2019 Joburg Film Festival opening 20 Nov 201920 Nov 2019 PrintPDFSend to a friendMore sharing options More sharing options The 2019 Joburg Film Festival opened at Sandton's Nelson Mandela Square last night 19 November 2019. The festival opened with the South African premiere of local horror film, 8, starring Tshamano Sebe, Inge Beckmann, Garth Breytenbach & Chris April.