Animation Films - ZIFF 2015

Powerhouse storyteller and visionary Biyi Bandele, from Nigeria, has departed this world. At just 54, this news is hard to accept or believe. Biyi and I met in Zanzibar many years ago at the Zanzibar International Film Festival at his screening of the incredible “Half...

OVERVIEW Welcome to the second call for applications of the ACP-EU Culture Programme (Eastern Africa): Ignite Culture! Ignite Culture’s first application call was launched in August 2021 and awarded grants to our first cohort of 19 organisations in 2022. This grant...

ZIFF is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in style. Between 18th and 26th June, ZIFF will celebrate Zanzibar’s long history, culture, and a welcoming people. The festival’s theme this year is “Let’s Talk About Film”. 101 movies are to be screened on 10 screens in...

ZIFF 2022 OFFICIAL SELECTIONLONG FEATURE FILMSAFRICAN REDEMPTION: the life and legacy of Marcus GarveyRoy AndersonUSA A SECOND LIFEAnis LassouedTunisia ABADAN ELEVEN 60Mehrdad khoshbakhtIran BINTI MARINGOMohamed KhamisTanzania BONE MARROWKamyar MohseninIran JOYCE'S...

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TAARIFA KWA VYOMBO VYA HABARI: RASIMU YA MAADHIMISHO YA MIAKA 25 YA ZIFF Tunayo furaha kukukaribisha katika hafla hii ya kutaarifu wanahabri na wadau wa tasnia kuhusu Tamasha la Kimataifa la Filamu Zanzibar- Tamasha la Nchi za Jahazi. Muhimu zaidi, mwaka huu ZIFF...

PRESS RELEASE: PRESS AND INDUSTRY BRIEFING- ZIFF25TH ANNIVERSARY  We are delighted to welcome you to the Press and Industry Briefing for the Zanzibar International Film Festival- the Festival of the Dhow Countries. More importantly, this year ZIFF celebrates its...

ZIFF 2022 - LETS TALK ABOUT FILM Every film is essentially a discussion about life because film work is concerned with expressions of life perceived and presented. Sometimes it is clear and sometimes only implicitly. When people come out watching a film the temptation...

ZIFF 2021 Winners Golden Dhow - Binti (Tanzania) Best Short- Al Sit (Sudan) Best Documentary – Softie (Kenya) Best East African Film- Rescue to Mission (Kenya) Best Actor- Kevin Alua (Kenya) Best Actress- Doreen Mirembe(Uganda) Jury Special Prize – Nyara (Tanzania)...