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Loeries final entry deadline extended to June 17
To accommodate the traditional mad rush of last-minute entries and agency late hours, entrants into this year’s Loeries have until Monday 17 June to submit their entries.
Last Three Days to Enter Loeries
June 12 -The clock is ticking. With the extended entry deadline closing on Friday at 5pm, you have three days left to enter your work and have a shot at glory during Loeries® Creative Week™.
Loeries Communication Design Panel Features Industry Heavyweights
June 11 -Led by international jury chair Jason Little of Sydney-based agency Re, the Communication Design panel is packed with previous Loeries winners and includes respected industry figures.
Film & Television
Call for Animination projects
To get back in touch with young public animation movies, FOLIMAGE, animation studio based in the Cartoucherie in Bourg-lès-Valence in France (animation pole of excellence in the Rhône-Alpes region) launches a new version of its
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MTV Starts 'MTV' Other,' a Digital Studio to Develop Content and Talent
June 18 - Ad AgeMTV is starting a digital content lab called MTV Other to produce short-form programming that will live on its new iPhone and iPad app as well as MTVOther.com.
N300m funding approved for Nollywood capacity building
June 18 - Leadership - NigeriaThe Federal Government has approved N300 million out of the three billion naira intervention fund for capacity building to boost the Nigerian film industry.
Film Festivals & Awards
Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) announces call for entries
AFRIFF’s founder, Chioma Ude said in Lagos recently that submission of films into the third edition of The Africa International Film Festival holding between the 10th and 17th of November 2013 had begun.
Ziff to Expand On Previous Episodes
June 13 - Daily News - TanzaniaOut of over 250 films submitted for this year's sixteenth episode of the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), 80 were selected to contest the awards.
"Fanie Fourie's Lobola" wins audience award at the Seattle International Film Festival
June 12 - South African Press AssociationThe South African film "Fanie Fourie's Lobola" has won an award at the largest film festival in the United States, the SABC reported on Tuesday.
Finance & Funding
Sundance/Sloan Commissioning Grant & Fellowship
Established in 2005 to support the development of screenplays with science or technology themes, Sundance Institute and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation provides two different opportunities for screenwriters through a Commissioning Grant or a Fellowship.
Open Call for Women Directors & Co-Directors of Nonfiction Films
June 14 - No Film SchoolChicken & Egg Pictures doled out $2.8 million in funding for women making documentaries over the past eight years, and they’re closing in on the big 3M this year with their three grants and two film funds.
$10 000 financing for new African Filmmakers
June 12 - Focus FeaturesThe uniquely conceived initiative, with funds earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, is for the sixth consecutive year offering eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded $10,000 in financing
Media
7 things you need to know about South Africa’s new data protection laws
South Africa is now putting the finishing touches on its first comprehensive data protection laws, aligned closely with those currently under debate in Europe.
Liberia: Nubian 96.7 Launches in July
June 18 - Front Page AfricaWhen Nubian 96.7 officially launches in July this year, it will mark the fulfillment of Emeka Obiamiwe's life-long desire to bring quality radio programming and entertainment to Liberia.
Zambian Broadcasters Reject Draft Digital Migration Policy
June 14 - Media Institute of Southern AfricaOn 3 June 2013, eleven private broadcasters rejected the Draft Digital Migration Policy, developed by [Zambia's] Ministry of Information.
Opportunities
Call for Applications- 2013 Internews Health Journalism Fellowship
Print and TV journalists, infographics designers and developers interested in broadening their understanding of the emerging field of data journalism and retooling their storytelling skills are invited to apply for a health data journalism fellowship at Internews in Kenya.
Applications open for Getty Arts Journalism Fellowship
22 hours ago - African Center for Media ExcellenceThe USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism is accepting applications for the 12th annual USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program.
Big Break global screenwriting contest
June 14 - Final DraftBig Break is an annual, global screenwriting contest designed to launch the careers of aspiring writers with over $80,000 in cash, prizes.
Other
Disney Research's DuctTake software could revolutionise compositing
Disney have developed a way to seamlessly composite elements of multiple takes into a single video automatically.
Your digital footprint is important: here’s how to grow it
June 5 - MemeburnBuilding and protecting your digital footprint is not a nice to have anymore, but a must have as it can determine your success online.
Rwanda approves bill establishing public broadcaster
May 29 - The New Times - RwandaThe draft law that seeks to transform the state-owned Orinfor into a public broadcaster called the Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA) was finally passed by the Chamber of Deputies on Monday.
Social Media
Twitter opens up its analytics platform, lets everyone review the performance of their tweets for free
Twitter has quietly opened up its various analytics tools to the public, giving everyone access to in-depth data about the people and brands who follow them, as well as the performance of their most recent tweets.
Forget Reality TV - meet reality social media
June 18 - The Daily DotSometimes it seems like social media is already a reality show starring our friends that we can’t turn off, but that’s about to become literally true with the launch of “Summer Break,” a new reality “show” taking place entirely on YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr, and Twitter.
Facebook hashtags not open to advertising - Yet via Mashable
June 13 - MashableFacebook's introduction of hashtags paves the way for a lucrative stream of new advertising, but the company is not opening the program up to advertisers, at least not at this time.
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This training incorporates the latest approaches for campaigning and connecting with audiences on digital and social media. Senior coaches are drawn from Non-profits which are successfully using social media and mobile telephony for campaigns and networking.
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