Arts and Culture Minister, Paul Mashatile, has congratulated South African actors, film makers and producers for winning several awards at the 9th African Movie Academy (AMA) Awards, held in Nigeria on Saturday, 20 April 2013.
South African films received numerous nominations in various categories and won the following awards:
- Best Actress in a lead role: Florence Masebe in the movie Elelwani
- Best Cinematography: Uhlanga, The Mark
- Best Production Design: Elelwani
- Best Animation: Zambezia
“We congratulate our artists who have made us proud at this year’s AMA Awards. They have proven, once more, that South African film can hold its own against the best on our Continent and in the world,” said Mashatile.
Mashatile pledged government’s ongoing support to the local film industry.
“We will continue to support the local film industry with a view to ensuring that the South African story is told to audiences in our country, on the Continent and indeed in the whole world,” he said.
Part of strengthening support for the industry includes the restructuring of the National Film and Video Foundation into a National Film Commission as well as the establishment of a Film Fund.
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