THE annual International Images Film Festival for Women (IIFF) opens tomorrow at Ster Kinekor, Borrowdale, in Harare with 30 films set to be screened during the nine-day long film fiesta running under the theme Women Alive: Women Of Heart.
BY WINSTONE ANTONIO
The screenings at this year’s edition at five venues across Harare will be free of charge.
IIFF programmes and projects co-ordinator Karen Mukwasi, said this year’s festival, which is dedicated to screenings of women centred narratives, is packed with strong women and men contributing to the positive representation of women in cinema through feature films, shots and documentaries.
“This year’s festival is an engaging and exciting programme with 30 films from different countries to be screened. The films have been curated by a committed team determined to present new works of what is being done across the world in support of women and their stories,” Mukwasi said.
She said Onyeka Nwelue from Nigeria, Joyce Chavula Mango from Malawi and Wilson Rumisha from Tanzania would be available to speak about their films, House of Nwapa (documentary), Lilongwe and Aisha, respectively.
“We are very excited to share with our audiences this rare opportunity to learn about the creative vision behind these films from the directors in person and it is our hope that everyone will enjoy exploring diversity of world cinema through this year’s programme,” Mukwasi said.
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Productions by local filmmakers including Wizzy Mangoma and Dorothy Meck would be screened at the festival.
DStv’s Zambezi Magic channel has partnered with the event organisers as a sponsor, particularly to support the closing ceremony at which 17 film makers will be recognised and rewarded for their efforts and achievement.
MultiChoice Zimbabwe spokesperson Liz Dziva, said they were delighted to be associated with this event that has become a major annual arts and entertainment initiative on the country’s arts calendar.
“The festival, focused on women and it is a suitable platform for promotion of awareness of Zambezi Magic, which was created in 2015 to give greater continental visibility of film and television productions created in southern Africa, including Zimbabwe,” Dziva said.