Asinamali! the much-anticipated film by Mbongeni Ngema, will be the closing film of the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), one of the biggest festivals of its kind and the longest running film festival in Africa. The film will screen at Ster-Kinekor Gateway in Umhlanga on Sunday, 23 July. Mbongeni Ngema occupies a unique space in… Continue reading Mbongeni Ngema’s Asinamali! To Conclude Durban International Film Festival (DIFF)
Category: Festival
Durban FilmMart Awards 2017
The Durban FilmMart (DFM), the industry development programme of the eThekwini Municipality’s Durban Film Office and Durban International Film Festival (Centre for Creative Arts, UKZN) ended on a high note with an awards ceremony at the Tsogo Maharani Hotel in Durban, South Africa on Monday, July 17. “The DFM is one of the most important film… Continue reading Durban FilmMart Awards 2017
DIFF – Karl Marx City Has Message For South Africa And The World Tonight At 5pm
By Wanda Hennig German-born New York film-maker Petra Epperlein was at home in the United States with her co-director husband Michael Tucker when she received the devastating news. Her father was dead. He had hanged himself from an oak tree in the garden of the family home. The home her mom still lived in. The… Continue reading DIFF – Karl Marx City Has Message For South Africa And The World Tonight At 5pm
48 Hour Film Project (Cape Town) – Call For Registrations
Registrations are now open for the 48 Hour Film Project, the world’s largest international timed short film festival which kicks-off on 1 September at the Cape Audio College in Cape Town. The competition – which sees crews write, produce and direct a short film in 48 hours – continues to grow every year. The winning… Continue reading 48 Hour Film Project (Cape Town) – Call For Registrations
Ster-Kinekor Announces Partnership With Durban Film Festival And Outdoor Screening On The Beachfront
Ster-Kinekor has for the first time, partnered with the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) and will hold an outdoor screening of four short films, that’s open to the public and FREE! In partnership with the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) and this year’s Youth Achiever Award winner Thapelo Mokoena, Ster-Kinekor will be hosting an… Continue reading Ster-Kinekor Announces Partnership With Durban Film Festival And Outdoor Screening On The Beachfront
Durban FilmMart Hosts Leading Film Executive Tilane Jones Of ARRAY Media
One of the key figures attending the Durban FilmMart this year, Tilane Jones is the executive director of ARRAY, the film distribution collaborative founded by Oscar-winner Ava DuVernay which is focused on women filmmakers and filmmakers of colour. Since 2011, Array has acquired key titles, including Ava DuVernay’s Middle of Nowhere, Andrew Dosunmu’s Restless City… Continue reading Durban FilmMart Hosts Leading Film Executive Tilane Jones Of ARRAY Media