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In early 2024 we opened up submissions and applications for short form screen dance films. Our JOMBA! independent jury shortlisted 8 short films and the top two, voted by our 2024 Jurors, will be announced on Wednesday 28 August after the viewing. The top two short films will be given a small cash prize from the festival to honour their ongoing work. And, the top three will be shared as part of the Digital BlackCentric Week (UK) in a now four-year digital dance partnership with the Leicester (UK) based SERENDIPITY Institute for Black Arts and Heritage.
LONG FORM:
Cebolenkosi Siphesihle Zuma (SA), Maulid Owino (Kenya), Diana Gaya (Kenya), Femi Adebajo (Nigeria), Kwanele Finch Thusi (SA), Jabu Siphika (SA), Jarryd Watson (SA), Javier Velazquez Cabrero & David Thatanelo April (Mexico/ SA), Judith Olivia Mantantenasoa (Madagascar), Julia Ruzyczka de Rosenwerth (SA), Lewellyn Afrika (SA), Lucky Moketsi & Gifter Ngobeni (SA), Lungi Mahlanga & Thulisile Binda (SA), Mamello Makhetha (SA), Mzamo Kunene (SA), Nomfundo Hlongwa (SA), Sibonelo Mchunu (SA), Smangaliso Ngwenya (SA) and Thando Khupe Mgobhozi, Thabiso Mfusi, Tshireletso Mokgotsi & Lundi Mqhobo (SA)
SHORT FORM:
Andile Mswazi (SA), Carrick Keating (SA), Embodied Creatives (SA), Kamogelo Molobye (SA), Judith Olivia Manantenasoa (Madagascar), Rhia Ryan (SA), Smudge Screen (SA), Thembi Sthe (SA), Vincent Ochieng Owoko (Kenya) and Zaza Ncala (SA)
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Skyla Buchanan
Long Form:
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Femi Adebajo
Long Form:
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R1 500
The top 8 works screened on the 31st August:
Sifiso E. Kweyama (SA), Julie Veronirina Iarisoa (Madagascar), Phumlani Life Mndebele (SA), Sabelo Cele (SA),
Jena Woodroffe (SA), Robert Ssempijja (Uganda), Kaldi Makutike (SA/DRC) and Pavishen Paideya (SA)
Pak Ndjamena is a multifaceted artist based in Maputo (Mozambique) who encompasses various crafts including dancer, choreographer, cultural promoter, musician and actor.
Ntshadi Mofokeng is a cultural worker who produces, curates, and writes. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Bryn Mawr College and a Master’s degree in Arts Politics from New York University. She was a member of the inaugural Sustaining Theatre and Dance (STAND) Foundation Leadership Initiative in 2021 and an International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) Global Fellow in 2022.
Ivan Barros is an award-winning Mozambican photographer and video-maker. Enthusiastic and passionate about audio-visual, he is constantly working with Mozambican contemporary dancers to promote the country’s artistic scene and to challenge himself out of his comfort zone.
Clare Craighead is a Drama and Performance Studies lecturer at DUT, a dance writer and academic with a keen interest in arts on a digital platform. She is based in KZN.
Thobile Maphanga is a dancer, dance writer and researcher interested in the histories and narratives of black women creatives. She is also the JOMBA! Assistant Curator and Project manager. She is based in Durban.
