Friday, April 24, 2009

Izulu Lami wins at IPAFF

KZN's own Izulu lami (My Secret Sky) has won the best feature film award at "International Pan African film festival", in Cannes, France



Directed by Madoda Ncayiyana, Izulu lami won the coveted DIKALO Best Feature Film prize at the recent International Pan African Film Festival, held in the city of Cannes between 1st and 5th April 2009.

Izulu Lami (My Secret Sky) follows the story of two young children who journey to the city from their rural homestead after their mother’s death. The film features a cast of mainly young children who had never acted professionally before, discovered through extensive casting by the director, from the townships, informal settlements of eThekwini Municipality to the rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal.

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