Zanzibar International Film Festival
The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), additionally referred to as Festival of the Dhow Countries, is an annual movie competition held in Zanzibar, Tanzania. It has been defined as the most important cultural occasion in East Africa. ZIFF is a non-governmental organization hooked up in 1997 to broaden and sell movies and different cultural industries as catalysts for the nearby social and financial growth.
The annual multi disciplinary arts and cultural competition is ZIFF’s fundamental activity; the competition is an all-arts affair, with eight days of nearby and global dialogue panels, workshops, 10 days of screenings of the satisfactory nearby and global cinema and evenings of musical live shows which include a Gala every evening. All competition applications are a fruit of the belief of the potential of movies to fuse collectively the satisfaction of every artwork-form, supplying a extensive variety of Entertainment, Educating and Networking alternatives for global audiences.
The competition is arguably the most important multidisciplinary artwork and cultural competition in Africa, and keeps to guide as a traveler enchantment occasion withinside the region. ZIFF now offers 12 International Awards offered with the aid of five International Juries. It is anticipated that 7000 western vacationers got here to Zanzibar to wait for the competition and the full competition target market turned into an extra 100,000 with extensive enchantment throughout race, magnificence and religions. Its effect on the financial system of Zanzibar is unquestionable.
Time: October
Location: The coastal city of Bagamoyo
