2007 Free State Independent Film Festival

The 2007 Free State Independent Film Festival was held in Lindley from Thursday 4 October to Sunday 7 October 2007.
20 Participants from Lindley, Arlington, Reitz and Petrus Steyn attended the film workshops.

Click here to view photos of the 2007 Film Festival.

Film Festival Aims:

- Encourage aspirant filmmakers in small towns and rural areas to tell their own stories.

- Bring independent films from South Africa and abroad to viewers in small towns.

- Highlight the potential of the Free State and specifically Lindley and the environs, as locations for filmmaking.

Film Festival Activities:

- Filmmaking workshops.

- Film outreach to schools and youth.

- Public viewings.

Film Festival Viewings and Film Outreach:

- Viewings of films from SA Film history, facilitated by the National Film, Video and Sound Archive.

- 350 young people attend outreach in Ntha on Friday 5 October 2007. Films directed by South African young directors shown.

- Featured Director for Film Festival: Ntshavheni Wa Luruli.

Film Festival Film Workshop Awards:

- Best Film: Lindley group for Ngwana Wa Lla.

- Best Director: Vusi Tshabalala for Imbali.

Film Festival Partners:

- Nketoana Municipal Council.

- Department of Communication, University of Johannesburg.

- The people of Lindley.

For more information contact the Film Festival Director,
Johan Colyn at 072 230 5080 or johan@lindley.co.za