Kagiso Lediga’s new movie Blitz Patrollei (The long arm of the law just got shorter) to come to our sight nationwide today the 10th May 2013 at various recognized cinemas. Blitz Patrollie stars two South African hilarious comedians David Kau Dikolobe and Joey Rasdien.

The 16th ZIFF official selection has just been announced. A total of 80 films are featured in 4 categories: ZIFF Competition, Sembene Prize, Bongo Movies, Out of Competition. The festival kicks off on 29th June until 7th July.

South African actress Florence Masebe’s win at the recent AMAA (Africa Movie Academy Awards) for her role in Ntshavheni wa Luruli’s Elewani was celebrated at a special event hosted by Lebogang Maile, the Gauteng MEC for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, on 2 May at Johannesburg’s Emoyeni Estate.

Neill Blomkamp has cast Die Antwoord's Ninja and Yo-landi in his new sci-fi comedy, Chappie, which is scheduled to be filmed from September to December this year in Johannesburg, with a budget of $50-million (R460m), reports Die Burger newspaper.

With a career that spans more than 30 years, Darrell James Roodt, whose Little One will be released on Friday, has a willingness to tackle the major but sensitive issues, making him an important figure in the local film industry, writes Phillip Altbeker.

The Documentary Filmmakers’ Association will be sending its second official delegation of South African filmmakers to the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, North America's largest documentary film festival, in Toronto on 23 April.

Video Connect runs off a fibre network purpose-built for video that allows for the transmission of broadcast feeds from source location to single or multiple broadcasters anywhere in the world, simultaneously. Neotel will hold a demonstration of the technology on 9 May 2013.

The South African Sesotho film, The Forgotten Kingdom, has bagged the Audience Award for Best Feature at this year's Ashland Independent Film Festival in Oregon. This jam-packed event took place from 4 to 8 April in the American city.