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The Road production team and some of it's cast took the four awards. PICTURES: Jurgen Marx JUST because the production has the highest viewership numbers or trends on social media every time they are broadcast, this doesn’t guarantee them awards. And this weekend, this theory was proved at the 11th South African Film and Television Awards where some of the local favourite shows were left empty handed when 181 judging panelists opted for "quality over quantity”. According to legendary actor and playwright Dr John Kani, who is one of the overall head judges of the awards alongside actor Jerry Mofokeng and film producer Firdoze Bulbulia, said when picking the nominees for this year’s awards they dealt with “honesty in pursuit of excellence”. “It’s very difficult for us to pick who will be the deserving winner so we had to leave it to the auditors. The process was honest, creative and these judges had a passion for the industry of South Africa ,” said Kani. And the ...

WHEN the first guitar chords of the mbaqanga ballad Wangala strummed during the opening sequence of Mzansi Magic’s telenovela turned soapie, Isibaya , South African television was transformed forever.  Five years later, the lovelorn melody, Wangala has become synonymous with one of the best television soapie to ever come out of the country. And t his year, it celebrates 1000 episodes and countless moments of action, family feuds, rivalry, love, murder and magic. Managing Director at The Bomb Shelter,  Desiree Markgraaff said,  w hen they launched Isibaya five years ago, they were "very excited about creating a show for Mzansi Magic viewers that had juicy villains, beautiful people, the rolling hills of Thukela and an inspiring hero whose enemies constantly schemed his downfall". "In the middle of this, there were two young lovers fated to be together. We wanted to bring a world full of drama, colourful characters, vicious battles over taxi routes...

Amanda Du Pont to feature in Nigerian flick. PICTURES:BellaNaija LOCAL actors and comedians are lending the craft to the Nollywood in new flick 10 Days in Sun City: Another Adventure of Akpos, reports Bella Naija . Skeem Saam star Amanda Du Pont and comediennes   Thenjiwe Moseley and Celeste Ntuli (who also acts in leading soapie Isibaya )   have lent their acting stripes to Nigerian/South African comedy drama film production shot in Sun City, Johannesburg and Lagos. Celeste Ntuli and Thenjiwe Moseley.  Directed by award-winning South Africa-based Nigerian Director   Adze Ugah   and written by award-winning writer-director   Kehinde Ogunlola , the film which is produced by Ayo Makun,   Darlington Abuda   and   Kirsty Galliard   is set to hit cinemas in both countries from June 23 this year. The main cast features of A-list movie cast from Nigeria such as   Richard Mofe-Damijo, Adesua Etomi, Mercy Johnson, Fa...

Award winning actor Dr John Kani pictured with NFVF's Zama Mkosi, Rehad Desai and actor Jerry Mofokeng.  THE South African Film and Television Awards nominees are out and it’s clear “the awards are not a popularity contest” as stated by head judge John Kani. Founded by the National Film and Video Foundation, the nominee announcement which happened on Thursday morning in Bryanston saw local film and television personalities clapping and at times sighing at the nominees that were announced, with Kani even expressing that the awards should “reflect the population demographics of the country”. These are said to be judged by a panel of 181 judges who scrutinize the entries, watch all the films and shows in order to reach their final decisions.  In the drama category it was Afrikaans production Bloedbroers that airs on KykNet and eTV’s Heist that lead the pack with nine nominations each with SABC3 drama Sober Companion created and lead by comedian Trevor Gumbi who ...

SOAPIE Isibaya emerged as the top contender at the South African Film and TV Award nominations as it garnered over ten nominations in various categories. Cast and crew of the Mzansi Magic telenovela turned full time soapie may have their arms full with Safta gongs come 20 and 22 March. The drama received a slew of nominations including best TV soapie and nods for best actor for Bongani Gumede, best supporting actor nominations for Celeste Ntuli and Pallance Dladla. The show also scored ticks in best sound, art and costume design. Since it's inception about three years ago,  Isibaya  has proven itself a force to be reckoned with despite losing key characters in the form of Sdumo Mtshali, Nomzamo Mbatha and Pallance Dladla. Mtshali and Mbatha are set to return to the soapie. The drama has also had to face a lax storyline and stiff competition from SABC 1's new drama series,  Uzalo  in the same time slot. Other top contenders are  Binnelanders ...