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What is ZIFF
ZIFF is East Africa’s largest film, music and arts festival, bringing new talents together from all over the world for a Zanzibar Tamasha!
Film
Each year, some of the most captivating and cutting-edge cinema from Africa and beyond is screened in venues across the island. From world-premiers to local shorts, we’ve got it all, with a long history of showcasing the highest quality film from all over the world. Films are submitted based on a yearly theme – this year is ‘Season of Visions’ – and entered into various categories and competitions. The final night is an awards night, where the winning films are recognised and celebrated.
Music
ZIFF also puts on the island’s best parties. Live music, dance, DJs and performance across several venues means that carnival fever hits Zanzibar for 2 weeks! We bring musicians together from all over Africa, as well as recognised international acts.
Community
A Zanzibar institution, ZIFF is a truly local festival, with exhibitions, workshops, and cultural tours that take you to the heart of the community. We promote local talent in film and music, showcasing new and old creative achievements. As ZIFF comes to town, so too do opportunities for recognising arts and crafts – the festival is always a hotbed of activity!
SEMBENE OUSMANE PRIZE 2015 – Official Selection
The Zanzibar International Film Festival is proud to announce the 16 films in competition for the Sembene Ousmane Film Prize in 2015. The selected film hail from 11 Countries: USA, Brazil, Senegal, Madagascar, Ghana, Cameroon, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
« The competition has been designed to reward excellence in short film production and to encourage the production of new short films, including short documentaries, »explains ZIFF Assistant Film Director International, Fabrizio Colombo. « 16 films have been nominated to vie for the 3 Prizes » he added, « each of the 3 winning films will be awarded 2,000 USD specifically earmarked to produce a new short film to be ready by ZIFF 2016. »
Bernd Multhaup of GIZ, the co-sponsors of the prize explained that « this year the sponsors have decided to award three films to ensure that many more filmmakers are encouraged to make creative films through the Sembene Ousmane Prize. The short film genre is a powerful way to communicate serious issues without sacrificing production quality and aesthetic value. »
The three winners will need to submit their scripts and a production within 4 months of the award and funds will then be released. The winning 3 films will be screened at ZIFF 2015, and the new films screened in ZIFF 2016. This on-going process will simultaneously acknowledge and reward filmmakers for their efforts, whilst contributing to the sustainability of the short-film format.
The 16 nominated films are:
Lesley: Victor Okoye Frank, USA / 15 min
O Canto da Iona: Thiago B. Mendonca, Brazil / 25 min
Muruna: Molly Kane, Senegal / 15 min
Aissa’s Story: Iquo B Essien, USA / 15 min
Madama Esther: Luck Razanajaona, Madagascar / 15 min
The Traveller: Peter Orgnah, Ghana / 9 min
Damaru: Agbor Obed, Cameroon / 24 min
Houkak: Younes Youfsi, Morocco / 17 min
Kwaku: Anthony Nti, Ghana / 16 min
Samaki Mchangani: Amil Shivji, Tanzania, 30min
Kilimo 2: Neema & Warren Reed, Tanzania / 6 min
Liberte Emprisonnee: Sara Mikayel, Morocco/16min
Soko Sonko: Ekwa Msangi, Kenya / 22 min
Uthando: Tulanana Bohela, South Africa, 20min
Grandma Knows Best: Tamara Dawit, Ethiopia, 16min
Vitrin, Regis Talia, Cameroon, 15min
ZIFF : OFFICIAL SELECTION
LONG FEATURES
Algun lugar/On the Road Somewhere
Guillermo Zouain (70), Dominican Republic
Beautiful Tree, Severed Roots
Kenny Mann (70), Kenya
Diamond Tongues
Brian Robertson and Pavan Moondi, Canada
Eye of the Cyclone
Sékou TRAORE, Burkina Faso
El mal trato/Maltreatment
Daniel E.V. Yudin (68), Chile
Fievres/Fevers
Hicham Ayouch (90), France
Habibie and Ainun
Faozan Rizal (121), Indonesia
Jongo Love
Emma Bodger (98), Kenya
Kutakapokucha
Simon Mwakifwamba (84), Tanzania
Morbayassa
Cheick Fantamady Camara (90)
Guinee Conacry
Mr Kadamanja
Adam Kuambiana (164), Tanzania
Munnariyippu/ The deadline
Venu N (114), India
Nightrunners
Rowan Nielsen (89), Kenya
Pishu
Leah Mwendamseke (83), Tanzania
Price of Love
Hermon Hailay (99), Ethiopia
Pride
Matthew Warchus (119), UK
Selma
Ava DuVernay (128), USA
Single Zero
Timoth Conrad (62)
Tanzania
Strength of a Woman
Gilbert Lukalia (91), Kenya
Sugarcane Shadows
David Constantin (84), Mauritius
Superstition
Paresh Gondaliya & Zziwa A. Alone, Uganda
Timbuktu
Abdrahmanne Sissako (97), France/Mauritania
The Gods of Water
Pablo Caesar (115), Argentina/Ethiopia/France
The Last Drive-in Theater
Iberê Carvalho (98), Brazil
Wazi?FM
Faras Cavallo (62), Kenya
DOCUMENTARIES
21 Icons – A Journey to Democracy
Adrian Steirn (45), South Africa
Abasezi (The Nightdancers)
Aemile Dinneen (78), Ireland/Uganda
Ady Gasy
Nantenaina Lova (81), Madagascar
Bintou
Simone Catharina Gaul (68), Germany
Crocoin a Museum
Floriane Kaneza, Burundi
Daddy’s Wedding, Dubai
Dancing With Maria
Ivan Gergolet (75), Italy/Argentina/Slovenia
Grandma Knows Best?
