Zanzibar International Film Festival | ZIFF 2013

VERONA AWARD (African film festival of Verona)
For his ability to show the process of creation and production of a film and to discover the mechanisms of making “cinema”, remaining in a constant balance between reality and fiction, and for the incredible choice to risk, filming himself next to the real “gangsters”, the characters of the work, and follow them in their daily lives.

Gangster project
Teboho Edkins
(South Africa)

SIGNIS JURY
East African Talent Award – 1000 USD grant
Kivuto - Poupoune Sesonga (Rwanda)

SIGNIS Award
Ni Sisi - Nick Reding (Kenya)

Commendation of the Jury:
Little One - Darrell Roodt (South Africa)

ZUKU BONGO MOVIE AWARDS

Best actor Swahili movie:
Bond bin Suleiman (Bobby in Lover’s Island)

Best actress Swahili movie:
Elizabeth Michael (Linda in Woman of Principal)

Best director Swahili movie:
Bond Bin Suleiman (Lover’s Island)

Best Swahili featured film:
Lover’s Island (Javed Jafferji)

People’s Choice Award
Shoeshine - Amil Shivji (Tanzania)

OUSMANE SEMBENE AWARD – 5000 USD

NO PROBLEM! SIX MONTHS WITH BAREFOOT GRANDMAMAS
Yasmin Kidwai (India.)

It’s a rare depiction of successful South-to-South cooperation. This exceptional documentary shows us that wherever there is hope, understanding, commitment and humanity; solutions can be designed, implemented and made to benefit the vulnerable. NO PROBLEM! SIX MONTHS WITH BAREFOOT GRANDMAMAS is a skilful documentary by a visibly confident and compassionate female director on women who go from being considered ‘illiterate’ to being called ‘engineers’ and repositioning themselves in their communities.

SAVE THE CHILDREN Award
Little One - Darrell Roodt (South Africa)

ZIFF AWARDS

Golden Dhow:
Golchereh - Vahid Mousaia (Iran)

Silver dhow:
Ni Sisi - Nick Reding (Kenya)

Best East African film:
Nairobi Half Life - Tosh Gitonga (Kenya)

Best documentary:
No Problem: 6 Months In The Barefoot Grandmother
Yasmin Kidwai (India.)

Best short:
Sabbat El Aïd (My Shoes)
Anis Lassoued (Tunisia)

Special Jury Award:

The Chairman and the Lions
Peter Biella - (USA/Tanzania)

Special mention:
Adamt , Zelalem Woldemariam, (Ethiopia)
Fluorescent Sin , Amirah Tajdin, (Kenya)
Hasaki ya suda, Cedric Ido, (France/Burkina Faso)

Lifetime Achievement Award
Prof. Abdul Sherif

Chairman’s - Bi Kidude Award