The Writers' Guild of South Africa (WGSA) takes great pleasure in announcing the nominees for the third annual WGSA Muse Awards. Performance writers in film, television, radio, stage, and new media will gather at the Soweto Theatre on the 2nd of April 2016, to recognise and celebrate the integral role played by their peers in the South African entertainment industry.
Yet again, a substantial number of entries were received for the WGSA Muse Awards, and we would like to thank all the writers who submitted their scripts for consideration. The judging benchmark for this year has been set high, and after the first round of judging, the top three scripts meeting and/or surpassing the minimum judging criteria, have been selected.
The nominated screenplays will proceed to the next phase, where a new set of judges, including renowned international writers and Writers' Guild representatives from around the world, will select the winners to be announced at the prestigious event. The WGSA would like to take this opportunity to announce the Final Round Judges:
Animation / Web Series:
Andrew S Walsh (UK), Nimrod Geva, Theoline Maphutha
Feature Film & Spec Script:
Alda Venter, Anjum Ramabali (India), Henrietta Gryffenberg, Kathie Fong Yoneda (USA), Lisa Holdsworth (UK)
Radio Drama:
Marina Bekker (WGSA Muse Award Winner 2014), Thandi Brewer, Yolanda Lindeque-Strauss
Short Film:
Harriet Meier, Matthew Kalil, Yolanda Mogatusi
Stage Plays:
Margaret Goldsmid, Paulette Reynecke, Peter Goldsmid
TV Comedy / Sitcom:
Alda Venter, Amor Tredoux, Fidel Namisi (WGSA Muse Awards Winner 2013 & 2014), Henrietta Gryffenberg, Liam J Stratton, Tim O'Donnell (USA)
TV Drama:
Jean-Andre Yerles (France), Karen Jeynes, Thomas McLaughlin (Ireland).
Finally, the nominees for the WGSA Muse Awards 2015 are:
Animation / Web Series:
BENEDIKT SEBASTIAN - Sing-A-Gram
JULIA SMUTS LOUW - The Case of the Disappearing Daddy
TRACY ECCLES - Who is Afraid of the Big Bad Dark?
Feature Film:
TERTIUS KAPP - Dis Ek, Anna
TRISH MALONE - Ayanda
THANDI BREWER -The Chemo Club
Radio Drama:
AYANDA SEOKA - Indlalifa: My Heir
JANN ACUTT - The Mother in Law
MATTHEW KALIL - In the Line of Duty
Short Film:
EDUARD FRAUENSTEIN - Get a Life
KELLY POWELL - Home
TAFADZWA NJOVANA - Anele
Spec Script:
GRAHAM HICKSON - Nokia Kid
MARINA BEKKER - Love on the Rocks
PETER GOLDSMID - Love Songs of Nathan J Swirsky
Stage Play:
CALLUM TILBURY - Doctor Godensteins Man
CALLUM TILBURY - Fabulous Nothing
RICHARD HARRY NOSWORTHY - Number One
TV Comedy / Sitcom:
BOTH WORLDS - Puppet Nation ZA
JULIAN KOBOEKAE - Him, Her and the Guys
MARINA BEKKER - Seepsop
TV Drama:
GRAHAM HICKSON - Power
MARGARET GOLDSMID - Covert Affair Eps 9
PETER MICHAEL GOLDSMID - Covert Affair Eps 8
Congratulations to all the nominees!
Please note that there were no nominations for Documentaries this year.
Source: Filmcontact 3 February 2016