Film maker refutes production hitches

CANADa-based Zimbabwean film maker Moses Matanda, who is the director of the forthcoming feature filmtitled Chinhoyi 7, which chronicles the famous Battle of Chinhoyi that ignited the Second Chimurenga in 1966, has dismissed claims that he was struggling to wrap up the film.

The film was initially scheduled for release in February, but the dates were then moved to August, with the producers saying they wanted the official release to coincide with Heroes’ Day commemorations meant to honour the country’s liberation war heroes.

Matanda told NewsDay yesterday that the release has been further hold up by the delayed importation of the software used in the production of the special effects as they wanted the movie to be a world-class production.

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