DESIGN INDABA FILMFEST
WATCH the world's best feature films and documentaries on design, art, creativity and innovation at a rooftop cinema in the Mother City. As a prelude to Cape Town's Design Indaba this year, the film festival promises to interest everybody. Among the many films on the programme is Big Easy Express, which documents the musical journey of folkrock and indie rock bands. Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present follows the story of the artist as she transforms herself into a live form of art. Diana Vreeland: The Eye has to Travel documents the life of the erstwhile fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar.
The filmfest starts on Sunday 17 and runs until March 3 at The Bank, 50 Canterbury Street, Gardens in Cape Town. Daily screenings start at 8.30pm. Tickets are available online and at the door. For more information, see www.design indaba.com/events/filmfest-2013.
JOZI FILM FESTIVAL
The second annual Jozi Film Festival will take place this weekend, beginning today and featuring a variety of films screened over three days. Take the opportunity to see Tobias Lindner's filmOrania about the remote white Afrikaans village.
This year's festival will take place at The Bioscope in Maboneng Precinct, Villa Arcadia in Parktown and an open-air screening in Soweto's Kliptown. Tickets cost R20. Screenings in Kliptown are free. The festival wraps up on Sunday. Visit www.jozifilmfestival.co.za.