Zanzibar International Film Festival
| Location | Zanzibar, Tanzania |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Awards | Golden Dhow |
| Website | http://www.ziff.or.tz/ |
The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), also known as Festival of the Dhow Countries, is an annual film festival held in Zanzibar, Tanzania. It has been described as the largest cultural event in East Africa. ZIFF is a non-governmental organization established in 1997 to develop and promote film and other cultural industries as catalyst for the regional social and economic growth. The annual multi disciplinary arts and cultural festival is ZIFF’s major activity; the festival is an all-arts affair, with 8 days of local and international discussion panels, workshops, 10 days of screenings of the best local and international cinema and evenings of musical concerts including a Gala each evening. All festival programs are a culmination of the realization of the capacity of film to fuse together the best of each art-form, offering a wide range of Entertainment, Educating and Networking options for world audiences.>[1] During the festival, films are shown in Stone Town in Zanzibar City, as well as rural Zanzibari villages.[2] Previous winners of the Golden Dhow award include Maangamizi: The Ancient One, Khakestar-o-khak, Jerusalema and Stephanie Sycholt Themba (film).
Awards
- Golden Dhow
- Silver Dhow
- Documentary
- Short/Animation
- East Africa Talent
- ZIFF Jury Award
- UNICEF Award
- ZIFF Life Time Achievement Award
- ZIFF Chairman Award
- Sembene Ousmane Award
- Signis Award
- East Africa Region Talent
- Signis Jury Award — Commendation
- Verona Award
Golden Dhow winners
| Year | Film | Director | Country of origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Maangamizi: The Ancient One[3] | Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill | Tanzania/United States |
| 2000 | Jinnah[4] | Jamil Dehlavi | Pakistan |
| 2001 | Bawandar (The Sand Storm)[5] | Jagmohan Mundhra | India |
| 2004 | Maargam (The Path)[6] | Rajiv Vijay Raghavan | India |
| 2005 | Khakestar-o-Khak (Earth and Ashes)[7] | Atiq Rahimi | Afghanistan |
| 2006 | L'Appel Des Arenes (Wresting Grounds)[8] | Cheikh Ndiaye | Senegal/Morocco/Burkina Faso/France |
| 2007 | Juju Factory[9] | Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2008 | Ezra[10] | Newton I Aduaka | Nigeria/France |
| 2009 | Jerusalema[11] | Ralph Ziman | South Africa |
| 2010 | Themba[12] | Stephanie Sycholt | South Africa |
|- | 2011 | The Rugged Priest[13] | Bob Nyanja || Kenya |} |- | 2012 | Uhalanga[14] | Ndaba Ka Ngane || South Africa |}
References
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Year Film Director Country of origin 1998 Maangamizi: The Ancient One[3] Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill Tanzania/United States 2000 Jinnah[4] Jamil Dehlavi Pakistan 2001 Bawandar (The Sand Storm)[5] Jagmohan Mundhra India 2004 Maargam (The Path)[6] Rajiv Vijay Raghavan India 2005 Khakestar-o-Khak (Earth and Ashes)[7] Atiq Rahimi Afghanistan 2006 L'Appel Des Arenes (Wresting Grounds)[8] Cheikh Ndiaye Senegal/Morocco/Burkina Faso/France 2007 Juju Factory[9] Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda Democratic Republic of Congo 2008 Ezra[10] Newton I Aduaka Nigeria/France 2009 Jerusalema[11] Ralph Ziman South Africa 2010 Themba[12] Stephanie Sycholt South Africa |- | 2011 | The Rugged Priest[13] | Bob Nyanja || Kenya |} |- | 2012 | Uhlanga The Mark[14] | Ndaba Ka Ngwane || South Africa |} [edit]
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