The year got off to a great start for Jozi Gold. The film has been selected for the prestigious CPH DOX International Film Festival in Copenhagen, it is a finalist in the SIMA Awards and it will feature in The Bioscope Independent Cinema’s Best Films of 2019 screenings this coming weekend.
It is a major achievement for Jozi Gold that the international premiere will be at CPH DOX, one of the biggest and most important documentary festivals in the world. It takes place in Copenhagen from March 18th to 29th and the producers/directors are aiming to launch the international Impact Campaign at the same time.
And hot on the heels of the CPH DOX announcement came an award. The annual Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA) celebrate the highest standard of social impact storytelling, honouring cutting edge filmmaking from around the world that inspires activism, compassion and social transformation. Each year, projects are selected from over 140 countries, competing for awards, cash prizes, media features, and entry into SIMA’s distribution programmes that bring selected works to communities and classrooms worldwide. The winners will be announced on February 7th, 2020.
A letter from the organisers states: “We are committed to advancing the culture of social-impact filmmaking and championing filmmakers and change-makers like YOU, who use creative storytelling to inspire awareness, compassion and action. Thank you for inspiring us with your work!”
And, on the Homefront, The Bioscope Independent Cinema in Maboneng, Johannesburg has opted for a third run of Jozi Gold as part of their Best Films of 2019 screenings.
The festive season was barely in sunset mode when we received a request from the University of Cape Town to screen Jozi Gold for a group of foreign students (mostly from the USA and focusing on environmental studies) who had just arrived to spend a semester in the Mother City. Professor Marc Los Huertos from Pomona College in Los Angeles requested the screening after reading about Jozi Gold online. Pomona is one of the USA’s premier liberal arts colleges.
If you would like to know more or become involved contact Sabelo Hlatshwayo, Jozi Gold Impact Coordinator, at sabelo67@gmail.com.
Jozi Gold, raising awareness and spreading the inspiration one screening at a time. Watch it here: Jozi Gold Film.
The producers/directors’ mailing address is:
Jozi Gold
WG Film AB Västergatan 22a SE-211 21
Malmö SE-211 21
Sweden
