DIFF 2026 is not only screening films. Its Isiphethu programme, isiZulu Scriptwriting Workshop and Film Festival Residency are developing the people behind cinema.
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DIFF 2026 is not only presenting finished films. Through Isiphethu, an isiZulu Scriptwriting Workshop and a Film Festival Residency, it is investing in the writers, filmmakers and festival leaders needed to keep South African cinema moving.
FOSTA’s DIFF premiere turns Thulani “Fosta” Headman’s music journey into a wider story about redemption, township creativity and the infrastructure needed to sustain talent.
