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South African cinema takes centre stage at Joburg Film Festival 2026

This year’s festival begins and ends with powerful local films confronting apartheid, colonialism and memory through confident, world-class craft

Kibo Ngowi

Close-up: Joburg Film Festival curator Nhlanhla Ndaba. Photos: Supplied

Why craft matters: Curating the Joburg Film Festival 2026

As the Joburg Film Festival returns in 2026, curator Nhlanhla Ndaba explains why craft, care and unseen labour are taking centre stage

Kibo Ngowi

A scene from Inshallah a Boy, which will be screened at the Johannesburg Film Festival.

ALL THE COLOURS OF THE WORLD ARE BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE

Tapestry of life through the lens of film

Johannesburg Film Festival offers 60 thought-provoking, conversation-inducing movies

Lesego Chepape