic Plan, due…
Read moreDURBAN & KZN FILM INDUSTRY REVIEW
This month, Martin Cuff Consulting begins the 6-month process of a broad sector review of the Durban and KZN Film Industry on behalf of the Durban Film Office and the KZN Film Commission. The programme will include: Analysis of the structure and depth of the Durban / KZN film industry and its challenges Analysis of…
Read moreAs it is in Heaven
When I say As it is in Heaven is a Scandinavian Sister Act, I mean no disrespect to either movie. Both films feature a wild-haired, fish-out-of-water protagonist who unwillingly becomes involved in teaching harmony to a characterful, cacophanous choir, thereby allowing both choristers and choirmaster to discover joy and music, independence and community, redemption and love. There’s even a…
Read moreQuantum of Solace
Strangely enough, I wasn’t really looking forward to Quantum of Solace, the 22nd Bond offering. In South Africa, movie critics roundly labelled the movie as dull, muttering that the artsy German director couldn’t “do” action, and they hinted darkly that the demise in standards marked the end of the Bond franchise globally. So to be honest,…
Read moreSeeker; The Dark is Rising
A downtrodden teenage boy discovers to his surprise that he has special, magical powers. He’s instructed in the use of them by an assortment of adult mentors, while a sinister dark lord of many disguises threatens an epic battle for the future of the planet…… These days, you would of course be forgiven for thinking the…
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