Category: Festival

The names of the five finalists of the Distell National Playwright Competition of 2020 have been announced. These fresh new South African voices, whose scripts have sufficiently impressed the judges of this annual playwright competition, run by the National Arts Festival and supported by Distell, are: Tamarisk-Ray Glogauer from Wilderness in the Western Cape (written… Continue reading Finalists Announced For DIstell National Playwright Competition 2020

You are almost out of time to register for this year’s Four Points Film Project (Nov 8th-11th), which means that you are also almost out of time to make a film that could screen at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner in 2020! That’s right–the Best Film winner from Four Points will automatically be… Continue reading Last Call For Four Points, Last Direct Shot At Cannes

South African director Judy Naidoo has been invited to screen her film ‘Kings of Mulberry Street’ at the 28th St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) which will be held from 7 to 17 November in St. Louis, Missouri. The festival provides the opportunity for St. Louis filmgoers to view the finest in world cinema and… Continue reading “Kings Of Mulberry Street” To Screen At St. Louis International Film Festival

The Engen Kids Fest will offer healthy and nutritional food and refreshments throughout the day inspired by multi -award winning culinary expert and food extraordinaire Engen (www.Engen.co.za) has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement as the Official Fuel Partner to the DStv Delicious International Food and Music Festival, taking place at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit… Continue reading Engen Partners With One Of Africa’s Leading Chefs Siba Mtongana, At DStv Delicious International Food And Music Festival

The producers of the inaugural edition of the UAE’s 2020 Sharjah Fringe have put out a global call for producers of children’s and family theatre to apply to be part of the first Fringe Festival in the region. The Fringe, due to take place from 16 January – 1 Februrary 2020, is seeking work that… Continue reading Sharjah Fringe Calls For International Applications

The first edition of the Accra Animation Film Festival (AAFFia) recently wrapped after shining a spotlight on African animation as well as hosting the third leg of the Pan-African Animation du Monde preliminary rounds. With each passing round of the competition, creators and animators have delivered higher and higher quality work, and yet only three… Continue reading ACCRA Animation Festival Announces Animation du Monde 2020 Winners As Competition Draws To A Close At Lagos Comic Convention