The 16th IIFF was held in August 2017 as a joint festival in collaboration with the 19th Zimbabwe International Film Festival.[3] The theme of the 17th IIFF, held at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in August 2018, was 'Reach Out'. The opening film was She is King. Other films screened were Mukanya, A Female Chief, Under Pressure, Somebody Clap For Me and The Sound of Silence.[4]