The 37th Durban International Film Festival took place from 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.
Competition
The following feature films were selected for the competition:
Title Director(s) Production country Embrace of the Serpent Ciro Guerra Colombia Endless River Oliver Hermanus South Africa Motel Mist Prada Yoon Thailand Nakom Kelly Daniela Norris and Travis Pittman Ghana, United States Neon Bull Gabriel Mascaro Brazil Radio Dreams Babak Jalali USA Tess Meg Rickards South Africa The Unseen Perivi Katjavivi Namibia The Violin Player Bauddhayan Mukherj India Wonder Boy for President John Barker South Africa
The following documentaries were selected for the competition: Title Director(s) Production country A Young Patriot Du Haibin China Action Commandant Nadine Cloete South Africa Lost Tongue Davison Mudzingwa South Africa March of the White Elephants Craig Tanner South Africa, Brazil Martha & Niki Tora Mkandawire Martens Sweden, South Africa, Norway The Revolution Won’t Be Televised Rama Thiaw Senegal, France The Journeymen Jolynn Minnaar and Sean Metelerkamp South Africa We Have Never Been Kids Mahmood Soliman Egypt, UAE, Qatar, Lebanon
Awards
The following prizes were awarded:
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
External links Durban International Film Festival site (English).