4/25/12

Win! Photos

SA films win big at Africa Movie Academy Awards | The South African
Forum Followus enewssubscribe Writeforus Advertise Aboutus Contactus Distribution

News Sport People Entertainment Business MovetoSA

Travel

Australia Zimbabwe

Search

HomeEntertainment

SAfilmswinbigatAfricaMovieAcademyAwards
SouthAfricandirectordirectorCharlieVundlasdebutHow2Steal2Millionwinsfourawardsonthe night.
ByDanSwinhoeon25April,20124:04pminEntertainment,Film/nocomments/EDIT

Topics
AfricaMovieAcademyAwards, AMAA,CharlieVundla,Fana Mokoena,How2Steal2Million, ManonGround,southafrica, StateofViolence,TerryPheto

Abouttheauthor

Clickheretoviewmoreposts SouthAfricanfilmsmanagedtobag10awardsattheeighthAfricaMovie AcademyAwards(AMAA)overtheweekend. byDanSwinhoe

RelatedPosts
TheGraftisGreener:Thapelo Mncube JacobZumatomarrysixthwife thisweek

SouthAfricanfilmHow2Steal2MillionwastherunawaywinneratSunday nightsawards,winningfourawardsincludingBestFilmandBestDirector. ThefilmnoirthrillerwasthedebutforSouthAfricandirectorCharlieVundla,

andalsobaggedBestAchievementinEditingandBestSupportingActress forTerryPheto.

TyingtheknottheSouthAfrican OtherSAwinnersonthenightincludecrimedramaStateofViolence,which way wonBestFilminanAfricanLanguageandBestAchievementinSound, TheWindmillandtheTokoloshe turbulentreading LetterfromtheConsulsdesk: OnHumanRightsDay

Currency Converter
GBP USD

whileManonGround,aNigerian/SouthAfricanxenophobiathemedco productionwonaBestSupportingActorgongforFanaMokoena.

10000

Convert

SendmoneywithUKForex
UKForexCurrencyConverter

LatestStories
SAfilmswinbigatAfricaMovie AcademyAwards Fourthwifefliesfree! SABMillerappointsSouth AfricanCEO TheREALstorybehind Pinotage Theregoesthe neighbourhood

OpenyouraccountinOZ,beforeyougo Openyouraccountandsendyourfundsat greatrateswithAustraliasbestbank.

DiscoverYourGlobalPassportOptions! Researchthousandsofworldwidevisa, passportandmigrationsolutionsusing uniquesearchtechnology.

IntherunuptoSundaysevent,heldinNigeria,theAMAAsreceived328 entriesfromacrossAfricain2012,upfrom220in2011.Inastatementthe jurysaid,ThisyearmayprovetobethebeginningofaneweraforAMAA. NotonlydidAMAAwitnessanunprecedentednumberoffilmsubmissions, frommorecountriesthroughouttheAfricancontinentanditsDiaspora,it alsowitnessedaremarkableincreaseinthequalityofthefilmssubmitted.

InternationalremovalstoSouthAfrica WeeklyshippingtoSouthAfrica.Getgreat ratesandgreatpacking,now.

ShippingtoSouthAfrica&Australia TrustAngloPacificforyourremovals.Top reputation,friendly&professional.

Fromtheirtechnicalqualitiestotheactinganddirecting,the2012filmslate ismostimpressive.Indeed,forthejury,thetaskofselectingtheBestin eachcategoryhasbeenchallenging.Thecompetitioninmostcategories wasverystrongandourdecisionsreflectmuchthoughtanddebate.

www.thesouthafrican.com/entertainment/sa-films-win-big-at-africa-movie-academy-awards.htm

1/3

4/25/12

SA films win big at Africa Movie Academy Awards | The South African
ThedecolonisationofAfricanfilmsandimagesiswellunderway.Asnever before,weseefilmsthattellrealstories:inspiredby,reflectiveofand craftedbythepeople,bywhomandforwhomtheyweremade. ThejurywasheadedbyDrAsantewaOlantunji,directorofprogrammingof ThePanAfricanFilmFestival,alongwithJuneGiavanni,programmerfor PlanetAfricaatTheTorontoInternationalFilmFestivalKeithShiri,founder andfilmcuratorattheLondonfestival,AfricaatThePicturesDorothee Wenner,acuratoratTheBerlinFilmFestivalShaibuHusseini,anactor, dancerandTheNigerianGuardianartsjournalistSteveAyorinde,editorin chiefofTheDailyMirrorAyokoBabu,executivedirectorofThePanAfrican FilmFestivalDr.HyginusEkwuazi,afilmscholarandcriticanddirectors BerniGoldblatandJohnAkomfrah,OBE. Establishedin2005,theAMAAsareoneofthebiggestawardsoftheirkind inAfrica.Aswellasawards,theAMAAsaimtofacilitatethedevelopment andrelevanceofAfricanfilmandcinema.
Today we are following:

Stormers

SportLIVEsa Andries Bekker returns as Stormers make 4 changes to run-on XV for Super Rugby clash against the Western Force Saurday bit.ly/JMHTqM
about 1 hour ago reply retweet favorite

fans_allblacks Rugby: Reds to face Stormers adf.ly/5MvkR

about 1 hour ago reply retweet favorite

DJMager7 Stormers considering a transact sponsorship for the rest of the season with all these injuries.
about 1 hour ago reply retweet favorite

Like

Share

kelvin_watt RT @MaritzCollege: Congrats to @don_armand who will play off the bench for the Stormers this weekend! #RedBlackWhite
about 1 hour ago reply retweet favorite

0Comments
Youcanbethefirstonetoleaveacomment.

Join the conversation

LeaveaComment

FacebookLikeBox

LoggedinasDanSwinhoe.Logout
Comment:

Captcha

77=

add comment
Youremailwillnotbesharedwiththirdpartiesor publishedwithyourcomment.

RecommendedonFacebook

www.thesouthafrican.com/entertainment/sa-films-win-big-at-africa-movie-academy-awards.htm

2/3