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The Durban International Film Festival has announced its line-up for the 2010 festival, which takes place from July 22nd to August 1st this year. The films will be presented in over 200 screenings at venues across Durban and in surrounding communities. Alongside the screenings of films, the festival offers an extensive workshop and seminar programme, as well as training and industry events.

The festival will open with the world premiere of Khalo Matabanes State Of Violence, a powerful tale of revenge, history and memory. The closing film is Josh Appignanesis hilarious comedy, The Infidel, about a British Muslim who discovers that he was born Jewish.

Including State Of Violence, DIFF will present 9 World Premieres of South African feature films, as well as the African Premiere of Life, Above All, the recent Cannes hit directed by Oliver Schmitz (Mapantsula, Hijack Stories). South African feature films making their debut at the festival are Jahmil XT Qubekas stylish and original A Small Town Called Descent, starring Vusi Kunene and Hlubi Mboya, Jann Turners much-anticipated follow-up to White Wedding, Paradise Stop which

features Rapulana Seiphemo and Kenneth Nkosi, and the hilarious Attack Of The Indian Werewolf by Masood Boomgard among others.

For more info on te line-up, visit www.cca.ukzn.ac.za, and get your festival programme!

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