JERUSALEMA, the South African entry for the Best Foreign-Language Oscar, is the the tale of a self-made Sowetan entrepreneur climbing the Hillbrow criminal underworld ladder one rung at a time.

Nov 18, 2008–The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 81st Academy Awards. A record 94 features had originally qualified in the category.

In the Best Director category, of the 392 nominated helmers, only three have been women, though none has won so far.

Nov 11, 2008–Fourteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 81st Oscar Awards, including ¬ìKung Fu Panda,” ¬ìMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa,¬î¬ìThe Tale of Despereaux,¬î and ¬ìWALL-E.¬î
“Waltz with Bashir”

Nov 10, 2008–Foreign-language Oscar entry “The Class” (“Entre les murs”) is among seven pictures nominated for the Louis Delluc prize, one of Gaul¬ís most prestigious film awards.