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South Africa’s ARIFF Brings Social Issues into Focus With Spotlight on Emerging Filmmakers
Christopher Vourlias From its 2018 launch in Johannesburg as an industry event rooted in the local community, the Africa Rising Intl. Film Festival (ARIFF) has sought to promote diversity and inclusion in the South African biz, where Black, female, and LGBTQ filmmakers too often struggle to gain a foothold, and white and male executives still hold a disproportionate amount of power.“From an access point of view, we don’t have access in terms of the full value chain of the industry,” says ARIFF co-chair and president Lala Tatu.
