"It is only in Nelson Mandela Bay that a Mandela International Film Festival can be held. This was an opportunity we could not miss, as the only City in the World named after the World Icon. We are proud to be part of this international event and we will support it fully," Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Benson Fihla said, speaking at the launch of the Mandela Bay Film Festival at the Athenaeum in Port Elizabeth today, December 3, 2014.