South African film director, Regardt van den Bergh, is to be awarded the special
Ischia Global Award for his ‘extraordinary films and contribution to the art industry’ at the seventh
Annual Ischia Global Film & Music Fest. Van den Bergh’s latest film based on a true story shot in the Kalahari -
Tornado and the Kalahari Horse Whisperer - will be showcased at the event.
Tornado is currently on circuit in South Africa.
This year’s
Ischia Film and Music Fest will be dedicated to South African art and cinema. Regardt’s award is to be recognised among the most reputable international stars of the big screen.
Among the talent who participated in previous years include 27
Oscar© winners. Some of the most notable names include:
*Directors: Francis Ford Coppola; Norman Jewison; Neil Jordan; Oliver Stone; Bille August; and Giuseppe Tornatore.
Actors: Hilary Swank; Sir Ben Kingsley; Vanessa Redgrave; Matt Dillon; Naomi Watts; Gael Garcia Bernal; Diane Kruger; Gerard Butler; Claire Danes; F. Murray Abraham; Rosario Dawson; Dennis Hopper; Brenda Blethym; Joseph Fiennes; Kim Cattral; Freddie Highmore; Val Kilmer; and many more.
The ceremony will be chaired by the
Academy Award-winning director, Paul Haggis, while the multi-talented Hollywood manager Jason Weinberg is to serve as Master of Ceremonies. Producer, Mark Canton will be on the top of the Honorary Board with some of the incredible talents who have been attending the festival in the past six years. The awards ceremony is to take place on 12 July on the Isle of Ischia, Italy.
Tornado and the Kalahari Horse Whisperer is based on the true life story of Barrie Burger and Pierre van Rooyen. The film stars Quentin Krog; Leán van den Bergh; and Danny Keogh and was released by Ster-Kinekor Distribution on 10 April.
For more information on
Tornado and the Kalahari Horse Whisperer, see
www.tornadothemovie.com, and for more on the
Ischia Global Film & Music Fest, see
www.ischiaglobal.com.