ZIFF is East Africa's largest film, music and arts festival, bringing new talents together from all over the world for a Zanzibar Tamasha!

Film
Each year, some of the most captivating and cutting-edge cinema from Africa and beyond is screened in venues across the island. From world-premiers to local shorts, we've got it all, with a long history of showcasing the highest quality film from all over the world. Films are submitted based on a yearly theme - this year is'Hopes in Harmony' - and entered into various categories and competitions. The final night is an awards night, where the winning films are recognised and celebrated.

Music
ZIFF also puts on the island's best parties. Live music, dance, DJs and performance across several venues means that carnival fever hits Zanzibar for 2 weeks! We bring musicians together from all over Africa, as well as recognised international acts.

Community
A Zanzibar institution, ZIFF is a truly local festival, with exhibitions, workshops, and cultural tours that take you to the heart of the community. We promote local talent in film and music, showcasing new and old creative achievements. As ZIFF comes to town, so too do opportunities for recognising arts and crafts - the festival is always a hotbed of activity!

World Cup!
We are particularly excited to cooincide the Festival with the closing of the World Cup. 2010 really is The African Year, and ZIFF will be at the heart of it - watch this space for news of a special World Cup Final event...

selected films for this year's festival.

The Films page is also being updated as we receive details from the film-makers.

LADIES IN WAITING
DOC
DIUEDO HAMADI and DIVITA WA LASALA
25 min
CONGO

SYMPHONIE KINSHASA
DOC
KIRIPI KATEMBO SIKU
16MIN
CONGO

ZERO TOLERANCE
DOC
DIUDO HAMADI
17min
CONGO

AFTER THE MINE
DOC
KIRIPI KATEMBO SIKU
14min
CONGO

A PRECIOUS DROP
SHORT DRAMA
SHREYANS SHAH
8MIN
INDIA

BRICKS, BEDS AND SHEEP'S HEADS
DOC
IMELDA O'REILLY
13MIN
MOROCCO

SOLITUDE
ANIMATED SHORT
MEHRAD SHEIKHA
10MIN
IRAN

BUT EPHEMERAL
SHORT DRAMA
DHANANJOY MANDAL
15MIN
INDIA

FLIGHT
SHORT DRAMA
ALEJANDRO TARRAF
9MIN
ARGENTINA

LEERHART
SHORT DRAMA
MATIS BURKHARDT
20MIN
GERMANY

STEPS
SHORT DRAMA
BARNEY CHENG
3MIN
USA

TUNA HAKI
FEATURE DOC
MASON BENDEWALD
82MIN
USA/TANZANIA

NDOTO ZA ELIBIDI
FEATURE
NICK REDING/ KAMAU WA NDUNGU
75 MIN
KENYA

SAIDA
SHORT/DRAMA
REUBEN ODANGA
20MIN
KENYA

KIDS LIVING WITH SLIM
DOC
SAM KAUFMANN
56MIN
USA/UGANDA

FOTONY: D'GARY AND THE ROOTS OF BEMA
DOC
MICHAEL RSCITTI
45MIN
MADAGASCAR

LEBENSADER
ANIMATION
ANGELA STEFFEN
6MIN
GERMANY

MWAMBA NGOMA
DOC
JORDAN RIBER
70MIN
TANZANIA

STOWAWAYS
DOC
35MIN
TANZANIA/SA

I LOVE YOU
SHORT DRAMA
ROGERIO MARJATI
4MIN
MOZAMBIQUE

SHUKNO LANKA
FEATURE FICT
GAURAB PANDEY
107MIN
INDIA

WHERE IS MY DOG?
MOCUMENTARY
YOHANNES FELEKE AND MIGUEL LLANSO
28MIN
ETHIOPIA

AFRICAN LULLABY
ANIMATION
ELIZAVETA SKVORCOVA
4MIN
RUSSIA

HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
DOC
FERESHTEH JOGHATAEI
32MIN
IRAN