Tamara Dawit (16), Ethiopia
Life In Progress
Irene Loebell (99)
Switzerland
Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara
Iara Lee (60), Western Sahara
Low Season
Madeleine Dallmeyer (41)
Germany
Maramaso
Ashley Beckett (53)
Kenya
Mbwa Mwitu
Farid Uwezo (20), Tanzania
Miners Shot Down,
Rehad Desai 52min, South Africa/Australia,
Moussa Diallo: The Man and the Music
Helle Toft (72) – Denmark
NAPPS- Memoire Of An Invisible Man
Tami Liberman (31), Germany
Obohozi, Kenya
Papa Machete
Jonathan David Kane (11), U.S.A.
Prisoner 467/64: The Untold Legacy of Andrew Mlangeni
Lebogang Rasethaba (53), South Africa
Red Over the Rainbow
Baumont Vincent (27), Vietnam
Shadeism: Digging Deeper
Nayani Thiyagarajah, Canada
Shadow Fighters
Josefine Heimburger, Denmark/Tz
Socotra: The Hidden Land
Carles Cardelús (40min), Spain/USA/Yemen
The Beauty That I Saw
Benjamin Abrams (51), U.S.A
The Broken Heart
Fabian Püschel, Germany
The Hustle
Ashraf Said Mswaki (25)
Turkey
The Rwandan Genocide: Reunited Through Polaroids
Colin Crowley (5), Rwanda
The Springboard
Joseph Ndayisenga (63), Burundi
Twende! Let’s go!
Silvana Zancolo (52), Italy
SHORT FILMS
92 Dreamin’ (Animation)
EscarlaAbreu (4), United States
A Coeur Ouvert
Ayekoro Kossou (16), France
A Hotel Room Story
Daniel Piera (18)
A Promised Rose Garden
Lisa Violetta Gaß (Gass) (33), Germany
Agi / Elegy
Yousef Kargar, Iran
Amor a Primera vista/ Love at first sight
Mark Playne (14), Spain
Angles of my Face
Manu Maina (22), Kenya
Artificio Conceal
Ayoub Qanir (16), U.S.A.
As I Am
Sihle Hlope (14), South Africa
Bahar in Wonderland
Behrooz Karamizade (16), Germany
Camouflage
Andreas Kessler (8), Germany
Castillo y el Armado (animation)
Pedro Harres (13), Brazil
Detour
Michael Leong-Huat Kam Kam, Singapore
Ella
Kim Münster, Germany
Every Day is a Small Life
Lou-Brice Léonard (27)
France
Faraja
Nasir Al Qassim, Tanzania
Green Gold/ Gruen Gold (animation)
Barbara Marheineke (13), Iran/USA
Harsh
Danilo Baracho (8), Brazil
Intellectual Scum
Njue Kevin (14), Kenya
Islands
Tajinder Hayer (16), United Kingdom
Italian Standoff
Marcel Becker-Neu (12), Germany
Jaya
Puja Maewal (18), India
Kilimo 2 (animation)
Neema Reed (6), USA
Orisha’s Journey
Abdul Ndadi (5), USA
King of Guangzhou
Quester Hannah (14), China
Lahza
El Waleed Gamal, Egypt
Lami (Animation)
Christophe Defaye and Olivier Defaye (2), Japan
Mousse
John Helberg (41), Sweden
Prelude to a Torn House
Carlos Esteban Godoy Acosta (29), Colombia
Ram
Miransha Naik (25), India
Red Card
John Rabaud (3), Mauritius
Roughtown
Gabrielle Herbelling (25min), Germany
Routine
P. Sam Kessie (14), South Africa
Samaki Mchangani /Fish of the Land
Amil Shivji (30), Tanzania
September
Mark Wambui (54min), Kenya
Shehnai
Haroon Habib (16), Pakistan
Soko Sonko /The Market King
Ekwa Msangi (22), Kenya
Taweez- The Talisman Writer
Ali Hakin (20), Germany
The Dinner
Aylin Basaran (15), Germany
The Girl
Shashwati Talukdar (8), India
The Last Will
Dustin Loose (21), Germany
The Legacy of Rubies (Animation)
Ebele Okoye (28), Germany
The Road we Travel
Aidan Belizaire (37), Uganda
Tjitji the Himba Girl
Oshosheni Hiveluah (22), Namibia
Uthando
Tulanana Bohela (20), South Africa
With Best Regards
