Increased NFVF Presence at the 5 Durban International Film Festival

Increased NFVF Presence at the 35th Durban International Film Festival

The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) is happy to announce the increased presence of the National Film and Video Foundation. Celebrating its 35th year's of existence, the festival is currently running until 27 July 2014 at nine venues around Durban. DIFF is delighted that The National Film and Video Foundation has once again come on board as one of the valued supporters of the festival, which has seen tremendous growth in recent years.

Zama Mkosi states: I'm proud to say that for the past 13 years the NFVF has been behind DIFF without interruption, the kind of support that has seen a shift in the way we tell our stories, and how our stories are received, adding that the festival speaks to issues of transformation and development. We are glad that through the opportunities created, our filmmakers continue to be creatively stimulated in the telling of their stories.

NFVF initiatives at DIFF this year include the hosting of various workshops and forums facilitated by major industry players. These include co-production forums, NFVF In Conversation with the industry on Saturday the 19th a session in which Ms. Zama Mkosi will lead conversations to enlighten the public about the progress of the NFVF and the industry more broadly. Other sessions offered by the NFVF are Africa in Focus: Co-Production Lessons also taking place on the 19th, In Conversation with Intro to Service Industry scheduled for the 20th, In Conversation with NFVF, RE: Funding Updates & New Programmes on the 20th, In Conversation with Documentary Archive Use and Research and Training Workshop taking place on the 21st. Another session to look forward to is NFVF Coproduction Forum: SA/Kenya.

The NFVF has partnered with the British Council to host free screenings at the Bay of Plenty lawns at the Durban Beachfront. These screenings will take place on the 18th, 19th, 25th and 26th of July at 19:30. The line up includes some of the best short film the country has to offer - short docs Baisikeli: The Story of an African Cycle Team, and Ndiynidoda: I am a Man as well as four short films created by women and funded by the NFVF including Bougainvillea, Lungelwa, Through Her Eyes and Last Doorman Standing. These will screen alongside feature films from the UK. Other NFVF funded films being showcased at DIFF include Rainbow Makers: Tribute to the Frontline states and 1994: The Bloody Miracle, Freedom Mixtape (1994 2014), Hear Me Move, I Afrikaner, Ndiyindoda: I am a Man, Unearthed and Word Down the Line.

The Durban International Film Festival takes place from 17 27 July 2014. The festival includes more than 200 theatrical screenings and a full seminar and workshop programme, as well as the Wavescape Film Festival, the Wild Talk Africa Film Festival, and various industry initiatives, including the 7th Talents Durban (in cooperation with Talents Berlinale ) and the 5th Durban FilmMart co-production market (in partnership with the Durban Film Office). For more information go to www.durbanfilmfest.co.za

The 35th Durban International Film Festival is organised by the Centre for Creative Arts at the

University of KwaZulu-Natal (a special project of the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the College of Humanities, Professor Cheryl Potgieter) with support from the National Film and Video Foundation, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development & Tourism, KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission, City of Durban, German Embassy, Goethe Institut, Industrial Development Corporation, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture and range of other valued partners.

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