ABOUT AWARDS
Zanzibar Film and Television Awards is a truly Zanzibar Talents brand, rooted in Zanzibar but with links across the continent and beyond. For brands looking to create support based on a home-grown solution that speaks to the identity and culture of not just Zanzibar, but the continent, home is the best place to start.
The Zanzibar Film and Television Awards (ZAFTA) is an all-Zanzibar Awards whose mission is to encourage excellence in Zanzibar Film and Television by providing a platform for inspiration, creative development and collaboration across the entire industry. One of the aims of the Academy is stimulation of original and creative production work, and the encouragement of excellence through recognition, education and leadership in film and television.
ZAFTA has a Membership of approximately 50 individuals across 5 Countries. The Academy programmes over 6 learning and networking events annually for Members, including masterclasses, panel discussions, lectures, Q&A, ‘In Conversation With...’, screenings, workshops, and more.
The Awards – are annual Awards initiated by ZAFTA that seeks to tell Zanzibar stories by Zanzibar talents to both the African and International Market. It will showcase our unique socio-economic, environmental and cultural diversities and heritages that will help create economic sustainability for the Zanzibar youth and the host country at large.
ZAFTA is set to convene 1 annual edition from 25 – 27 May 2023.The Awards will comprise of five (5) events, including Film screenings, Contents market, live performance, workshops, forum, as well as the large-scale indoor and outdoor venues (Forodhani Garden, Marumaru Hotel, Nungwi, Makunduchi for Unguja Island. Micheweni, Chake Chake for Pemba Island. It creates a platform for a variety of different audiences to engage in global contents, cultures, including film professionals, entrepreneurs, journalists, local audiences in Tanzania, government officials etc.
AWARDS CATEGORIES AWARDS DESCRIPTION
PRESIDENT AWARD This Award for film/story tells about Blue Economy
KARUME AWARD This is Award for film talks about culture, history and Fluent Kiswahili Language
MAALIM SEIF AWARD This is Award for film/story tells about Motivation, Reconciliation, Peace and Unity
CHILDREN AWARD This is an Award for films/tory talks about sexual harassment, sexual abuse, globalization, and violation of children right
MEDIA AWARD This is an Award for film/story tells about Climate Change and freedom of Press
BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR This is an Award for film/story tells about Tourism Promotion
BEST FILM OF THE YEAR This is an Award for best film in Zanzibar
BEST FILM OF EAST AFRICA This is an Award for best film in East Africa
BEST STORYTELLER AWARD This is an Award for Photographer/Journalist
BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR This is an Award for Zanzibar Film /Program director
BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR This is an Award for Zanzibar Actor
BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR This is Award for Zanzibar Actress
BEST ONLINE MEDIA OF THE YEAR This is an Award for Zanzibar digital online (TV, Newspaper, blogs etc)