37th Durban International Film Festival

The 37th Durban International Film Festival took place from the 16 to 26 June 2016. The festival included 150 screenings of feature films, documentaries and short films in 15 different venues in Durban. The Festiveal was opened with the world premiere of The Journeymen which took place in The Playhouse. Part of the 37th DIFF was the 11th Wavescape Film Festival, which showed 21 films with a focus on outdoor activities.

37th Durban International Film Festival
Opening filmThe Journeyman
LocationDurban, South Africa
Founded1979
Festival date16–26 June 2016
Websitewww.durbanfilmfest.co.za

Competition

The following feature films were selected for the competition:[1]

TitleDirector(s)Production country
Embrace of the SerpentCiro GuerraColombia
Endless RiverOliver HermanusSouth Africa
Motel MistPrada YoonThailand
NakomKelly Daniela Norris and Travis PittmanGhana, United States
Neon BullGabriel MascaroBrazil
Radio DreamsBabak JalaliUSA
TessMeg RickardsSouth Africa
The UnseenPerivi KatjaviviNamibia
The Violin PlayerBauddhayan MukherjIndia
Wonder Boy for PresidentJohn BarkerSouth Africa

The following documentaries were selected for the competition:[2]

TitleDirector(s)Production country
A Young PatriotDu HaibinChina
Action CommandantNadine CloeteSouth Africa
Lost TongueDavison MudzingwaSouth Africa
March of the White ElephantsCraig TannerSouth Africa, Brazil
Martha & NikiTora Mkandawire MartensSweden, South Africa, Norway
The Revolution Won’t Be TelevisedRama ThiawSenegal, France
The JourneymenJolynn Minnaar and Sean MetelerkampSouth Africa
We Have Never Been KidsMahmood SolimanEgypt, UAE, Qatar, Lebanon

Awards

The following prizes were awarded:[3]

  • Best Feature Film - The Violin Player
  • Best South African Feature Film - Tess
  • Best Direction - Ciro Guerra for Embrace Of The Serpent
  • Best Cinematography - Chris Lotz for The Endless River
  • Best Screenplay - Ciro Guerra and Thoedor Koch-Grunberg for Embrace of The Serpent
  • Best Actor - Mohsen Namjoo for his performance in Radio Dream
  • Best Actress - Christia Visser for her role as Tess
  • Best Editing - Linda Man for Tess
  • Artistic Bravery - Neon Bull by Gabriel Mascaro
  • Best Documentary - Martha & Niki
  • Best South African Documentary - The Journeymen
  • Best Short Film - Grandma's Day (Dzie'n Babci) by Milosz Sakowski
  • Best African Short Film - New Eyes by Hiwot Admasu
  • Best South African Short Film - eKhaya (Home) by Shubham Mehta
  • Audience Choice Award - Nakom by Kelly Daniela Norris and T.W. Pittman
  • Amnesty International Durban Human Rights Award - Noma by Pablo Pinedo Boveda

References

  1. "37th DIFF-program" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. "37th DIFF-program" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. "DIFF homepage". Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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