LIFE
SHORT
WALID TAYAA
18MIN
TUNISIA

SOUTHERN WIND
SHORT DRAMA
SIVAN BARRAK
22MIN
ISRAEL

A TIME THERE WAS
DOC
DONALD MCWILLIAMS
88IN
CANADA

STRESSED
SHORT COMEDY
BANYUNDO MALIKA
7MIN
RWANDA

NIPE JIBU
FEATURE FICT
NADINE LOUISE FESER
117MIN
TANZANIA/CANADA

LIGHTNESS
SHORT DRAMA
LUCIA DEL RIO
13MIN
SPAIN

GOODBYE DOLL
SHORT DRAMA
HUGO SANZ
15MIN
SPAIN

LOST AND FOUND
SHORT DRAMA
VICTOR SANTOS
7MIN
PORTUGAL

ADERA
FEATURE FICT
NEGA TARIKU
108MIN
ETHIOPIA

FOR WOMEN ONLY
SHORT COMEDY
NIKITA FELDAN
21MIN
ISREAL

FINDER OF LOST CHILDREN
FEATURE FICT
RICARDO SCIPIO
102MIN
CANADA

THE BLOOD OF THE ROSE
FEATURE DOC
HENRY SINGER
90MIN
UK/GERMANY/JAPAN

LAMU'S MAULIDI
DOC
CHABAI FEHD
45MIN
TUNISIA

CUBS OF GIR
DOC
TRUPTI SHAH GARODIA
18MIN
KENYA

STEPS
SHORT
BARNEY CHENG
3MIN
USA

KATANGA- THE WAR FOR COPPER
DOC
THIERRY MICHEL
93MIN
BELGIUM

A TWO DAY AFFAIR
DOC
ANJALI MONTERIO
60MIN
INDIA

STUCK IN TRAFFIC
SHORT DRAMA
ASHA MWILU
30MIN
KENYA

MY POLICY
FEATURE FICT
PHAD MUTUMBA
143MIN
UGANDA/CANADA

TWIGA STARS
FEATURE DOC
NISHA LIGON
90MIN
TANZANIA

ANA'S PLAYGROUND
SHORT DRAMA
ERICK HOWELL
20MIN
USA

BEHIND THE RAINBOW
FEATURE DOC
JIHAN EL TAHIR
136MIN
EGYPT/SA

CUBA: AN AFRICAN ODDYSSEY
FEATURE DOC
JIHAN EL TAHIR
120MIN
EGYPT/SA

HAVE YOU HEARD FROM JOHANNESBURG
FEATURE DOC
COMNNIE FIELD
USA

MOTHERLAND
FEATURE DOC
OWEN ALIK SHAHADAH
UK

SEX IN THE CITY HARARE
DOC CHARITY
2008
60MIN
ZIMBABWE

FOREIGN DEMONS
FEATURE FICT
FAITH ISIAKPERE
NIGERIA/SA

BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
DOC SIREEN NARAYANAN
56MIN
AUSTRALIA

