“Wathinta umfazi, wathinta imbokodo” is an adage associated with the struggles and victories of South African women. This is exactly what will be showcased at this year’s Vavasati International Women’s Festival, taking place from August 9 until August 29, at the South African State Theatre in Tshwane.
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South African Women’s Arts Festival 2015
August is Women’s Month and there’s no better way to honour the struggles, sacrifices and successes of women than at the Playhouse in Durban. Feast yourself on the fine drama, dance, dialogue, music and entertainment on offer at the annual Playhouse Company’s SA Women’s Festival (SAWAF). Continue reading
The Shore Break is one of the must-see doccies at DIFF
The multi award-winning documentary The Shore Break is having its South African premiere at the Durban International Film Festival. It investigates the government’s plans for a Wild Coast toll road and how the local people feel about it, writes ESTELLE SINKINS. Continue reading
DIFF audiences to get sneak preview of noir thriller, Impunity
THE noir thriller Impunity, the latest film by South African director Jyoti Mistry, will be screened at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), giving audiences a sneak preview prior to the film’s release in August. Continue reading
DIFF short films at the KZNSA
THE KZNSA (KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts) Gallery in Bulwer Road, Glenwood, is once again the Short Films hub for the Durban International Film Festival 2015, with screenings in the Main Gallery from July 21 to 25. Continue reading
Ringing endorsement for the arts as Festival grows
The popularity of Grahamstown’s National Arts Festival has been reaffirmed with the release of this year’s attendance figures, which show a “significant” increase in attendance in 2015. This increase comes despite expectations that attendance might flatten after last year’s bumper 40th birthday programme. Continue reading
A Dry White Season to be screened at DIFF
TWO films from Euzhan Palcy, Sugarcane Alley (1983) and A Dry White Season (1989), will be showcased at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), which runs from July 16 to July 26. Continue reading
Film celebrates the unity of music
IN an era where strict racial segregation and oppression plunged South Africa into intolerance, conflict and civil unrest, hundreds of voices joined in a united call for peace. When Voices Meet — a film documenting one woman’s journey to bring about change in apartheid South Africa through the universal language of music — documents that musical moment. Continue reading
Business Canvas Model Boot Camp at DFM 2015
The Durban FilmMart (DFM), in partnership with the Documentary Filmmakers’ Association, the Canadian Film Center (CFC) Media Lab and the National Film and Video Foundation, will be hosting one-and-a-half day closed workshops on the powerful Business Model Canvas (BMC) tool for South African filmmakers at this year’s DFM which takes place during the Durban International Film Festival from July 17 to 20. Continue reading
Conrad Koch and Chester Missing take part in Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival
Following in the footsteps of local comedians John Vlismas, Loyiso Gola and Riaad Moosa, puppeteer Conrad Koch and his notorious puppet, Chester Missing, will be making the trip to Canada this July for the annual Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival. Continue reading
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