A thriller/horror film and a LGTBI love-story have been selected respectively as the opening- and closing films of the 39th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), which takes place from 19 to 29 July 2018. In a bold move to shift perceptions of how African stories can be told cinematically across genres, the DIFF has selected a… Continue reading The 39th Durban International Film Festival Announces Opening And Closing Films
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Content Made In Africa Shines At DISCOP Abidjan 2018
Basic Lead, the organizers of the DISCOP film, television, digital and video gaming content market, announced today quality participation for their recent Abidjan edition which wrapped last week and was opened by Bruno Nabagné Koné, Ivory Coast Minister of Communication, Digital Economy and Post and Government Spokesperson. 605 delegates representing 305 companies from 35 countries… Continue reading Content Made In Africa Shines At DISCOP Abidjan 2018
9th Durban FilmKart Programme Announced : 20 – 23 July 2018
Creating Networks, Developing Content and Building the Business of Film in Africa One of Africa’s premier film industry events, the Durban FilmMart (DFM), a joint programme of the eThekwini Municipality’s Durban Film Office (DFO) and the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) has ramped up its offerings to delegates for its 9th edition, which takes place… Continue reading 9th Durban FilmKart Programme Announced : 20 – 23 July 2018
ZIFF 2018: Official Selection Announced
The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) is pleased to announce the official selection of films in competition for 2018. The festival will take place in various venues in and around Stone Town Zanzibar from July 7th – 15th 2018. This year saw a record number of entries across all categories with over 4,000 film submitted across the… Continue reading ZIFF 2018: Official Selection Announced
Nouveau Hosts 20th South African International Documentary Festival And Sponsors Encounters Youth Experience Award
An extraordinary non-fiction experience awaits South African audiences at Ster-Kinekor cinemas at Rosebank Mall in Johannesburg, and the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town this June. The highly anticipated Encounters annual festival makes its way to the screens and the hearts of non-fiction fanatics from 31 May to 10 June. Encounters, the leading Creative Documentary Festival… Continue reading Nouveau Hosts 20th South African International Documentary Festival And Sponsors Encounters Youth Experience Award
Talents Durban Participants Announced For 2018 Edition At Durban International Film Festival DIFF
The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) will welcome 19 filmmakers from 13 African countries to the 11th edition of Talents Durban, which takes place from July 20 to 24 during the festival. This five-day development programme presented in cooperation with Berlinale Talents, an initiative of the Berlin International Film Festival, is made up of workshops,… Continue reading Talents Durban Participants Announced For 2018 Edition At Durban International Film Festival DIFF