SOUL BOY
SHORT DRAMA
HAWA ESSUMAN
60MIN
KENYA/GERMANY

IMANI
FEATURE FICT
CAROLINE KAMYA
85MIN
UGANDA

ISLAND OF SPIRITS
DOC
LICINHO DE AZEVEDO
70MIN
MOZAMBIQUE

THEMBA
FEATURE
FICT
SA

ORIKI
DOCO FEMI ODUGBEMI
25MIN
NIGERIA

A STEP INTO THE MADNESS
FEATURE FICT
ATIL INAC
110MIN
TURKEY

BARIGA BOY
DOC
FEMI ODUGBEMI
26MIN
NIGERIA

BRAN NUE DAY
FEATURE FICT
RACHEL PERKINS
95min
AUSTRALIA

CHAMPION OF OUR TIMES
FEATURE FICT
MAK KUSARE
120MIN
NIGERIA

RWANDA 15
SHORT DRAMA
DADDY RUHORAHOZA
48MIN
RWANDA

DREAMING THE NEW
DOC
KURT ORDERSON
48MIN
SA

TIMBUKTU
DOCO
ZOLA MASEKO
52min
SA

STOLEN
DOCO
VIOLETA AYALA/DAN FALLSHAW
52MIN
AUSTRALIA

THE CASSAVA METAPHOR
SHORT COMEDY
LIONEL META
2009
15 MIN
CAMEROON

ZANZIBAR MUSICAL CLUB
DOC
PHILLIPE GASNIER & PATRICE NEZAN
2009
52MIN
GERMAN

8 WOMEN
DOC
MICHAELA LESLIE-RULE
10min
USA/TANZANIA

SHHHH
SHORT DRAMA
REUBEN ODANGA
2010, 14MIN, KENYA

THE VOICE OF OUR FOREFATHERS
SHORT DRAMA, THOMAS MART, 2009, 10MIN, SOUTH AFRICA

THE TUNNEL
SHORT DRAMA, JENNA BASS, 2009, 25MIN, SOUTH AFRICA

THE GIFT
SHORT DRAMA, JILL SOONG, 2010, 20MIN, SINGAPORE

YANDE CODOU
FEATURE DOC, ANGELE DIABANG, 2009, 52 MIN, SENEGAL

ADOPTED
FEATURE DOC, GUDRUNF YAA WIDLOCK AND REUVEN KOFI RECH
2009, 94MIN, GERMAN

MY BEAUTIFUL SMILE (Mon beau sourire)
MINI DOC, Angèle DIABANG, 2009, 5MIN, SENEGAL

FREDDY ILANGA: CHE'S SWAHILI TRANSLATOR
DOC, KATRIN HANSING, 2009, 25MIN, CUBA/USA

Girlhood
Doc, Themabkazi Ndandini, Sihle Mbulawa, Dudu Khumalo, Nomalanga Tyeku, Vanessa Bisa, 2009, 5min, South Africa

My City on Fire
Doc, Dennis Onen, 2009, 5min, Uganda

OUSMANE SEMBENE FILMS
The Pardon
Short Drama, Joel Kerekezi, 2009, 15min, Rwanda

Shungu
Doc, Saki mafundikwa, 2009, 54min, Zimbabwe

The Gardner and His 21 flowers
Doc, Emil Langballe & Maria Samota Le Dous, 2010, 25min, Denmark

Kids Living With Slim
Doc, Sam Kaufmann, 2009, 50min, USA

Thinking About It
Doc, Mali Kambandu-Nkoma, 13min, Lusaka

Sex in The City: Harare
Doc, 2009, 52min, Zimbabwe

Marafiki (Friends)
Doc, Mgeni Ally, Haulat Yussuf Jumaa, Salma Said Tumba, Abeid S. Said, Sharifa Seif Ibrahim, Ali Said mohamed, 2009, 13min, Tanzania

Without a Net
Doc, Marissa Aroy & Niall McKay, 2009, 14min, USA

Speak Out
Fiction, Kwezi Ruhinda Kaganda, 2009, 64min, Uganda

Ndoto za Elibidi
N. Reding &Kamau wa Ngungu, 2009, 75min, Kenya

Living positively
Doc, Mark Crama/Eileen Moyer, 2009, 26min, Netherlands/USA

Home To Mother
Documentary, Daniel Nyalusi, 2009, 25min, Tanzania/Denmark

Illusion and Reality
Documentary, Daniel Worku, 2009, 36min, Ethiopia

Custodians of the Sea
Documentary, Gerd Samland, 2009, 38min, Kenya

Smoking for Money
Documentary, Nakamya Molly, 2010, 10min, Uganda

I love You
Short Drama, Rogerio Marjati, 2009, 4min, Mozambique

Inside Life
Doc, Julia Landau, 2010, 48min, South Africa

The Manuscripts of Timbuktu
Doc, Zola Maseko, 2009, 52min, South Africa


2010 Winners
At a dazzling Awards Night on 17th July 2010, the winning films for the Zanzibar International Film Festival were announced.

