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The 15th Vail Film Festival will run from Thursday, April 5, to Sunday, April 8, 2018; the festival will celebrate women filmmakers and screen a diverse slate of almost 50 films. Films include the world premiere of Diane Bell’s narrative feature, Of Dust and Bones; the Sundance hit Leave No Trace, directed by Debra Granik; Mary Goes Round, written and directed by Molly McGlynn, starring Aya Cash; Write When You Get Work written and directed by Stacy Cohran; and the U.S. premiere of Kerry David’s documentary Bill Coors: The Will to Live.
Strike A Rock
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2018 Vail Film Festival to Celebrate Female Filmmakers + Reveals Lineup
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The 15th Vail Film Festival will run from Thursday, April 5, to Sunday, April 8, 2018; the festival will celebrate women filmmakers and screen a diverse slate of almost 50 films. Films include the world premiere of Diane Bell’s narrative feature, Of Dust and Bones; the Sundance hit Leave No Trace, directed by Debra Granik; Mary Goes Round, written and directed by Molly McGlynn, starring Aya Cash; Write When You Get Work written and directed by Stacy Cohran; and the U.S. premiere of Kerry David’s documentary Bill Coors: The Will to Live.
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#TBFF18 : 2018 Toronto Black Film Festival Announces Lineup, Closes with “KALUSHI: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu”
Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu The 6th Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF) announced the official program and events lineup featuring over 60 films from 20 countries.
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38th Durban International Film Festival Awards, A FATHER’S WILL Wins Best Film
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The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) announced this year’s award-winners at the 38th DIFF Awards ceremony, with the award for the Best Feature Film going to A Father’s Will; and the award for Best South African Feature Film going to Vaya directed by Akin Omotoso.
The Best Director for a South African Film went to John Trentgrove The Wound.
The Best South African Documentary award was taken by Strike A Rock, directed by Aliki Saragas which the jury described as a powerful documentary that reflects the context of the current South African society; while the Best International Documentary went to Dusk Chorus directed by Nika Šaravanja and Alessandro D’Emilia.
The award for Best Direction in the international competition, went to A Father’s Will (Bakyt Mukul, Dastan Zhapar Uulu) in addition to the award for Best Cinematography (Akjol Bekbolotov).
The Amnesty International Durban Human Rights Award for the film that best reflects human rights issues which comes with a cash prize donated by the Amnesty International went to Strike a Rock and Mama Colonel ; and the African Critic Award was won by Serpent which also opened DIFF this year.
38th Durban International Film Festival Awards
Best Feature Film – A Father’s Will Best South African Feature – Vaya Best Director for a South African Film: John Trentgrove The Wound Best Direction – A Father’s Will (Bakyt Mukul, Dastan Zhapar Uulu.) Best Cinematography – A Father’s Will (Akjol Bekbolotov) Best Screenplay – La Soledad (Jorge Thielen Armand, Rodrigo Michelangeli) Best Actor – Nakhane Touré (The Wound) Best actress – Mariam Al Ferjani (Beauty and the Dogs) Best editing – La Soledad (Felipe Guerrero) Artistic Bravery – Liyana Best International Short Film – Witnesses Best African Short Film – All of Us Best South African Short – The Hangman Best South African Documentary Film – Strike A Rock Best International Documentary Film – Dusk Chorus