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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 ...

Trevor Gumbi with his wife Lucille and two sons Jodie and Jamie could soon be on our screens. PICTURE: TrevorGumbi/ Instagram Comic Trevor Gumbi's own reality TV show The Gumbis is not a reality yet. Gumbi has starred in a number of shows, from the soapie Rockville and e.tv's once-off Rolling With ... Trevor Gumbi to Vuzu's current spoof The Real Jozi A-Listers (of which Gumbi is also the head writer ). And he is also a radio host of TGSquared on Cliff Central.  His dream about having his own show seemed on the verge of coming true, especially after Solly Moeng, director at production company New Vision, recently posted an Instagram picture of his laptop bearing the title page for The Gumbis . Gumbi himself commented on the post , saying "do best!", as did his wife, Lucille, who stated "work it". When she spoke to The Times yesterday, she had little to say about which stage of development the show was in: "There's no date on ...