Noem My Skollie goes international
JOHANNESBURG – Noem My Skollie has been selected to represent the country in an international award ceremony.
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) special jury announced that the film, Noem My Skollie, currently on circuit in South African cinemas, is South Africa’s official selection for the 89th Annual Academy Awards in the category for Best Foreign Language Film Award.
Chief executive officer of NFVF, Zama Mkosi said, “We are proud that after a rigorous judging process, Noem My Skollie is nominated as the official selection for the 89th Annual Academy Awards.”
The producers, David Max Brown and Moshidi Motshegwa, their business partners who supported the financing of the film, kykNET, Mnet and the distributor Ster-Kinekor Entertainment, are absolutely thrilled with this news and are proud that the film was nominated.
“Noem My Skollie’s great box office performance has now been crowned with the nomination as South Africa’s entry… we are extremely proud to have been part of getting this amazing film onto South African screens and are excited about the continued potential in our market and on the global stage,” said Mario Dos Santos, chief executive officer of Ster-Kinekor Entertainment.
Jan du Plessis, director of M-Net Channels, said the movie had been a project close to M-Net and the company was incredibly proud of every person who had brought this South African story to life.
The film tells the story of a young man in 60s Cape Town who ends up in jail and barters his skills as a storyteller to avoid being forced into gangs. It is based on the life of the scriptwriter John Frederick, who is now 70 years old.
