ZIFF 2008- the reels are rolling
Nakai Matema
Friday evening saw the launch of the 11th edition of the Zimbabwe International Film Festival at a function held at the 7 Arts Theatre in Harare.
Over 300 people attended the opening ceremony whose highlight was the screening of the American film “The Visitor” starring Zimbabwean actress Danai Gurira.
This year’s festival is themed “The Art of Film, Film as Art.”
Festival Director, Nakai Matema, explains: “This year we acknowledge how film incorporates every other genre of the arts, from the literary, to music, to visual and to the performing arts. Film encompasses and relies on all these forms of art, and so this year we celebrate and show our respect for our fellow artistes.”
The ten day festival (5 – 14 September) will see the screening of 28 feature films, 17 short films and 8 documentaries.
Some of the notable films in this year’s line up are:
- the Dutch film “The Bird Can’t fly” by world renowned Dutch writer, theatre director and artist, Threes Anna, who actually began the script here in Zimbabwe.
- Brazilian film “Black Box” directed by Marcel Izidoro who will be in attendance courtesy of the Brazilian Embassy.
- John Kani’s “Nothing but the Truth” from South Africa
- “The Cricket Girl” from Japan
- Canada’s “Missing Victor Pellerin”
A number of workshops centered on experimental film and cinema will run during the festival.
Screenings will be at the following venues:
HARARE
- Elite 100
- Vistarama
- Alliance Francaise
- Zimbabwe German Society
BULAWAYO
- Alliance Francaise
- National Gallery
CHITUNGWIZA
- Young Africa Skills Centre
NORTON
- Pakare Paye Arts Centre
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