2010 Durban International Film Festival
Press on July 3, 2010 31st DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
22 JULY - 1 AUGUST 2010
The 31st edition of the Durban International Film Festival takes place from 22 July to 1 August 2010, presenting over 200 screenings of films from around the world at venues across Durban and surrounding communities.
Khalo Matabane’s State Of Violence will take center stage as the film’s world premier is set to open the festival with a powerful tale of revenge, history and memory, while Josh Appiganesi’s hilarious comedy The Infidel will bring the festival to a close. Packed between these two outstanding films will be a showcase of new filmmaker talent, established master Directors, global award winners as well as an unprecedented number of South African film world premiers.
One of the highlights of the Film Festival is a focus on cinema in Sweden made up of five contemporary Swedish Films under the banner of Swedish Film Is Here and five films by the legendary Swedish director, writer and producer, Ingmar Bergman.
The festival offers an extensive seminar and workshop component featuring local and international filmmakers, including the Talent Campus Durban programme which brings together about 40 young filmmakers from around the African continent as well as the 9th University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) Audio Visual workshop for first-time filmmakers.
2010 also sees the staging of the inaugural Durban FilmMart, a joint project between the Durban International Film Festival and the Durban Film Office aimed at facilitating financing and co-production opportunities for African film projects.
Below are some of the Films to be showcased at the 2010 Durban International Film Festival.
Watch the official 31st Durban International Film Festival promotional video above and download the complete Festival Programme left.
South African Films - World Premiers
| Film | Director |
|---|---|
| Life, Above All (African Premiere) | Oliver Schmitz |
| A Small Town Called Descent | Jahmil XT Qubeka |
| Paradise Stop | Jann Turner |
| Attack Of The Indian Werewolf | Masood Boomgard |
| Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit (The Bull On The Roof) | Jyoti Mistry |
| Die Ongelooflike Avonture van Hanna Hoekom (The Incredible Adventures Of Hanna Hoekom) | Regardt van den Bergh |
| Jozi Kings | Jonathan Boynton-Lee, Jamie Ramsay |
| Machansa | Muntu Zwane |
| Visa/Vie | Elan Gamaker |
International Films
| Film | Director |
|---|---|
| Moloch Tropical | Raoul Peck |
| A Screaming Man | Chadian Mahamet-Saleh Haroun |
| The White Ribbon | Michael Haneke |
| The Time That Remain | Elia Suleiman |
| The Killer Inside Me | Michael Winterbottom |
| Four Lions | Christopher Morris |
| Peepli Live | Aamir Khan, Anusha Rizvi |
| A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop | Zhang Yimou |
| In White Material | Claire Denis |
International Directors
| Film | Director |
|---|---|
| The Window | Buddhadeb Dasgupta |
| Wild Grass | Alain Renais |
| Soul Kitchen | Faith Akin |
| Lola | Brillante Mendoza |
| Nymph | Pen-ek Ratanaruang |
| Mother | Boon Joon-ho |
| Life During Wartime | Todd Solondz |
| Kamui | Yoichi Sai |
| Baaria | Guiseppe Tornatore |
| Loose Cannons | Ferzan Ozpetek |
| The White Meadows | Mohammed Rasoulof |
New Generation Amateur Filmmakers
| Film | Director |
|---|---|
| I Killed My Mother | Xavier Dolan |
| Mundane History | Anocha Suwichakornpong |
| Amreeka | Cherien Dabis |
| Au Revoir Taipei | Arvin Chen |
| Brotherhood | Nocolo Donato |
| Chicks | Sophie Letourneur |
| Cold Water Of The Sea | Paz Fabrega |
| Dogtooth | Giorgos Lanthimos |
| Four Lions | Christopher Morris |
| Giant | Adrien Binez |
| Harry Brown | Daniel Barber |
| Me Too | Alvaro Pastor and Antonio Naharro |
| Memories Of A Burning Tree | Sherman Ong |
| The Milk Of Sorrow | Claudia Llosa |
| Monga | Doze Niu Chen-Zer |
| Running On Empty | Dai Sako |
| Heiran | Shalizeh Arefpour |
| The Well | Umesh Vinayak Kulkami |
| Winters Bone | Debra Granik |
Swedish Films - Sweden Film Is Here
| Film | Director |
|---|---|
| Sebbe | Babak Najafi |
| The Ape | Jesper Gansladt |
| Mammoth | Lukas Moodysson |
| Metropia | Tarik Saleh |
| The Girl With A Dragon Tatoo | Niels Arden Oplev |
Documentaries
| Film | Director |
|---|---|
| The Battle For Johannesburg | Rehad Desai |
| When The Mountain Meets Its Shadow | Alexander Kleider, Daniela Michel |
| Have You Heard From Johannesburg : Fairplay | Connie Field |
| The Cradock Four | David Forbes |
| Sons Of The Sand - The Strini Moodley Interview | Savo Tufegdzic |
