Film lovers and creators called to attend film festival
Calling all film lovers from across the metro to witness the evolution of the township cinematic industry.
Vusi Nhlapo founded the Ekurhuleni Township Film Festival in 2015 after identifying a need for apt storytelling in Ekurhuleni townships.
The inaugural David Bopape Ekurhuleni Film Festival and Events was realised in 2016 with the partnership sponsor of National Film and Video Foundation to bring a diverse selection of independent cinematic content from the region.
The production toured through various townships in the metro and the movie screenings were inclusive of workshops directed at equipping film lovers with guidelines in navigating through cinema and film production.
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The festival included talks on film projects for township cinema, music-video, documentary, short film and feature film.
The festival has made a return and will host its third annual Ekurhuleni Township Film Festival on September 22 and will be split into three events.
A private premier will be held on September 22.
Expected guests include delegates from the Ekurhuleni Creatives Council (ECC) and local government, representatives from the Gauteng Film Commission, National Film and Video Foundation, ward councillors and members of the local film forum practitioners.
The festival begins at noon at eCentre Entertainment – Guest Village Lodge, at the Tsakane Central Shopping Complex situated on Sigcau Street.
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The public viewing edition of the festival is to be held at the same venue and time on September 23 allowing cinema-goers and film lovers in the community to view township produced movies. It will be followed by an awards ceremony the following day.
The categories of official awards to be awarded on the day are as follows:
• Best Feature Film Award
• Best Video/Short Film Award
• Best Documentary Film Award
• Best Actor/Actress Award
• Special Recognition Award
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