The South African has concluded its first Student Film Competition, with a film entitled Stigma taking the top spot and the R10 000 prize. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
The South African Student Film Competition 2023: The winner is …
The South African website called on registered film students at a South African university, college or similar to get creative – and win.
The South African has concluded its first Student Film Competition, with a film entitled Stigma taking the top spot and the R10 000 prize. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
The South African website called on registered film students at a South African university, college or similar around the country to get creative – and win.
Their task?
To document a social issue facing South Africa today.
Following the entry deadline, three submissions were shortlisted for the R10 000 first prize and runner-up prize of R5 000.
A public vote (25%) in conjunction with a panel of expert judges (listed below) in the field of filmmaking and journalism (75%) helped determine the worthy winner.
Once the votes were tallied and the judges had made their determinations, Stigma was declared the winner with Amadelakufa Esizwe finishing in second place.
Congratulations to both students on their outstanding submissions.
WINNER
SECOND PLACE
Amadelakufa Esizwe (meaning: ‘soldiers of the nation’)
JUDGES BIOS
JONATHAN CRANE
BBC TV producer and owner, Perpetual Films
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ARUSHANI GOVENDER
Arushani Govender is a filmmaker, screenwriter and interdisciplinary academic who serves as the head of the post graduate department at AFDA, Durban. She has worked on numerous international and local feature films and series in production management. Outside of being an educator, curious in the field of film studies, decolonisation and revisionist histories, Arushani continues to write and produce fictional and factual motion picture content.
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NEO THALE
Neo Thale is The South African’s training, technical and quality manager, responsible for the development and upkeep of quality across the Blue Sky Publications Group. A journalist with years of experience as sub-editor and content producer, Neo has an eagle eye for detail across a range of media.
