(Right: Sakhile Gumede. Photo
supplied)
The Centre for Creative Arts at the University of
KwaZulu-Natal has announced that Sakhile Gumede has
been appointed as the Festival Manager for the 47th edition of Durban
International Film Festival.
Since 2018, Sakhile has led DIFF’s Isiphethu Programme, the festival’s training and development arm with core components that include Student Films, the IsiZulu Scriptwriting Workshop, and an Industry Programme of workshops and masterclasses.
He previously served for many years as coordinator and programmer of the DIFF Shorts section, and in 2007 completed a course in Event Organising and Film Festival Management at DW Akademie (Germany).
Currently, Sakhile curates the Science Film Festival and the Poetry-Film Festival, which forms part of the renowned Poetry Africa festival. He has built strong relationships with art centres and communities across KwaZulu-Natal, as well as with Durban-based film schools.
Gumede has represented DIFF globally at prestigious events such as the Berlinale in Germany, in Switzerland and in Brazil at Mostra de Cinemas Africanos. He recently visited Fuzhou, China as part of the South African film delegation and will serve as a jury member at Luxor African Film Festival in Egypt next year during March.
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