Get ready for the Durban Film Festival!
Well we hope you got those entries in& There are over 300 films on offer so we will assume that you did. Joburgers battling with the Jozi cold, head down to Ethekwini for a bit of SHISA humidity. The dates have been confirmed&
Dates have been announced for this year’s Durban International Film
Festival. The 27th edition of South Africa’s longest-running film festival
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kes place from 14 to 25 June, 2006, and film fans can expect over 300
screenings of the best in current world cinema.
Principal screening venues are Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, Nu-Metro
CineCentre SunCoast, Cinema Nouveau Gateway, Ekhaya Multi-Arts Centre in
KwaMashu, BAT Centre, Stable Theatre in Alice Street, with further
screenings at tertiary institutions and in township areas where cinemas are
non-existent.
Programme booklets containing the screening schedule and synopses of all the
films will be available free at cinemas, Computicket, and other outlets
towards the end of May. Full festival details can also be found on
www.cca.ukzn.ac.za or on 031-260 2506 or 260 1650.
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27th Durban International Film Festival , 14-25 June 2006
The 27th Durban International Film Festival, taking place from 14 to 25 June 2006, will present over 300 screenings celebrating the best in South African, African and international cinema. Most of the screenings are either African or South African premieres. The festival also offers filmmaker workshops; industry seminars; discussion forums; outreach activities that include screenings in township areas where cinemas are non existent, and much more.
The festival calls for entries from around the world. Feature films, short films and documentaries are all welcome. The festival does have a competition component.
ENTRY DEADLINE: Short films – March 1; and March 15 for documentary and for feature films 2006 UNLESS BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT
Centre for Creative Arts, University of KwaZulu-Natal , Durban 4041 South Africa
+27 (0) 31 260 2506 fax +27 (0) 31 260 3074
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