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Radvertising: Cannes Lions Festival 2013 Winners – These Are the Best Ads In The World [VIDEOS]
26 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The final awards for the 2013 Cannes Lions festival have been dished out, and the year proved to be an incredibly fruitful one for the South African ad industry. Without further ado, here’s a taste of some of the best advertising in the world, as adjudicated at the 2013 Cannes Lions. 4Creative, London – “Meet […]
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Monday Morning Spice
20 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1 billion+. Gupta report is a complete joke. One lucky ticket wins lottery. Robert and Kristen are overs. Drama at Cannes. Nadal whips Federer. Ronnie Wood’s ex tells of heroin smuggling. France digging their drones.
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What Wes Anderson Thinks Of His Critics
28 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eccentric filmmaker Wes Anderson, known for his signature style made famous in movies like Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic, recently spoke to the HuffPost about his latest venture, Moonrise Kingdom, the joys and pains of working with teenagers, and what he thinks about opinionated critics. Click through for details and the trailer.
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South Africa Sending Huge Delegation To Cannes
16 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The 65th Cannes Film Festival officially begins today, and the South African delegation is making a pretty strong showing there. They’ve got 130 South African filmmakers attending, the largest SA delegation ever to go to Cannes, showcasing 12 feature films and eight documentaries – including Otelo Burning, by the guys who did Surfing Soweto.
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Latest Kia Ad Campaign Accused Of Promoting Pedophilia [PICS]
29 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Kia’s latest adverts were designed around a dual zone air conditioning system they’ve developed. Their marketers thought the best way to demonstrate this feature was to depict a cartoon school girl on one side of a poster as innocent, and suggestively slutty on the other. Her teacher is also involved, and seems very keen. Clearly not everyone thinks this is clever marketing. Full advert inside.
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South African Film Receives Yet Another Accolade At Cannes
23 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last month we told you about Oliver Hermanus’ Skoonheid – the first Afrikaans feature film to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival. This weekend saw the end of the festival with the all-important awards section, and Skoonheid walked away with the Queer Palm Award! It is given to a film that contributes to lesbian, gay, bi or transgender issues. Three cheers for Oliver!
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Cannes Film Festival Condemns Filmmaker For Sympathetic Hitler Remarks
19 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Anyone who likes their cinema experience to be slightly more challenging than the conventional would have heard of Danish film maker, Lars von Trier. But instead of challenging the crowd with his latest film, Melancholia, starring Kirsten Dunst, it was his attempt at satire during a press conference that has now earned him the title of “persona non grata” at this prestigious festival.
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Candice Boucher Is Smoking At Cannes [GALLERY]
17 May 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
As many of you will be well-aware, lovely Candice posed nude in Playboy Magazine some time ago. She’s wearing only slightly more this time on the Cannes red carpet, in a fetching Gavin Rajah get-up. Click through for the gallery inside!
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“Skoonheid” Is First Afrikaans Movie To Be Screened At Cannes Film Festival
15 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Ja-nee ouens, Die Taal maak my sommer vandag baie trots! For the first time ever, an Afrikaans feature film will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival. It is called “Skoonheid” and it is a pretty awesome considering it will be show alongside new movies by the likes of Gus Van Sant, Lars von Trier, and Pedro Almodovar.
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THE STARS AT CANNES – CLASSIC SHOTS
12 May 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
With the Cannes Film Festival carrying on just down the road from where I am, I thought I would give you some images from the days when people were infinitely cooler than we will ever be. I got these from the LIFE website – check it out: Bardot on the Beach French actress Brigitte Bardot […]
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