With the support of the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) and the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), over 30 South African filmmakers are
attending the Toronto International Film Festival, which runs from 4 to 14 September.
For the second year the NFVF in partnership with Film Market Access (FMA) has
selected three producers and four emerging filmmakers from South Africa to
participate in the Toronto Program, taking place during the festival. The program is
designed to widen and strengthen each participant’s current professional network. It
is also designed to help each participant gain valuable industry knowledge from TIFF
industry programs. Participants have an opportunity to attend panels, screenings
and receptions and take full advantage of the ample business opportunities which the
festival offers.
NFVF funded feature Impunity is the only South African feature film in
the festival’s official selection. The film tells the story of a murder investigation
surrounding the death of a cabinet minister’s daughter. While the special investigator
and a local police detective run into political corruption and conspiracy, the
involvement of two young lovers caught up in a killing spree tests the limits of justice.
The film is a psycho-political thriller directed by Jyoti Mistry, and starring Desmond
Dube, Alex McGregor, Vaneshran Arumugam and Bjorn Steinbach.
Some of the projects which also feature at the festival include:
Beats of the Antonov
Beats of the Antonov tells the story of the people of the Blue Nile and
Nuba Mountains in Sudan, showing how they deal with civil war. Traditionally music
has always been part of daily life in these areas, but now, it has a new role in a
society challenged by war.
Stories of our Lives
Stories of our Lives documents hidden personal stories of lovers,
fighters and rebels and the community histories that characterise the gay
experience in Kenya.
