Shirley Adams wins best film at SAFTAS

Mon, 22 Feb 2010

Oliver Hermanus' debut feature film, Shirley Adams, won the best feature film award at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS) held at the State Theatre in Pretoria on 20 Feburary. Hermanus also picked up the best director award and his lead actress Denise Newman the best actress award.

Kenneth Nkosi won best actor in a feature film for White Wedding. Best supporting actor/actress roles went to Thsepang Mohlomi (Izulu Lami) and Motshabi Tyelele (Nothing But the Truth).

White Lion picked up several awards in the feature film category - best cinematographer for Michael Swan and best music composition for Phillip Miller. The film's sound designers Ivan Millborrow, Nicky De Beer and Charlotte Buys won the sounds design award.

Liza Key's Rewind was judged best feature documentary, with Burning Man the best documentary short. Lloyd Ross won best director and best cinematography for a feature documentary for Silver Fez.

Best TV factual entertainment show was Shoreline, with Carte Blanche Lotz Murder judged best news and actuality programme. Best magazine programme was 50/50.

This year three Lifetime Achievers were honoured; Katinka Heyns for direction and production, Joe Mafela for television performance and Dr John Kani for stage and film.
Those honoured in the SAFTAS Posthumus Lifetime Acheivement Award were: Thys Heyns for Production, Percival Rubens for Direction, Dirk De Villiers for Production, Writing and Direction, and Zakes Mokae for Performance.

The show was broadcast live on SABC 2 from 20:00.

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