Deadline: June 11, 2015, at 17h00.
The KwaZulu-Natal
Film Commission is calling for nominations for the 3rd Simon “Mabhunu” Sabela
awards.
The film awards
recognise outstanding achievement and excellence within the South African Film
industry, with a special focus on KZN.
The theme for 2014
will be Passing the Baton and Keeping the
Fire Burning. Among those who will be honoured at the awards are actors,
producers, directors and various film technicians.
The awards are an
initiative of the Department of Economic Development Tourism and Environmental
Affairs and are implemented by the KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission. Simon Mabhunu
Sabela, in whose honour the Film Awards are named, was a legend in both big
screen and television. Not only was he South Africa’s first Black film
director, he also had a long and successful career which saw him feature in
over 34 movies, both nationally and internationally.
The categories for
awards are as follows: Best actor; Best actress; Best supporting actor; Best
supporting actress; Best newcomer actor/actress Best screenplay; Best director;
Best use of KZN as filming location (Best Feature Film); Best IsiZulu Film; Best
documentary short; Best documentary feature length; Best micro-budget film; and
Best student film. There are also two Lifetime Achievement awards.
The awards will be
presented during the awards ceremony which coincides with the Durban
International Film Festival on July 19, 2015.
Entry forms and
Guidelines are available on the KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission website at www.kwazulunatalfilm.co.za
Entries are to be
delivered to: KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission, 1st Floor, Marine Building, 22
Dorothy Nyembe Street, Durban, 4001.
Closing date for
all entries is 17h00 on June 11, 2015. For more information contact Valentia
Mthembu on 031 325 0200 or email: simonsabela@kwazulunatalfilm.co.za or Facebook: @Kwa-Zulu Natal Film Commission
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