Design Indaba FilmFest 2014 premieres a curated collection of full-length features dedicated to architecture, urban design, fashion, photography, street and performance art, motion graphics and the many genres of creativity.

Design Indaba Filmfest not only brings you the hottest design movies but also a unique movie-going experience. A selection of movies will be screened old school drive-in style at Maiden’s Cove, Clifton, while the oldest surviving building in South Africa, The Castle of Good Hope, is the backdrop for the rest of the film festival.

Be inspired by the world’s best creativity. Don’t miss these one-night-only films, never-before screened in South Africa.

Full programme to be announced. Ticket sales open soon. Follow us on Twitter for updates.

Design Indaba FilmFest 2014 is proud to announce its official media partners: Assembly RadioBetween 10and5Don't Party, Hello Cape Town and We-Are-Awesome.

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Gates open at 18:00. Screening starts at 20:00. 

Sound City screens at Maiden's Cove, Clifton. 

Director: Dave Grohl

Running Time: 108 minutes

Tickets: R150 per car


Gates open at 18:00. Screening starts at 20:00. 

20 Feet from Stardom screens at Maiden's Cove, Clifton. 

Director: Morgan Neville

Running Time: 91 minutes

Tickets: R150 per car


Gates open at 18:00. Screening starts at 20:00. 

The Otherside screens at Maiden's Cove, Clifton. 

Director: Daniel Torok

Running Time: 51 minutes

Tickets: R150 per car


Gates open at 19:00. Screening starts at 20:00. 

The Human Scale screens at The Castle of Good Hope. 

Director: Andreas Møl Dalsgaard

Running time: 83 minutes 

Tickets: R70


Gates open at 19:00. Screening starts at 20:00. 

This Ain't California screens at The Castle of Good Hope. 

Director: Marten Persiel


Running Time: 90 Minutes

Tickets: R70

Please note: This movie has subtitles. 


Gates open at 19:00. Screening starts at 20:00. 

Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters screens at The Castle of Good Hope. 

Director: Ben Shapiro

Running Time: 78 minutes 

Tickets: R70


Gates open at 19:00. Screening starts at 20:00.

Sign Painters screens at The Castle of Good Hope. 

Director: Faythe Levine and Sam Macon

Running time: 80 minutes

Tickets: R70


Gates open at 19:00. Screening starts at 20:00.

Cutie and the Boxer screens at The Castle of Good Hope. 

Director: Zachary Heinzerling

Running time: 82 minutes 

Tickets: R70

Please note: This film has subtitles. 


Gates open at 19:00. Screenings start at 20:00 

Finding Fela screens at The Castle of Good Hope. 

Director: Alex Gibney 

Running Time: 119 minutes

Tickets: R70


The Grand Budapest Hotel screens at Nu Metro, V&A Waterfront. 

Director: Wes Anderson 

Running Time: 100 minutes

Tickets: R100


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