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37th Durban International Film Festival

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37th Durban International Film Festival
Opening filmThe Journeyman
LocationDurban, South Africa
Founded1979
Festival date16–26 June 2016
Websitewww.durbanfilmfest.co.za

The 37th Durban International Film Festival took place from the 16 to 26 June 2016. The festival included 150 screenings of feature films, documentaries and short films in 15 different venues in Durban. The Festiveal was opened with the world premiere of The Journeymen which took place in The Playhouse. Part of the 37th DIFF was the 11th Wavescape Film Festival, which showed 21 films with a focus on outdoor activities.

Competition

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The following feature films were selected for the competition:[1]

Title Director(s) Production country
Embrace of the Serpent Ciro Guerra Colombia
Endless River Oliver Hermanus South Africa
Motel Mist Prada Yoon Thailand
Nakom Kelly Daniela Norris and Travis Pittman Ghana, United States
Neon Bull Gabriel Mascaro Brazil
Radio Dreams Babak Jalali USA
Tess Meg Rickards South Africa
The Unseen Perivi Katjavivi Namibia
The Violin Player Bauddhayan Mukherj India
Wonder Boy for President John Barker South Africa

The following documentaries were selected for the competition:[2]

Title Director(s) Production country
A Young Patriot Du Haibin China
Action Commandant Nadine Cloete South Africa
Lost Tongue Davison Mudzingwa South Africa
March of the White Elephants Craig Tanner South Africa, Brazil
Martha & Niki Tora Mkandawire Martens Sweden, South Africa, Norway
The Revolution Won’t Be Televised Rama Thiaw Senegal, France
The Journeymen Jolynn Minnaar and Sean Metelerkamp South Africa
We Have Never Been Kids Mahmood Soliman Egypt, UAE, Qatar, Lebanon

Awards

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The following prizes were awarded:[3]

  • Best Feature Film - The Violin Player
  • Best South African Feature Film - Tess
  • Best Direction - Ciro Guerra for Embrace Of The Serpent
  • Best Cinematography - Chris Lotz for The Endless River
  • Best Screenplay - Ciro Guerra and Thoedor Koch-Grunberg for Embrace of The Serpent
  • Best Actor - Mohsen Namjoo for his performance in Radio Dream
  • Best Actress - Christia Visser for her role as Tess
  • Best Editing - Linda Man for Tess
  • Artistic Bravery - Neon Bull by Gabriel Mascaro
  • Best Documentary - Martha & Niki
  • Best South African Documentary - The Journeymen
  • Best Short Film - Grandma's Day (Dzie'n Babci) by Milosz Sakowski
  • Best African Short Film - New Eyes by Hiwot Admasu
  • Best South African Short Film - eKhaya (Home) by Shubham Mehta
  • Audience Choice Award - Nakom by Kelly Daniela Norris and T.W. Pittman
  • Amnesty International Durban Human Rights Award - Noma by Pablo Pinedo Boveda

References

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  1. ^ "37th DIFF-program" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ^ "37th DIFF-program" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ "DIFF homepage". Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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