This week sees the start of the Durban International Film Festival in South Africa. The event will celebrate its 36th edition and runs from 16 to 26 of July. This years festival will see presentations over 290 screenings of current films from around the world, with strong focus on South African and African cinema. 50 filmmakers from Africa are going to take part. The film indusrty on the continent seem to be dominated by those with the best economies such as Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa. To help us look at the industry more closely we have Toni Monty Head of the Durban Film office at the Durban Filmmart, Naomi Mokhele, Manager of Communications at the National Film and Video Foundation, and Ramadan Suleman , Spokesperson of Rights of Passage - the incubation project featuring 8 young first-time filmakers:
