The Tri Continental Film Festival will be running from the 11th of September to the 12th of October at Selected Ster-Kinekor and Cinema Nouveau cinemas nationally and will offer an outstanding selection of films from across the globe including six world premiers, 19 African first showings and 22 South African films.
Films that will be showcased will explore social, cultural and personal realities. "Cinema has an immense power to get us to both feel and think" with this aim compelling stories focus on those who champion rights and those who trample them. The 2009 edition brings hard-hitting documentaries and dramas that explore a number of social tensions including recurrent themes such as privatisation and neo-liberalism, nationalism, borders, environmental degradation and media activism, balanced by a selection of documentaries and dramas that deal with redemption, racialised past and the power of memory and song. One of the challenges of bringing such a diverse film festival to South Africa is taking formats ranging from Dvcam, Betacam, Digital Betacam, DVD and HD and Transcoding them into a consistent high quality format for viewing in cinemas. Other challenges such as varying aspect ratios (4:3, 16:9, 1:185), audio and subtitles need to be individually tweaked and altered to ensure an optimum viewing experience. This year this complex technical challenge is being carried out by Traffic. Enjoy the festival. Should you require further information on the festival please visit www.3continetsfestival.co.za. Traffic Visualise, Produce, Deliver... www.tcmc.tv BOOKING INFOTicket Price: R30Bookings: Cinema Nouveau: Rosebank Mall, Bedford Centre, Brooklyn Mall, V&AWaterfront and Ster-Kinekor: Maponya and Musgrave MallsBookings can be made:• Via the award-winning Ster-Kinekor Theatre websites on www.sterkinekor.com• On your cellphone - www.sterkinekor.com• Via TicketLine - 082 16789 (vas rates apply)• At Self-Service terminals at cinemas• Box OfficeTri Continental Film Festival is the producer of the festival and functions independently of Ster-Kinekor Theatres and Cinema Nouveau. Tri Continental Film Festival reserves the right to cancel or reschedule screenings without prior notice.Festival contact tel: 021 788 5462 email: zivia@mweb.co.zawww.3continentsfestival.co.za
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