Entering its eighth year, the Zimbabwe International Film Festival (ZIFF) will take place from 26 August to 4 September 2005. With the catch phrase, Create! Elevate! Innovate! ZIFF is calling for entries from around the world in three categories: feature films, short films and documentaries.
The ten-day event will celebrate filmmakers' diversity and the growth of film industries in Africa and around the world. Encouraging an abundance of creativity and innovation from participants of all ages, the Festival offers the best in world cinema, the Film Forum workshop series, Master Classes, Children's Fun Days as well as a host of outreach activities in 3 Zimbabwean cities.
Among the workshops to be held are, the Nollywood Challenge, Cultural Identity & Story Telling, and New Digital Technology & the Short Film. The Festival will also have a focus on films produced by Zimbabwean Filmmakers living in the Diaspora as well as Children's programming.
ZIFF does have a competition component and the deadline for entries is 13 June 2005. The entry form is available from the ZIFF website: www.ziff.co.zw.
Please forward your entries to the SACOD Office at the address below:
Tshediso B. Komeke
Southern Africa Communication for Development
7th Floor Heerengracht Centre
87 De Korte Street
Braamfontein
PO Box 30609
Braamfontein
2017
Tel: +27 11 403-8416/71/72
Fax: +27 11 403-8474
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.sacod.org.za
Posted on Wednesday 1 Jun 2005
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