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Rob Van Vuuren and Jon Savage in Stone Cold Jane Austen. (Facebook)
Rob Van Vuuren and Jon Savage in Stone Cold Jane Austen. (Facebook)

Johannesburg - The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), in partnership with the KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission, is leading a South African delegation to the Cannes International Film Festival.

The festival, which runs from 13 to 24 May, is not only a platform to market local films but gives filmmakers the chance to raise more ­funding for their films and international ­distribution for their products.

Zama Nkosi, chief executive office of the NFVF, said: "The festival is one of our strategic platforms where we offer our local filmmakers an opportunity to negotiate co-production deals with filmmakers from treaty countries."

During the festival Mkosi will be taking part in discussions with Algeria, Kenya, Ivory Coast and Nigeria. "We will hold a roundtable discussion with the aim of telling a positive African story to the rest of the world," she added.

The NFVF will also screen South African films as part of a South African Showcase. They include:

• Ayanda, a coming of age story about a 21-year-old Afro hipster produced by Terry Pheto and directed by Sara Blecher.

• Stone Cold Jane Austen, a reality-style comedy by radio presenter, musical director, singer and songwriter Jon Savage.

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