ZIFF AWARDS
JURY : Mane Cisneros - FCAT / Issa Michuzi - Editor Daily News / Jacqueline Namfua - UNICEF /
* Golden Dhow - Best Feature Film - THEMBA by Stefanie Sycholt (South Africa)
* Silver Dhow - Best Feature Film - IMANI by Caroline Kamya (Uganda)
* Golden Dhow - Best East African Talent - NDOTO ZA ELIBIDI by Kamau Wa Ndung'u and Nick Reding (Kenya)
* Golden Dhow - Best Short Film - THE GIFT by Jill Soong (Singapore)
* Golden Dhow - Special Jury Prize - PUMZI by Wanuri Kahiu (Kenya)
* Golden Dhow - Best Documentary - MOTHERLAND by Owen Alik Shahadah (UK)

VERONA AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL AWARD
JURY : / / / /
* Winner - NDOTO ZA ELIBIDI by Kamau Wa Ndung'u and Nick Reding (Kenya)

SIGNIS AWARDS
JURY : Gustavo Andujar - Cuba / Fabrizio Colombo - Italy / Bernardo Suate - Mozambique / Inonge Mutukwa - Zambia /
* Winner - SOUL BOY by Hawa Essuman (Kenya and Germany)
* 1st Commendation - A STEP INTO DARKNESS by Atil Inac (Turkey)
* 2 nd Commendation - NDOTO ZA ELIBIDI by Kamau wa Ngungu and Nick Reding (Kenya)
* East African Talent Award - MY CITY ON FIRE by Dennis Onen (Uganda)

SEMBENE OUSMANE AWARD
JURY : Christa Graf / Jihan El-Tahri / Ghonche Materego /
* Winner - SHUNGU by Saki Mafundikwa
* 1ST mention - THE GARDENER AND HIS 21 FLOWERS by Emil Lamgballe and Maria Samota le Dous
* 2ND mention - NDOTO ZA ELIBIDI by Kamau wa Ngungu and Nick Reding (Kenya)

UNICEF AWARD
* Winner - THEMBA by Stefanie Sycholt (South Africa)

CHAIRMAN AWARD
* Winner - MY POLICY by Phad Mutumba (Uganda/Canada)

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
* Winner - Professor Jengo

BEST TANZANIAN FILM
* Winner - NANI - by Sajni Srivastava

BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS
Winner - YVONNE CHERRY


L'EQUIPE DU FESTIVAL / THE ZIFF BOARD
Hassan Mitawi - Chairperson
Fatima Aloo - Vice Chairperson
Joseph Castico - Board Member
Issa Mlingoti - Board Member
Rose Sayore - Board Member
Chande Omar - Board Member
Juma A. Bakar - Board Member
Karen Hoffman - Board Consultant

ZIFF TEAM
Dr. Martin Mhando - Festival Director
Ms. Sophia Ngalapi - Programs Coordinator
Mr. Laurian Kipeja - Marketing Manager
Mr. Abubakar Moh'd - Accountant
Mr. Dean Nyalusi - Festival Manager
Mr. Edward Lusala - Music Coordinator
Mr. Robert Manondolo - Children Panorama Coordinator
Mrs. Hamisuu Idd - Office Manager
Ms. Zabibu Said - Office Attendant
Mr. Hamza Omar - Technical Manager
Mr. Ibrahim Mitawi - Technical Assistant
Mr. Wil Grace - Media Coordinator
Ms. Laura Martin-Robinson - Press Liaison
Ms. Lovinca Kavuma - Festival Coordinator
Ms. Amy Watson - Children Panorama Volunteer
Ms Rosie Stuart - Children Panorama Volunteer
Ms. Nena Tenacity - Assistant to the Festival Forum