SOUTH AFRICA AT 20: THE FREEDOM TOUR - 04-11.04.15

Posted: Apr, 7th 2015 Contributor: Bilen Shifferaw,

2014 marks the 20th anniversary of democracy and freedom in South Africa. To commemorate this landmark date, South Africa at 20: The Freedom Tour, a season of South African cinema, is taking place from October 2014 to April 2015 at venues across the UK.

The arts – including music, film, theatre, literature and visual arts – have played a pivotal role in the anti-apartheid struggle and the important role of creative expression in South Africa continues today.

South African films are increasingly gaining world-wide recognition. Recent high-profile successes include the Academy Awards nominated Yesterday (2004), Academy Awards winner Tsotsi (2005), sci-fi feature and Academy Awards nominated District 9 (2009), and Cannes nominated Beauty (2012).

The South African film tour opens up the diversity, creative innovation and technical brilliance of South African cinema to UK audiences.

The film tour is a collaboration between the five African film festivals in the UK: Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival in Scotland, Film Africa in London, Afrika Eye in Bristol, Watch-Africa in Wales, and the Cambridge African Film Festival (CAFF).

South Africa at 20: The Freedom Tour is supported by the British Film Institute’s Programming Development Fund and the South African Season in the United Kingdom 2014 & 2015. The SA-UK Seasons is a partnership between the Department of Arts and Culture, South Africa, and the British Council.

4 April 2015 at 8:00pm - 12 April 2015 at 3:00am

Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA

Price: various