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<\/p>\nThere is good news and bad news for fans who have been looking forward to director and producer Lineo Sekeleoane\u2019s much anticipated rom-com,\u00a0ZULU WEDDING.<\/p>\n
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It has been announced that the film, initially scheduled for release later this month, will now only premiere on 20 April 2018. But while moviegoers will have to hold out a little longer to see their favourite stars in action on the big screen, the team behind the film promises that the wait will be worth it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile we were extremely excited about the February release date, several new ideas started to take shape in recent months and we needed time to mobilize the right people to launch these initiatives. As such, we had no choice but to move the release date to April,\u201d explains Lineo.<\/p>\n
The first of these initiatives is that instead of only showing the film locally, ZULU WEDDING will be released simultaneously throughout Africa, with VIP screenings in several countries. \u201cWe are currently working on a surprise screening in Los Angeles, but our goal is to tour the African continent with ZULU WEDDING and premiere it in as many countries as possible,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the support of our funders, Tsoga Afrika Lifestyle, we will also be launching a pop-up cinema campaign to ensure that people in rural and low access township areas will be able to watch the film.\u201d This, explains Lineo, is aimed at starting\u00a0new township economies that will rebuild the \u2018bioscope\u2019 movie going culture that was so popular in the townships during the 1980s.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, inspired by Casper Nyovest\u2019s Fill up the Dome, the team behind ZULU WEDDING is hoping to sell 1 million tickets for the film \u2013 a goal that will be driven by the #1MillionTicketsSold for Zulu Wedding social media campaign.<\/p>\n
All these initiatives will be supported by a star-studded soundtrack, curated by DJ\u00a0Maphorisa and featuring Afrotainment\u2019s Tira and Prince Bulo, Kelly Khumalo, Goapele, Shekhinah and JR, among others.<\/p>\n
ZULU WEDDING is the first South African film to boast a black female producer and director.<\/p>\n
The film is unashamedly romantic, glamorous and hilarious all at the same time and pays loving tribute to the richness of African culture. It acknowledges the, sometimes schizophrenic, reality of many urban South Africans who live sophisticated modern lives which are nonetheless shaped by their family cultures, traditions and expectations.<\/p>\n
It tells the story of feisty choreographer, Lu \u201cLungile\u201d\u00a0(Nondumiso Tembe),\u00a0who will do anything to avoid falling in love. Even more to avoid going home to South Africa, where she\u2019s traditionally engaged to a king. However, when she meets her soulmate\u00a0Tex (Darrin Dewitt Henson)\u00a0she is\u00a0forced to confront the tradition she\u2019s been running away from and the stage is set for hilarity, hijinks and heartbreak.<\/p>\n
With an effervescent screenplay by Julie Hall and stunning cinematography by award-winning Lance Gewer of\u00a0Tsotsi\u00a0fame,\u00a0ZULU WEDDING promises a lush, playful, escapist experience which should appeal to fans of films like\u00a0Happiness is a Four-letter Word\u00a0and\u00a0My Big Fat Greek Wedding.<\/p>\n
The star-studded cast includes Nondumiso Tembe\u00a0(True Blood, King Kong The Musical); Darrin Dewitt-Henson\u00a0(Soul Food, Lincoln Heights, Stomp The Yard); Pallance Dladla\u00a0(Tempy Pushas, Isibaya, Hard To Get); the hilarious Carl Payne (Martin, The Cosby\u00a0Show); Bubu Mazibuko; Kelly Khumalo; Lorcia Cooper, S\u2019thandiwe Kgoroge; Treasure Tshabalala; Kole Omotoso and Makgano Mamabolo, with cameo appearances from DJ Tira, Carolyn Steyn and many more of South Africa\u2019s best-loved celebrities.<\/p>\n
This Luju Pictures Film was produced in association with\u00a0Brand Contact, the\u00a0DTI,\u00a0NFVF\u00a0and Tsoga Afrika.<\/p>\n
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