ZIFF: We’re not telling enough stories - Pheto

>Mgeni maalumu mwalikwa ambaye ni mwigizaji wa filamu ya Mandela “Long Walk to Freedom” Terry Pheto kutoka Afrika Kusini, anasema licha ya kutamani kufanya kazi na wasanii wa Tanzania, maendeleo ya msanii hufanywa na mhusika kulingana na ndoto alizonazo.

To the passengers aboard the Tanzania Railway Limited (TRL) coach, these were just some wazungus enjoying life in this part of the world. But for the Das letzte Kleinod, this was a pursuit of stories that connect the Germany landscape to the rest of the world.

>Lisa Noudehou clearly remembers how her father used to read to her when she was a little girl. Together, they would make up stories and enjoy each other’s company that way. Now that Lisa has children of her own – Matoko (19) and Sena (15) – she has had many made up stories with the two of them.

If you, like many Africans survive on a steady and somewhat gluttonous diet of western films and documentaries and crave something original and packed with local flavour, then Taswira Yetu is just the show for you.

>Nyana Kakoma is a Ugandan blogger based in Kampala. She started writing when she was in high school and has worked as a journalist before she quit and decided to be a blogger.

>Hussein Tuwa,43, recently took home about Sh7 million with his winning book ‘Temporary Orphan’ after he was announced as the second  winner of Burt Award for African Literature (BAAL). He shares with Success his writing journey.

To close out the 17th edition of the Zanzibar International Film Festival, some of Africa’s musical legends will be performing whilst top filmmakers from around the world are awarded for their work.

On Saturday June 21st, ZIFF and our partners will award filmmakers for a range of achievements – these awards include:

The SIGNIS Awards

ZUKU Swahili Awards

ZIFF Awards

East African Talent

Sembene Ousmane Awards

The ZIFF jury awards Golden Dhows for films in the following categories:

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 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...