| RFK In The Land Of Apartheid - A Ripple Of Hope | Tami Gold, Larry Shore |
| Surfing Soweto | Sara Blecher, Dimakatso Raphoto |
| My Hunter’s Heart | Craig Foster, Damon Foster |
| Something Unknown Is Doing We Don’t Know What | Renee Scheltema |
| Driving With Fanon | Steve Kwena Mokwena |
| The Fairway | Mzimasi Gova |
| Fool In A Bubble | Josh Sternlicht |
| Letters From Teddy | Terry Westby-Nunn |
| Mugabe And The White African | Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson |
| Congo In Four Acts | Kiripi Katembo Siku, Dieudo Hamadi, Patrick Ken Kalala, Divita Wa Lusala |
| Koundi And The National Thursday | Ingrid Atodji |
| Coming Out Of The Nkuta | Celine Metzger |
| Aisheen - Still Alive In Gaza | Nicholas Wadimoff, Beatrice Guelpa |
| Tehran Without Permission | Sepideh Farsi |
| The Shock Doctrine | Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross |
| The Game Of Death | Christophe Nick, Thomas Bornot |
| Picture Me : A Model’s Diary | Ole Schell, Sara Ziff |
| Winnebago Man | Ben Steinbauer |
Eco-Lens - Ecology and Environmental Documentaries
| Film | Director |
|---|---|
| Scientists Under Attack | Bertram Verhaag |
| American Foulbrood | Carlos Francisco |
| Gasland | Josh Fox |
| Waste Land | Lucy Walker |
| 4th Revolution : Energy Autonomy | Carl Fechner, Irja Martens |
Principle Screening Venues
| Venue | Contact |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre | (031) 260 2296 |
| Nu Metro Cinecentre - Suncoast | (031) 328 3349/38 |
| Ster Kinekor Junction - Musgrave | 086 130 0444 |
| Cinema Nouveau - Gateway | 082 16789 |
| Ekhaya Multi-Arts Centre - KwaMashu | (031) 504 6970 |
| The Royal Hotel | (031) 333 6000 |
| *Further screenings in townships without acces to cinemas |
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Reader Comments (1)
The Durban International Film Festival is promoting the "documentary" Mugabe And The White African, I heard that Ben Freeth one of its directors is in Durban answering questions, I would be very grateful if the festival could ask Ben Freeth to address ny concerns:
I watched “Mugabe and the White African” but from Aberdeenshire the tale of a couple of powerless white “farmers” doesn’t ring true.
How much support are you getting from your uncle, Sir Robert Hill Smith¹, third baronet Crowmalie, MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine?
What does he mean when he claims from London² that the UK needs to bring back stability and a proper legal process to land ownership in countries such as Zimbabwe?
How much interests³ UK members of your family have in Zimbabwe?
Will you have to thank your uncle, Sir Robert Hill Smith MP third baronet Crowmalie, later this year when you are due to receive from the Queen an MBE (Member of the British Empire) at Buckingham Palace?
1/ Robert Smith Liberal Democrat MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
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Register of Members’ Interests…
8. Land and Property
Farm and cottages in Aberdeenshire, from which rental income is received.
9. Registrable shareholdings …
(b) Rio Tinto; mineral extraction.
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/robert_smith/west_aberdeenshire_and_kincardine
2/ Westminster Hall Debates 24 March 2010
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Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD): I should declare an interest, as my nephew is a Zimbabwean who has been evicted from farmland.
The hon. Gentleman mentioned the change in process that led to the collapse in productive capacity. One of the biggest underlying problems is that, because the process does not give legal title to the new owners and the transfer has no proper legal underpinning, the new owners have no means of investing in the farms. We therefore need to bring back legal stability and a proper legal process to land ownership in countries such as Zimbabwe, to enable investment for the future so that productive capacity can be restored.
http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200910/cmhansrd/cm100324/halltext/100324h0006.htm
3/ Blood money: the MPs cashing in on Zimbabwe's misery
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Three MPs with shares in the firms could not be contacted for comment: Tim Boswell, MP for Daventry, owns shares in Barclays and Tesco; Sir John Stanley owns shares in Shell; Sir Robert Smith, Lib Dem MP for Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine, has shares in Rio Tinto and Shell.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/blood-money-the-mps-cashing-in-on-zimbabwes-misery-856583.html