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South African cinema takes centre stage at Joburg Film Festival 2026

This year’s festival begins and ends with powerful local films confronting apartheid, colonialism and memory through confident, world-class craft

  • Eyaaz
2 min read
Close-up: Joburg Film Festival curator Nhlanhla Ndaba. Photos: Supplied

Why craft matters: Curating the Joburg Film Festival 2026

As the Joburg Film Festival returns in 2026, curator Nhlanhla Ndaba explains why craft, care and unseen labour are taking centre stage

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
A scene from Inshallah a Boy, which will be screened at the Johannesburg Film Festival.

Tapestry of life through the lens of film

Johannesburg Film Festival offers 60 thought-provoking, conversation-inducing movies

  • Des Erasmus
4 min read