The programme for DIFF 35 has been announced and film lovers can travel the world without leaving their seats. 2014 sees the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) return for its 35th year to...

The ever-expanding African film industry will once more be represented at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) 2014 although South African film retains the festival’s key focus, with 40...

The 35th Durban International Film Festival announces Hard to Get for its opening night film The Durban International Film Festival (July 17 – 27) is extremely happy to announce that the opening...

The South African delegation lead by the National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa in partnership with KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission, Durban Film Office and WESGRO will this year celebrate...

DIFF honoured its two favourite sons, Qubeka and Worsdale, during the awards ceremony on Saturday 27 July. Intense pressure on the morality police also prevailed with the unbanning of the opening...

Only at a film festival can you experience the underworlds of Cape Town and Bangkok and the beauty of North Korea. Tourist brochures paint a very different picture. My last day at Diff started with...

How did Pussy Riot - A punk prayer escape the wrath of the SA morality police? As a member of Brics, Russia is a friend and the film is everything they don't like - offensive, deranged, undesirable...

Lovers of weed will know that Durban poison is a prime example of marijuana. It is also the most destructive. This year's DIFF was poisoned by the banning of the opening film and cancellation of...

One of the themes at this year's DIFF is sexual identities and it certainly has stirred up a lot of interest. The day  will be remembered for two reasons: seeing three sex films (sexual...

I don't know what's more uncomfortable - the balmy 30 Celsius in winter and uncertainty after the banning of the opening film at DIFF. The organisers will appeal the banning at the...