Zanzibar International Film Festival
Encyclopedia
The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), also known as Festival of the Dhow Countries, is an annual film festival
held in Zanzibar
, Tanzania
. It has been described as the largest cultural event in East Africa
. During the festival, films are shown in Stone Town
in Zanzibar City
, as well as rural Zanzibari villages. Previous winners of the Golden Dhow award include Maangamizi: The Ancient One
, Khakestar-o-khak, Jerusalema
and Stephanie Sycholt Themba (film).
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
held in Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...
, Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. It has been described as the largest cultural event in East Africa
East Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
. During the festival, films are shown in Stone Town
Stone Town
Stone Town also known as Mji Mkongwe is the old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania, as opposed to Ng'ambo . It is located on the western coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago...
in Zanzibar City
Zanzibar City
Zanzibar City is the capital and largest city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania. It is located on the west coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, roughly opposite to Dar es Salaam across the Zanzibar Channel...
, as well as rural Zanzibari villages. Previous winners of the Golden Dhow award include Maangamizi: The Ancient One
Maangamizi: The Ancient One
Maangamizi: The Ancient One is a 2001 American / Tanzanian drama film directed by Martin Mhando and Ron Mulvihill and executive produced by Jonathan Demme. It premiered at the Pan African Film Festival and has played in over 55 Film Festivals worldwide....
, Khakestar-o-khak, Jerusalema
Jerusalema
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema, originally titled Jerusalema, is a 2008 South African crime film written and directed by Ralph Ziman. The film was submitted to the Academy Awards to qualify as a nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, but it was not selected.-Production:Gangster's Paradise:...
and Stephanie Sycholt Themba (film).
Awards
- Golden Dhow
- Silver Dhow
- Documentary
- Short/Animation
- East Africa Talent
- ZIFF Jury Award
- UNICEF Award
- ZIFF Life Time Achievement Award
- ZIFF Chairman Award
- Sembene Ousmane Award
- Signis Award
- East Africa Region Talent
- Signis Jury Award — Commendation
- Verona Award
Golden Dhow winners
| Year | Film | Director | Country of origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Maangamizi: The Ancient One Maangamizi: The Ancient One Maangamizi: The Ancient One is a 2001 American / Tanzanian drama film directed by Martin Mhando and Ron Mulvihill and executive produced by Jonathan Demme. It premiered at the Pan African Film Festival and has played in over 55 Film Festivals worldwide.... |
Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill | Tanzania Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state... /United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
| 2000 | Jinnah Jinnah (film) - Awards :Jinnah received the Silver Remi Award at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in 1999.- Reviews :* * * * * - External links :* *... |
Jamil Dehlavi Jamil Dehlavi Jamil Dehlavi is British film director/producer. He was born in Calcutta, India to an Indian father and French mother.-Filmography:* 1973 Guitarist* 1976 Towers of Silence* 1980 The Blood of Hussain* 1986 Born of Fire... |
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| 2001 | Bawandar Bawandar Bawandar is a 2000 Indian film, based on the true story of Bhanwari Devi, a rape victim from Rajasthan, India. The film depicts the personal trauma, public humiliation and legal injustice that Bhanwari Devi went through, while pursuing justice in the Indian courts.- Plot :Bawandar is based on the... (The Sand Storm) |
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| 2004 | Maargam (The Path) | Rajiv Vijay Raghavan | India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
| 2005 | Khakestar-o-Khak (Earth and Ashes Earth and Ashes Earth and Ashes is a 2004 Afghan film directed by Atiq Rahimi. It was Afghanistan's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival... ) |
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| 2006 | L'Appel Des Arenes (Wresting Grounds) | Cheikh Ndiaye | Senegal Senegal Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north... /Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... /Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated... /France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
| 2007 | Juju Factory | Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda | Democratic Republic of Congo |
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| 2009 | Jerusalema Jerusalema Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema, originally titled Jerusalema, is a 2008 South African crime film written and directed by Ralph Ziman. The film was submitted to the Academy Awards to qualify as a nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, but it was not selected.-Production:Gangster's Paradise:... |
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| 2010 | Themba | Stephanie Sycholt | South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |