South Africa Plays Host to International Film Festival
The 33rd Durban International Film Festival gets under way this week launching new and emerging talent in the film industry from around the world.
DIFF 2012 logo.
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Kenya:
Nairobi Half Life Set to Screen in August
Capital FM, 11 July 2012
The much anticipated local flick Nairobi Half Life will most likely come to a screen near you towards the end of next month, according to one of the writers Serah Mwihaki. Read more »
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South Africa:
Dear Mandela Wins Big in Brooklyn
Biz-Community, 28 June 2012
"It always seems impossible until it's done." Perhaps this famous quote by Nelson Mandela is what inspired a social movement for poor communities called Abahlali basemjondolo,… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Dangarembga's Film for India Festival
The Herald, 27 June 2012
Zimbabwean filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga continues to lift the country's flag high on the international scene after one of her short films, "Nyaminyami and the Evil Eggs" was… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Stretching the Borders of Local Film
This Day, 9 June 2012
The third Durban FilmMart, a meeting place for African filmmakers, financiers, broadcasters and top film experts will take place during the 33rd Durban International Film Festival,… Read more »
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South Africa:
Elelwani to Open Film Fest
Biz-Community, 7 June 2012
The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) has chosen "Elelwani" to open the curtains on 19 July 2012 at the 33rd edition of South Africa's largest film festival. Read more »
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South Africa:
Countrywide Human Rights Campaign of Dear Mandela Film
Biz-Community, 23 March 2012
A countrywide campaign for human rights will launch in Durban tonight with the screening of the South African film, Dear Mandela at the Steve Biko Lecture Theatre at the University… Read more »