On trouvera notamment : William Kentridge, Johnny Clegg, John Kani, Janice Honeyman, Yael Farber, Lara Foot Newton, Ringo Mandlingozi, Ellis Pearson, Bheki Mkwane et Pieter Dirk Uys.
Le festival du film présentera les films de l'Anglais Nicolas Roeg et du Polonais Walerian Borowczyk, ainsi qu'une rétrospective Sergei Eisenstein.

The 2002 National Arts Festival will featuring the full range of arts categories which will include crowd-pleasers along with an innovative work involving top and new talent. Some of the artists who will participate in this year's event are Wlliam Kentridge, Johnny Clegg, John Kani, Janice Honeyman, Yael Farber, Lara Foot Newton, Ringo Mandlingozi, Ellis Pearson, Bheki Mkwane and Pieter-Dirk Uys.

The Film Festival component features premières, recent gems from the art house circuit, South African must sees and programmes of work by Britain's Nicolas Roeg and Poland's Walerian Borowczyk, complementing a Sergei Eisenstein retrospective. Leon van Nierop will lead discussions to enhance the viewing experience.