Bernhard Wenger (5), Austria
See website for timetable and ticket prices: http://www.ziff.or.tz/
ZIFF 2015 – OFFICIAL WINNERS
ZIFF 2015 AWARDS
Bi Kidude Award (Chairman’s Award) : PRICE OF LOVE – Dir: Hermon Hailay (Ethiopia)
Special Jury Prize : EVERY DAY IS A SMALL LIFE – Dir: Albane Fioretti (France)
Best Documentary : PAPA MACHETE – Dir: Jonathan David Kane (USA)
Best Short/Animation: SOKO SONKO (THE MARKET KING) – Dir: Ekwa Msangi (Usa/Tanzania)
Best East African Film Talent: STRENGTH OF A WOMAN – Dir: Gilbert Lukalia (Kenya)
Silver Dhow Award – Best Feature Film (Runner Up): SIMSHAR -Dir: Rebecca Cremona (Malta)
Golden Dhow Award – Best Feature Film: WAZI ?FM – Dir: Faras Cavallo (Kenya)
Lifetime Achievement Award
BI. FATMA ALLOO
HASSAN MITAWI
SEMBENE OUSMANE AWARDS
Special Mention:
* UTHANDO, Dir: Tulanana Bohela (Tanzania/South Africa)
* LIBERTÉ EMPRISONNÉE’, Dir: Sarah Mikayil (Morocco)
Sembene Ousmane Awards (2000 $ each)
HOUKAK – Dir: Younès Yousfi (Morocco)
KWAKU – Dir: Anthony N’ti (Ghana)
SOKO SONKO – Dir: Ekwa Msangi (Tanzania / Kenya)
EUROPEAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL AWARD
Best African Film
WAZI? FM, Dir: Faras Cavallo
(Kenya)
ZUKU AWARDS
1. People’s Choice Award – MR. KADAMANJA
2. Best Film in Sound – SAMAKI MCHANGANI
3. Best Cinematography – DADDY’S WEDDING
4. Best Actress – JOKATE MWEGELO in Mikono Salama
5. Best Actor – ADAM KUAMBIANA in Mr.Kadamanja
6. Best Director – STEVEN AANO OLOBO in Daddy’s Wedding
7. Best Feature Film – KUTAKAPOKUCHA
SIGNIS AWARDS
East African Talent Award: WAZI? FM, Dir: Faras Cavallo (Kenya)
SIGNIS AWARD: Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara, Dir : Iara Lee, Western Sahara/ Usa
EAFN Award
Best East African Film (Feature)
GOING BONGO – Dir: Dean Matthew Ronalds
Best East African Film (Documentary)
SHADOW FIGHTERS – Dir: Josefine Heimburger
Best East African Film (Short)
ANGLES OF MY FACE – Dir: Manu Maina
English
What is ZIFF
ZIFF is East Africa’s largest film, music and arts festival, bringing new talents together from all over the world for a Zanzibar Tamasha!
Film
Each year, some of the most captivating and cutting-edge cinema from Africa and beyond is screened in venues across the island. From world-premiers to local shorts, we’ve got it all, with a long history of showcasing the highest quality film from all over the world. Films are submitted based on a yearly theme – this year is ‘Season of Visions’ – and entered into various categories and competitions. The final night is an awards night, where the winning films are recognised and celebrated.
Music
ZIFF also puts on the island’s best parties. Live music, dance, DJs and performance across several venues means that carnival fever hits Zanzibar for 2 weeks! We bring musicians together from all over Africa, as well as recognised international acts.
Community
A Zanzibar institution, ZIFF is a truly local festival, with exhibitions, workshops, and cultural tours that take you to the heart of the community. We promote local talent in film and music, showcasing new and old creative achievements. As ZIFF comes to town, so too do opportunities for recognising arts and crafts – the festival is always a hotbed of activity!