Zimbabwe’s 11th annual International Images Film Festival for women issues a call-for-entries. The festival is a seminal and much anticipated showcase of film works by and about the women of Southern Africa. The 2012 IIFF edition will be held in four different locations: Harare, Bulawayo, Gwanda and Binga and will run from November 23 to [...]
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