adminedition of the Zimbabwe International Film Festival to be held in Harare from October 3-7.
A producer and director of repute, Suleman will share his experiences in the African film industry.
The workshops will benefit upcoming filmmakers who still want to learn the ropes in the industry. Suleman – who has directed and produced movies like “Fools” and “Zulu Love Letter” – will use his latest film “Zwelidumile” as a point of discussion during the workshops and seminars.
“Due to the lack of resources, training facilities and government support, life as a filmmaker in Africa is often very challenging and financial returns difficult to come by once a project is completed”, an official from ZIFF said.
The workshops will be held at the Zimbabwe Film Policy Indaba situated at the Zimbabwe Film and Television School of Southern Africa.
Another highlight of the festival will be a workshop on how to make documentaries for social change. Jarreth and Kevin Merz, acclaimed for making films like “An African Election”, will facilitate the workshop.
The workshop will focus on the importance of documentary films in transforming society.
It will look at areas like research, subject matter, technique and budgets and how these are vital in producing documentaries.
Filmmakers will also benefit from a session on how to make a television series on social justices.
Scriptwriters, actors, directors and producers will be taken through the process of what it takes to come up with a good television series focusing on social justices.
Part of the crew and cast of a recently completed television series titled the “Team Zimbabwe” will facilitate the workshop.
Other events include live music every night of the festival after main movie screenings.
This segment will see local musicians entertaining the crowd, they is also special focus on African films.
The festival will be held at various venues which include the Mannenberg, the Zimbabwe School of Television in Southern Africa, Alliance Francaise, the embassy of Spain, Pakare Paye arts centre in Norton and the Young Africa skills centre in Chitungwiza.
A total of 50 films will be screened during the five-day film extravaganza.
These 50 films were selected from a total of 150 entries, which the festival organisers received from various filmmakers both local and abroad.
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