Cannes Lions International Festival hosted by Ster-Kinekor

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Mishkah Roman-Cassiem

The 70^th edition of the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity took place in Cannes, France, from 19 to 23 June this year. This much anticipated and globally celebrated festival is recognised as the ‘Oscars’ of the creative industry but, like the Academy Awards, not everyone gets invited!

If you are in Johannesburg or Cape Town however, you’re in luck! Ster-Kinekor, as the official representative of Cannes Lions in South Africa, will be hosting two Cannes Lions Wrap-Up events to bring you the highlights from this year’s festival.

As in previous years, Ster-Kinekor and an expert industry panel including some of this year’s Cannes jury members, will share highlights of their personal Cannes experiences, discuss current and future trends emerging from the festival that got their creative juices flowing, and showcase some of the award-winning work across the categories they are judging.

The two official Cannes Lions Wrap-Up events take place from 10:00 – 12:30 on 12 July at Ster-Kinekor Mall of Africa (Midrand) and 14 July at the Ster-Kinekor V&A Waterfront cinema complex in Cape Town. Tickets are R100 per person, with all proceeds going back into the creative industry to support various deserving projects.

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Celebrity Prank Wars on E! Africa

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Mishkah Roman-Cassiem

Kevin Hart and Nick Cannon take their famous friendly feud to the next level with E!’s hilarious new competition series Celebrity Prank Wars, premiering 2 July at 19:05 SAST on E! Africa (DStv channel 124).

It’s an all-out war as one celebrity pranks another, and the payback begins. Each episode will feature celebrities planning and perpetrating some of the wildest and most viral pranks on each other, as hosts Nick Cannon and Kevin Hart choose one winner of the Prank War. Celebrities are always trying to up the ante as each prank is more elaborate than the next – all of them with unexpected twists, embarrassing situations and shocking reveals. Celebrities would be smart to stay on high alert with these pranksters in town!

Celebrity participants include: Anthony Anderson, Brie Garcia, Nikki Garcia, Lil Duval, Big E, Fantasia, Tiffany Haddish, Taraji P. Henson, Lil Jon, Kofi Kingston, Ludacris, Joel McHale, Killer Mike, Chance The Rapper, T-Pain, Robin Thicke, T.I. and Xavier Woods.

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National Geographic’s “Europe from Above” on Disney+

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Mishkah Roman-Cassiem

An aerial artist performs near a beach in Athens, Greece. (National Geographic for Disney)

National Geographic’s aerial adventure “Europe from Above” is currently broadcasting on DStv Channel 181 (Starsat 220) on Wednesdays at 21:00. From record-breaking Benelux engineering projects to a glittering Mediterranean Christmas in Malta and a puffin rescue project in the Nordic country of Iceland, this all-access aerial documentary lays bare the traditions, innovations and engineering breakthroughs that continue to shape these great modern nations today.

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Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled on E! Entertainment

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Mishkah Roman-Cassiem

If you are a Fast & Furious fan, then this news is sure to get your engine going!

In anticipation of the launch of “Fast X”, FAST & FURIOUS GREATEST MOMENTS: REFUELLED will broadcast on E! AFRICA (DStv channel 124) on 19 May at 21:00 CAT.

You can also catch up with the previous films from 15 May with Studio Universal’s FAST & FURIOUS WEEK.

FAST X will premiere in cinemas from Friday 19 May 2023.

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Secrets of the Elephants lands on Disney+

Posted on April 22, 2023 by Mishkah Roman-Cassiem

This past week, I had the privilege of attending a media trip for the launch of National Geographic’s 4 part series called “Secrets of the Elephants.” We were hosted by the team from Disney+ and National Geographic at the Ivory Tree Game Lodge in the Pilanesberg in the North West Province, South Africa. More about this incredible trip will follow in later posts, including the game drives we experienced, where we saw magnificent, close up elephant sightings.

For now, here’s what you need to know about the broadcast of this truly amazing series.

With today being Earth Day, it was apt for National Geographic to premiere the next instalment of the award-winning Secrets Of natural history franchise. On Saturday 22 April 2023, the four-part “Secrets Of The Elephants” premiered on Disney+ as well as across Africa on National Geographic Wild (DStv 182, StarSat 221).