As I welcome you to our April 2018 issue, we’ve just recently wrapped another successful edition of the South African Film & Television Awards (SAFTAs). Huge congratulations to the National Film & Video Foundation (NFVF) on pulling off another spectacular event held on 22 and 24 March at Sun City in the North West Province.
It was great to see director John Trengove’s Inxeba (The Wound) scoop multiple awards at the SAFTAs this year including the prestigious Best Feature Film award. It’s no secret that the filmmakers have had a difficult time getting the film screened in the country after it received an unjust X-rating, with the filmmakers and cast receiving death threats until today. At the 2018 SAFTAs, the film, its cast and crew, finally received well-deserved and hard-earned praise and recognition from within the local industry. A full list of the SAFTAs 12 winners can be seen on pages 20 to 21.
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