Edinburgh Film Festival: Plans for hub tower unveiled

Edinburgh film festival organisers submit plan for £50m movie centre  The GuardianEdinburgh’s Filmhouse Unveils Plans for Major Cinema and Festival Venue  VarietyEdinburgh Filmhouse, International Film Festival’s Primary Venue, Planning Major $65M Re-Development  DeadlineEdinburgh Film Festival: Plans for hub tower unveiled  BBC NewsView Full coverage on Google News

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A SPECIAL tower built as a tribute to nearly one million people who died during the Rwanda genocide of 1994 was inaugurated here by the presidents of the East African Community (EAC) member states, but conspicuous for his absence was Rwandan ...
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Monday was a special day at ZIFF 2015, with a unique and memorable day of film and music in perfect harmony.

Stone Town, Zanzibar — A documentary on voluntary male circumcision (VMMC) in Tanzania premiered at the 2014 Zanzibar International Film Festival on Sunday. The short film showcased how Tanzania is successfully scaling up VMMC services, with the potential to avert more than 3 million future HIV infections in the country.  The film was funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).  Produced by...

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When the nominations for the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards were announced earlier this year, it was obvious there were going to be a couple of laughters, tears and heart breaks in equal proportions.

World's most remote film festival keeps struggle alive

At the age of 63, one would expect Prof Martin Mhando, the Chief Executive Officer of the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) to be old-looking and perhaps frail.

Northampton Film Festival aims to 'take on heavyweight Cannes'  BBC NewsView Full coverage on Google News