16th TIME OF THE WRITER International Writers Festival Durban March 18 – 23, 2013

A select group of leading writers from South Africa, Africa and abroad will gather in Durban for a thought-provoking week of literary dialogue and exchange of ideas at the UniversityofKwaZulu Natal’s 16th Time of the Writer International WritersFestival which takes place from  March 18 to 23, 2013   Presented by the centre for Creative Arts, housed in the College of Humanities and made possible through principal funding from the National Lottery... Read More

Award-winners announced at Durban International Film Festival

The 33rd edition of the Durban International Film Festival, with principal funding from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, on Saturday, July 28 announced its award-winners, prior to the closing film. Winner of the Best Feature Film award, Love (Amour) was applauded by the International Jury as “unmissable”, and the film’s director Michael Haneke, as a “contemporary master with an astute understanding of his cinematic world”. The... Read More

South African 3D animation selected as closing film for 33rd Durban International Film Festival

The animation spectacular Adventures in Zambezia has been announced as closing film for the 33rd edition of the Durban International Film Festival. The festival, which runs from 19 to 29 July, with principal funding by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, will present Adventures in Zambezia on 28th July, immediately following the festival Award evening. Adventures in Zambezia is a landmark in the history of the South African animation. With... Read More