- I-ZIFF ngomnye weminyhadala yenkulumbuso yase-Afrika, iyiphawula njengesiganeko esibalulekileyo.
- UMongameli Mwinyi uthe kwiNdlu yoRhulumente waseZanzibar ukuba umnyhadala uzokunceda ekuphuhliseni nasekubhengezeni ukhenketho lwaseZanzibar.
- UMwinyi uqinisekisile ukuba urhulumente uzakuqhubeka nokusebenzisana neZIFF ukuqinisekisa ukuba uyaqhubeka nokufumana impumelelo engakumbi.
UMnyhadala weFilimu waMazwe ngaMazwe waseZanzibar wasungulwa kwiminyaka engama-24 eyadlulayo ngempumelelo enkulu eZanzibar. Umnyhadala walo nyaka uza kuqhubeka ukusuka nge-21 ukuya kwi-25 kaJulayi e-Stone Town, indawo ephambili yabakhenkethi e-Zanzibar kunye nendawo yelifa labakhenkethi.
Abaququzeleli beZIFF balo nyaka batsale ngaphezulu kweefilimu ezingama-240 ezivela kumazwe angama-25. I-Tanzania ineefilimu ezili-13 ngelixa iKenya ine-9, i-Uganda 5 kunye noMzantsi Afrika 5.
Ziyi-67 iifilimu ezikhethelwe ukuboniswa kulo nyaka, zineefilimu ezili-10, imiboniso bhanya-bhanya emi-5, kunye namafilimu amafutshane angama-40 kunye noopopayi kukhuphiswano, utshilo uMlawuli weZIFF uNjingalwazi Martin Muhando.
“Kulo nyaka, sifumene ngaphezulu kweefilimu ezingama-240 zizonke. Sifumene iifilimu ezivela kumazwe angama-25 kubandakanya okokuqala kwifilimu evela e-Estonia, ”wongeze watsho.
Umthendeleko ijolise ekwaziseni nasekukhuthazeni i-cinema yamanye amazwe njengobugcisa, ukuzonwabisa, kunye noshishino, ukukhuthaza iingxoxo, amalungelo oluntu kunye nenkululeko.
Ngeenkqubo zayo, umnyhadala ufikelela kubabukeli abohlukeneyo, yiyo loo nto yenza ukuba iZIFF yahluke.
UNjingalwazi Muhando uthe umnyhadala wenza igalelo elikhulu ekuqondeni ngcono i-cinema ngokusebenzisa iiforamu zayo zoluntu, ukuboniswa koluntu, kunye namaqonga omculo kunye nezobugcisa.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Muhando said the festival makes a huge contribution towards a better understanding of cinema through its public forums, community screenings, and music and art platforms.
- Ziyi-67 iifilimu ezikhethelwe ukuboniswa kulo nyaka, zineefilimu ezili-10, imiboniso bhanya-bhanya emi-5, kunye namafilimu amafutshane angama-40 kunye noopopayi kukhuphiswano, utshilo uMlawuli weZIFF uNjingalwazi Martin Muhando.
- The festival aims to raise awareness and promote international cinema as art, entertainment, and as an industry, promoting dialogue, human rights, and freedom.
