Green Felt Hearts, KZN Sign Language Academy and Alliance Française de Durban have teamed up to present Sundowner Skywriting - Adventures in South African Sign Language Basics.

Local audiences have witnessed an increasing number of South African films on circuit in recent years. 31 Million Reasons has indeed proved to be one of the most anticipated. With a successful marketing campaign on television, radio and print media, the film became a talking point on social networks, inspiring a keen interest in the movie and resulting in sold-out cinema theatres in its opening week.

Passionate about living green, the Green Heart Movement is determined to have everyone wearing a green felt heart during COP17.

More than 30 000 people from 193 countries are to arrive in Durban for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) meeting, which the city will be hosting from 28 November to 9 December. The world is currently buzzing with workshops, meetings, and symposia in preparation for the event, which is expected to be as big as COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2009. The participants will include governments, NGOs, business, academia and media.

India’s animation sector is witnessing a major boom. Overseas entertainment giants like Walt Disney, Imax and Sony are increasingly outsourcing cartoon characters and special effects to India. Other companies are outsourcing animation from India for commercials and computer games.

The 32nd Durban International Film Festival hosted a workshop exploring the global reach of India’s animation industry at The Royal Hotel on Friday 22 July.