Realness Residency is a Pan-African screenwriting initiative. It is seeking diversity in contemporary African perspectives, encouraging risk-taking, originality and authenticity. This ethos has been demonstrated once more by the success of alumnus Luck Razanajaona (Madagascar) at CineMart in Rotterdam where his Realness project Disco Afrika won the Wouter Barendrecht Award of €5,000 given to a… Continue reading Realness Residency Announces Award Winners & New Partnership With Toronto International Film Festival
Category: Awards
Revolting Rhymes Nominated For An Oscar
Revolting Rhymes is one of five animated short films nominated for an Oscar. Directed by Jakob Schuh (Oscar-nominated for The Gruffalo) and Jan Lachauer (Oscar-nominated for Room on the Broom) and co-directed by Bin Han To, produced by Martin Pope and Michael Rose, Revolting Rhymes is an adaptation of Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake’s classic book of surprising fairy tales. Produced by Magic Light Pictures, Revolting Rhymes was animated at Magic Light’s… Continue reading Revolting Rhymes Nominated For An Oscar
Multiple Award-winning Film Heads To SA Big Screen
With 24 awards and 77 nominations under its belt, I, Tonya – featuring Margot Robbie (About Time, The Wolf of Wall Street, Focus, The Legend of Tarzan, Suicide Squad) and Allison Janney (The West Wing, Mom, American Beauty, Juno) – will hit the South African cinema circuit on 16 February 2018. Two triple axels, various… Continue reading Multiple Award-winning Film Heads To SA Big Screen
SA Films Shine On Global Stage
South Africa has scored an Oscar nomination at the 90th Academy Awards for the animation film ‘Revolting Rhymes’, produced by Triggerfish, which received a nomination in the category Best Animated Short Film. The film is an adaptation of Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake’s classic book of fairytales. The nominations in all 24 Oscar® categories were… Continue reading SA Films Shine On Global Stage
90th Annual Oscars : Nominations
Actress-comedian Tiffany Haddish and actor-director Andy Serkis, joined by Academy President John Bailey, announced the 90th Academy Awards® nominations today (January 23) live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater via a global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org, the Academy’s digital platforms, a satellite feed and broadcast media. Haddish and Serkis announced the nominees in 11… Continue reading 90th Annual Oscars : Nominations
24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018 Nominees
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Timothee Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name” James Franco, “The Disaster Artist” Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out” Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour” Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Judi Dench, “Victoria & Abdul” Sally Hawkins, “The Shape… Continue reading 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018 Nominees