· Red Carpet Opening ceremony on Friday, July 11 th at 19.30
· International Competition with 60 screenings of the best short films from all over the
world and East African Competition with the best shorts and feature-length
documentaries.
· The Soko Filam launch on 12th at House of Wonders
· Festival of Festivals starting on the 12th at House of Wonders
· Festival Talk Show
· New Media Brain Trust on 15th July
· Dhow race
· Bull Fight
· Red Carpet Award ceremony on Sunday, July 19th at 19.30
· ZIFF at Mwakakogwa-Zanzibar cultural festival on 20th July

The festival centre is located in the beautiful stone town area in Zanzibar. The main location of the festival is an atmospheric Amphitheatre located inside an Old Fort. Other venues are Mambo Club, Forodhani Garden, House of Wonders, Old Customs House, Palace Museum, the Barge at the Old fort Waterfront, Aecrotanal, Chake Chake and Wete Cinema in Pemba.