Arts and Culture to host BRICS film festival
The festival is to celebrate film productions from the BRICS countries while inspiring more collaborations from these nations.
THE Department of Arts and Culture will be hosting the 3rd Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Film Festival at the Playhouse in Durban, during the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) from 22 to 27 July.
The festival is to celebrate film productions from the BRICS countries while inspiring more collaborations from these nations.
Two feature films from each country will be screened in the competition category and three feature films will be screened in the non-competition category.
A total of 25 films will be screened over the duration of the festival.
The 3rd BRICS Film Festival will recognise the following categories: Best Film, Best Producer/s, Best Director, Best Scriptwriter/Screenplay writer, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best supporting Actor, Best supporting Actress, Best Editor, Best Cinematography/Director of Photography (DOP), Best Composer/Music, as well as a special Jury award.
‘The Department of Arts and Culture is resolute in working towards the elevation of the cultural industries and we see the audio-visual sector as an important platform from which to continue the efforts of looking forward to harnessing the knowledge and experiences generated by this festival,’ aid Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
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