Kay Media Africa’s Creative Director Eugene Mapondera has been appointed to the panel of Judges for the Durban International Film Festival 2022 (DIFF). The Durban International Film Festival is South Africa’s longest running film festival that contributes to promoting and celebrating African and South African cinema whilst attracting international media. DIFF 2022 will take place from the 21st to the 31st of July. This year’s theme is “Adaptation” and will challenge filmmakers to introduce audiences to new perspectives of diversity and inclusion in these uncertain times.
As a Zimbabwe-based animator, multimedia designer, Eugene Ramirez Mapondera continues to make great strides in the local and international creative industry.Mapondera has contributed to the national creative industry as a mentor to aspiring animators and his work is renowned throughout Zimbabwe and parts of Europe and North America. He has also contributed to the international creative industry as a judge for the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) competition of the arts, “Fast Forward: The Future of Work in a Green Economy” and UNESCO’s art initiative, Resiliart.
Mapondera will once again be offering his years of creative insight as judge at DIFF 2022. The team at Kay Media Africa looks forward to seeing the outcome of Eugene’s contribution to Durban International Film Festival 2022.