ZIFF Announces Full Programme

*Chief Guest Mos Def also Confirmed alongside Leleti Khumalo

The Zanzibar International Film Festival, taking place from July 18 – 26th has officially announced its full schedule and programme of events. This year sees an incredible selection of over eighty films being screened at four venues in Stone Town, in addition to screenings in villages across Zanzibar island and Pemba.

A full workshop programme, nightly music concerts, special screenings as well as annual Women’s Parade and Market...

 In response to a rising groundswell of requests and recognizing the role and place ZIFF has in developing the film and creative industries in Tanzania and east Africa ZIFF has today announced the ZIFF East African Music Video Awards Competition. The Awards are managed in collaboration with Push Mobile Media Limited.

The Award aims to highlight the link between film and music as well as support the growing music video production industry in the region.

Music Video Production houses are...

 Monday was a special day at ZIFF 2015, with a unique and memorable day of film and music in perfect harmony. July 20th saw the screening of the Moussa Diallo biopic, Sound Tracks of Life Moussa Diallo – followed by a live performance from Moussa Diallo himself. The film screening was introduced by Diallo himself, and filmmaker Helle Toft, who elaborated on the personal yet universal themes in the film; reconciliation and forgiveness. Diallo’s story may be unique, having left Mali at age 17...

Tanzania Announces US $60 Million Programme to Improve Schools
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Tanzania and the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) have announced a four-year, 100-million-shilling ($60 million) initiative to upgrade Tanzanian schools, Tanzania's The Guardian reported Monday (June 9th).

ZIFF 2015 awarded a host of prizes to top films from around the world this evening during a stellar closing ceremony at the Old Fort in Stone Town.

Festival Director Dr. Martin Mhando had this to say of the selection of films at ZIFF 2015, “the level of films this year has surpasses our wildest expectations and many members of the jury have remarked on the quality of the films. African films in particular have stood out for their increased production value as well as innovative story...

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ZIFF ANNOUNCES THEME AND DATE FOR 2016________________________________________________________________________Zanzibar International Film Festival Director Martin Mhando announced at the ZIFF 2015 closing ceremony the official theme for the 19th version of the festival; This Journey of Ours: Ndiyo hii Safari Yetu.As Mhando explained,“This simple theme is yet complex in its implications.  Any journey is symbolic of life, with its trials and tribulations, its highs and lows and with its...

Five young visionaries from Africa, India, Europe and the Middle East were announced today as winners.

Five young visionaries from Africa, India, Europe and the Middle East were announced today at London’s leading scientific institution, the Royal Society, as winners of the 2014 Rolex Awards for Enterprise (http://www.rolexawards.com).

Arthur Zang, Rolex Young Laureate 2014.

This year’s Young Laureates – aged 30 and under – impress by both their leadership qualities and in their ability...