SA Directors rub shoulders in Italy

SOMERSET WEST director John Warner (26) was one of five South African film directors who attended the Genova Film Festival in Italy. John's short film, Note to Self, was screened at the festival along with films by about 20 South African directors. In addition to John, four other South African directors attended the festival: Katinka Heyns (Paljas), Zola Maseko (A Drink in the Passage), Kenneth Kaplan (Pure Blood) and Dumisani Phakathi (Waiting for Valdez).