Rustenburg film festival (RFF) is Rustenburg's signature film event operated by Rustenburg Film Festival (NPC), a Non-Profit Company registered in terms of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 of South Africa, with Reg No. 2014/137852/08. Rustenburg is a major city of the North West province in South Africa. The Festival has ran for 5 years under the name "Bojanala Film Week" but was in 2020 renamed to Rustenburg Film Festival. It has provided filmmaking skills to a myriad of filmmakers across the province in the form of film workshops, and most of these filmmakers are now independent filmmakers producing films for various exhibition platforms.
In 2020, RFF launched under the pandemic attack and still held an amazing successful event.
In 2021, RFF held it's biggest event thus far. Receiving over 450 submissions, screening 55 projects and presenting 13 awards. In 2023, RFF held it's 8th installment in the city of Rustenburg.
The 9th Rustenburg Film Festival promises to be the biggest film event in the North West province of South Africa. Hundreds of entries are expected and loads of film awards will be presented.
Rustenburg Film festival’s key objectives are;
- Develop & promote filmmakers through practical interventions
- Audience Development through evoking appetite for local movies
- Foster networks amongst key stakeholders in film (local & international filmmakers)
- Promote North West as a film destinations
We look forward to having you as a guest, or screening your film to a well captivated audience. Rustenburg is an hour's drive from Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa's capital city. The city boasts modern architecture including the famous Sun City where movies like Blended (Adam Sandler), 10 Days in Sun City were filmed. With some of the country's largest game parks, no one can get bored.
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