Jacques Brand and Celeste Monteith
The Independent Mzansi Short Film Festival celebrated the talents of passionate South African filmmakers at its awards evening at the ASBOS Theatre in Pretoria on 5 June. Nommer 37 walked away with a handful of trophies, including Best Short Film and the VIDI Choice Award, which was handed over by VIDI marketing manager Taryn Uhlmann.
Here is a list of all the winners:
- Best Animated Short Film – Burgeon [The Animation School – Produced & Directed by: Frankie Scholtz & M.W. Guldenpfennig]
- Best Makeup & Hairstyling – Sade Barrows & Sadeeqa Martin [Nommer 37]
- Best Costume Design – André Pretorius [Operasie E.N.G.E.L.]
- Best Sound Editing & Mixing – Gareth Wharton [Recovery]
- Best Editing of a Short Film – Simon Beesley [Nommer 37]
- Best Production Design – André Pretorius [Operasie E.N.G.E.L.]
- Best Use of Music – Riaan Smit [Lina and Leo]
- Best Original Score – Celeste Monteith [Die Laaste Ure]
- Best Documentary Short Subject – The Pixie Lowe Story [St Stithians College – Produced & Directed by: Cameron Scott, Robert Fields & Felipe Kirsten]
- Best Student Short Film – Happy Earth Co. [AFDA – Produced & Directed by: Henrik Tjore & Hylton Jandrell]
- Best Cinematography – Jacques Brand [Die Laaste Ure]
- Best Original Screenplay – Daryne Joshua, Nosipho Dumisa & Travis Taute [Nommer 37]
- Best Actress in a Short Film – Shamilla Miller [Nommer 37]
- Best Actor in a Short Film – Daniel Buys [Honesty Pays]
- Best Director of a Short Film – Travis Taute & Nosipho Dumisa [Nommer 37]
- Best International Short Film – The Gunfighter [Six Shooter Films – Produced & Directed by: Sarah Platt & Eric Kissack]
- Best Short Film – Nommer 37 [Gambit Films – Produced & Directed by: Benjamin Overmeyer, Travis Taute & Nosipho Dumisa]
- VIDI Choice Award – Nommer 37 [Gambit Films – Produced & Directed by: Benjamin Overmeyer, Travis Taute & Nosipho Dumisa]