WORKSHOP ZIFF 2015: Transformational Leadership and Pan-Africanism
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SEMBENE OUSMANE PRIZE 2015 – Official Selection
The Zanzibar International Film Festival is proud to announce the 16 films in competition for the Sembene Ousmane Film Prize in 2015. The selected film hail from 11 Countries: USA, Brazil, Senegal, Madagascar, Ghana, Cameroon, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia and Tanzania. “The competition has been designed to reward excellence in short film production […]
ZIFF ambassadeurs at inauguration of the Memorial to the Victims of Slavery
Ambassador Crispin Gregorie and Dr Harold Weaver represented ZIFF at the inauguration of the Permanent Memorial to Honour the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Tradeat at the United Nations: Good afternoon, Mr. President of the General Assembly; Madam Prime Minister of Jamaica; Honorable John Ashe; Madam Director of UNESCO; Honorable Ministers; Dr. […]
HAPPY EASTER 2015
Goodbye Danny
Our friend and ZIFF ambassadeur Danny Shechter is no more. A giant amongst giants in the media, with a heart of a true humanist. A tireless fighter for the oppressed and as humble as the greatest ever come. We shall miss you Danny. Rest in Peace dear friend! Danny Schechter (1942-2015) Danny Schechter was […]
ZIFF : OFFICIAL SELECTION – MARCH 2015
LONG FEATURES Algun lugar/On the Road Somewhere Guillermo Zouain (70) Dominican Republic Beautiful Tree , Severed Roots Kenny Mann (70) Kenya Diamond Tongues Brian Robertson and Pavan Moondi Canada Eye of the Cyclone Sékou TRAORE Burkina Faso El mal trato/Maltreatment Daniel E.V. Yudin (68) Chile Fievres/Fevers Hicham Ayouch (90) France Habibie and Ainun […]
ZIFF PARTNERS WITH FASTJET IN 2015
The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) 2015 is proud to announce its partnership with fastjet, the low-cost pan-African, for this year’s edition of East Africa’s longest running festival. With fastjet announced as ZIFF’s official airline partner, this year’s festival will be more accessible to South Africans than ever before. Travellers can take advantage of fastjet’s […]
SEMBENE OUSMANE PRIZE 2015
The Zanzibar International Film Festival is proud to announce that it will be re-launching the Sembene Ousmane Film Prize competition in 2015. The Award structure has been designed to reward excellence in short film production and to encourage the production of new short films, including short documentaries. The festival has also decided to award […]
GOLDEN GLOBE WINNING SELMA OPEN ZIFF 2015
ZIFF 2015 is proud to announce that the opening night film, to be screened at the Old Fort Ampitheatre in Stonetown, Zanzibar on July 18th will be the Golden Globe and an Academy Award Winning film SELMA. SELMA is the ideal film to open this year’s ZIFF – as the theme- Waves and Visions […]
MASHARIKI AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL 2015: 1st edition
We are happy to announce the First Edition of MASHARIKI AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL. It will be held from the 8th to 14th March 2015 in Kigali/ RWANDA. The festival has lined up various activities to bolster film making, these includes workshops, film screenings, training, discussions, peer networking and mentorship programmes. As the festival plans […]