Filmmaking in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has an active film culture that includes films made in Zimbabwe during its pre- and post-colonial periods. Economic crisis and political crisis have been features of the industry.
[1] A publication from the 1980s counted 14 cinemas in Zimbabwe's capital city,
Harare .
[2] According to a 1998 report only 15 percent of the population had been to a cinema.
[3] European and American films have been made on location in Zimbabwe as well as Indian films. American films are popular in Zimbabwe but face restrictions limiting their distribution.
[4]
History
Great Britain's
Colonial Film Unit was active in Zimbabwe.
[5]
[6] Zimbabwe's post-colonial government has worked to sponsor film development.
[5] Germany helped fund a film training and production program.
[7]
Festivals
The Zimbabwe Film Festival
Zimbabwean directors include
Tsitsi Dangarembga ,
Rumbi Katedza ,
Roger Hawkins (film director) ,
Godwin Mawuru ,
Michael Raeburn ,
Farai Sevenzo ,
Ingrid Sinclair ,
Sydney Taivavashe , and
Edwina Spicer .
Zimbabwean actors include:
Munya Chidzonga ,
Tongayi Chirisa ,
Adam Croasdell ,
John Indi ,
Dominic Kanaventi ,
Edgar Langeveldt ,
Tawanda Manyimo , l
Cont Mhlanga and
Lucian Msamati . Zimbabwean actresses include
Chipo Chung ,
Carole Gray ,
Kubi Indi , and
Sibongile Mlambo .
Several films cover the
Rhodesian Bush War .
Zimbabwe hosts the
International Images Film Festival for Women and
Zimbabwe International Film Festival .
Keith Shiri is a Zimbabwean film curator.
Films
Films from
Rhodesia
Films from Zimbabwe include:
Albino (film) (1976), a German thriller
King Solomon's Mines (1985 film) , an action adventure film shot in Zimbabwe
Kizhakku Africavil Sheela (1987), a
Tamil language film largely shot in Zimbabwe
A World Apart (film) (1988), the film addresses apartheid
Jit (film) (1990)
[8]
White Hunter Black Heart , an American film shot in Zimbabwe
Neria (1993)
Everyone's Child (1995)
Flame (1996 film) set during the
Rhodesian Bush War
Flame (1996 film)
Forbidden Fruit (2000 film)
The Legend of the Sky Kingdom (2003), an animated film
Tanyaradzwa (2005)
Mugabe and the White African (2009), a documentary
iThemba (2010), a documentary about a band
Sores of Emmanuel (2010) a film about a single father's hope, written and directed by Eddie Ndhlovu
Something Nice from London (2013)
Democrats (film) , a Danish documentary about politics in Zimbabwe
Thandie's Diary (2018) a film about gender based violence against women written and directed by Eddie Ndhlovu.
Gonarezhou (film) 2019, an anti-poaching film
The film
Lumumba (film) was filmed in Zimbabwe.
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