Arts & Film
Taut psychosocial drama scoops DIFF’s best picture award
“The Reports on Sarah and Saleem,” directed by Muayad Alayan, scooped best picture at the 39th Durban International Film Festival, writes Christopher Vourlias of Variety.com
Passionate pitches win the day
Environmental filmmaking in South Africa was boosted at the closing ceremony and prize giving of the hugely successful and much applauded three-day Nature Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers Congress (NEWF) in
African nature tops the agenda in the run-up to Durban film feast
FOUR emerging southern African filmmakers attending this week’s Nature, Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) Congress in Durban will be awarded R50,000 each to produce an environmental or wildlife documentary of
Video makers to protect the environment
Community activists are getting trained to make videos to promote protection of the environment, writes Romeo Ndlovu
Bred for the bullet: the cat is out the bag
Going undercover to make a documentary has its risks, especially regarding litigation and personal safety. Sometimes it’s worth the risk, says executive producer of Blood Lions, Andrew Venter.
