Marketing & Media Galleries South Africa

The eighth Wild Shots Wildlife Photography Conference will be held at the Nedbank Auditorium at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on 2 November 2019. The conference is professional and amateur photographers as well as nature enthusiasts. The day includes a packed programme of 12 sessions, with speakers from six countries, lunch, refreshments and finishes with a wine reception. German photographer Michael Poliza will be delivering this year's keynote - titled, 'Eyes over Africa - how my life changed through photography'....

A range of speakers are sharing their expertise on technological advancements and its impact on the world at the third annual SingularityU South Africa Summit, which is being held in Johannesburg on 16 and 17 October 2019. The event is hosted by SingularityU South Africa in collaboration with the Development Bank of Southern Africa, global partner Deloitte and partners MTN and Absa.

This year, the London International Awards offered attending creatives a Rare Access Workshop. The workshop showcased insights from Olympic snowboarder Šárka Pancochová, Blair Imani, Samson Bonkeabantu Brown, Professor David Slocum, Waseem Samaan and LIA jurors - Emma Daines, Jimmy Smith, and Wilf Sweetland - who reflected on their biggest learnings.

The London International Awards judging is currently underway in Las Vegas, Nevada. After selecting the shortlists, this past week, the junior and senior creatives serving on the various juries let loose at the Juror/Creative LIAisons Party, which was held at Encore Beach Club.

The judging process of the 2019 London International Awards is currently in order in Las Vegas, Nevada. The various creative professionals serving on juries related to their respective disciplines have been using their expertise to select this year's shortlists. Ogilvy SA is waving the flag for South Africa, having been shortlisted in the Branded Entertainment and Design categories....

The 2019 Vodacom rAge was recently held at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg. The expo showcased displays and activities, gaming hardware and software, stage entertainment, e-sports, cosplay, geek arts and culture, locally-developed games and, gaming apparel and accessories.

Brand South Africa's fourth annual Nation Brand Forum is around the corner. To help ease suspense and excitement for the upcoming event, have a look at last year's successful event below:.

Adriaan van Heerden has released his newest photographic collection, which commemorates the centenary of TS Eliot's The Waste Land. Van Heerden's interpretation of The Waste Land in bleak but beautiful photographs shows how wealth inequality, homelessness, the waste of young lives due to crime, spiritual vacuity, political and moral failure in our contemporary society are prefigured in Eliot's great poem.

To mark Deaf Awareness Month, MTN enlisted TBWA and Fort to work on a special piece aimed at highlighting the *130*3272*29# emergency number. TBWA and Fort then produced a special track with Lazarusman, which is only in sign language and has a beat that was produced specifically for deaf people. To add to the visual aesthetics, TBWA and Fort also commissioned well-known photographer Lee Roy Jason, who photographed the photo stills that was attached to the campaign as a whole. The video is part of MTN's effort at spreading awareness around Deaf Awareness Month as well as their emergency number, *130*3272*29#, aimed at assisting both people of hearing and the deaf community. The song came with a beat that was produced specifically for deaf people, using production techniques that allow the deaf community to feel the beat in the absence of hearing it....

The cast of First Dates South Africa has been announced. The local version of the global dating show will make its debut on BBC Lifestyle (DSTV channel 174) on 16 October 2019.

The CMO Summit at Leaderex was recently held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Topics discussed included data science, digital skills, disruptive technology and customer experience.

SuperSport has revealed a 24-hour pop-up art gallery called #GalleryOfChampions to honour some of the star Springbok performers.