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The eighth edition of the Joburg Film Festival wrapped Sunday, putting a bow on a busy week that saw organizers fielding a record 700 submissions from nearly 100 countries — a testament to their…
Following the brouhaha around whether art should be divorced from politics at the Berlinale, the organizers of the 8th Joburg Film Festival at Tuesday night’s opener were adamant that all voices and…
The fourth edition of JBX, or Joburg Xchange, an industry conference running from March 4 – 6 parallel to the Joburg Film Festival, takes place against a backdrop of surging optimism around African…
Swiss director Marie-Elsa Sgualdo’s “Silent Rebellion,” a period drama that follows a rape survivor’s defiant journey of self-discovery, won the top prize at the 8th Joburg Film Festival on Saturday. Sgualdo’s feature debut tells the story of 15-year-old Emma, who’s impregnated after being raped. Defying her oppressive rural Protestant community, she embarks on a journey […]
It’s déjà vu all over again at the Joburg Film Festival, where South African film and television workers are again calling on the government to rescue a floundering rebate system and save the…
Visions of land and longing — what to watch at Joburg Film Festival 2026 Daily Maverick
A Tunisian film, 'The Voice of Hind Rajab,' a hybrid documentary and drama, is being screened at the Joburg Film Festival, featuring real recordings of a child trapped in Gaza to highlight the human cost of the conflict.
The Joburg Film Festival kicks off its eighth edition March 3 in the heart of South Africa’s entertainment industry, with an event that organizers say will celebrate the “unseen hands behind filmmaking.” Paying tribute to the many below-the-lines artisans who help bring films to the big screen, the festival will pay homage to the “cinematographers, […]
Visions of land and longing — what to watch at Joburg Film Festival 2026 Daily Maverick