The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced the Audience Choice Awards for the best DIFF film and the top Wavescape film at this year’s festival. Continue reading
Durban International Film Festival
Durban International Film Festival announces award winners for 2016
Christia Visser (above right) was named best actress at the Durban International Film Festival for her role as Tess in Tess directed by Meg Rickards. The film was also named best SA feature film and won an award for best editing for Linda Man.
The Durban International Film Festival announced its award-winners at the closing ceremony of the festival’s 37th edition at the Playhouse on June 25, prior to the screening of the closing film, The Space in Between. Continue reading
Durban FilmMart Awards 2016
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The Durban FilmMart (DFM), the industry development programme of the Durban Film Office and the Durban International Film Festival, wrapped up on June 20 with an awards ceremony at the Tsogo Maharani Hotel in Durban, South Africa. Continue reading
DIFF to screen Tess, a film which gives a human face to the sex trade
The gritty new Meg Rickards-helmed feature film Tess, which will have its world premiere at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) on June 18, showcases the astounding talent of some of South Africa’s best actors. Chief amongst them is 20-year old Christia Visser who plays the title role and is certain to garner praise for her raw and powerful portrayal of a young streetwalker. Continue reading
Durban FilmMart 2013 finance forum winner, ‘Five Fingers for Marseilles’, heads to the big screen
Seven years after writer, Sean Drummond, and director, Michael Matthews, first set out on an 8000km research and development journey around the country, The Be Phat Motel Film Company and Game 7 Films’ Five Fingers for Marseilles, is taking its next big step to the big screen.
The film – which was a project at the 2013 Durban FilmMart – is a contemporary South African thriller modelled on the western and played in Sesotho and isiXhosa, with a top-tier, fully local cast. The movie begins production in the Eastern Cape in July 2016, in association with Stage 5 Films and Above the Clouds. Continue reading
Award winning South African documentary, ‘Lost Tongue’, to screen at DIFF
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Lost Tongue
Oliver Hermanus’ latest film, ‘The Endless River’, makes SA debut at DIFF
The Endless River stars French actor Nicolas Duvauchelle with Crystal-Donna Roberts.
Award-winning South African director Oliver Hermanus’ new film, The Endless River, will have its first South African screening at the Durban International Film Festival this month. Continue reading
Strong African content for DIFF 2016
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7th Durban FilmMart programme to focus on story development
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THE 7th Durban FilmMart (DFM), Africa’s premier film finance and co-production forum has announced its full programme for this year’s edition, which takes place at the Tsogo Sun Elangeni Hotel from June 17 to 20 during the Durban International Film Festival. Continue reading
Durban FilmMart partners with Sonoton Music Library
Sonoton’s Barbara Hintermeier
THIS year’s edition of the Durban FilmMart, which runs from June 17 – 20, includes a new partnership with Sonoton, the largest independent production music library in the world.
As part of the partnership with DFM, Sonoton’s Barbara Hintermeier will be hosting an online music search workshop for filmmakers, while the company will also be sponsoring the SONOfind contest in which entrants can win an Apple iPad and other great prizes. Continue reading
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