Noem My Skollie: SA's Oscar film
The National Film and Video Foundation announced yesterday that the Afrikaans movie, Noem My Skollie has been nominated as South Africa's official selection to the 89th Annual Academy Awards.
The feature film will be entered into the category for Best Foreign Language Film Award and according to the NFVF's Zama Mkosi they are immensely proud of the film.
"We are proud that after a rigorous judging process, Noem My Skollie, is nominated as the official selection for the 89th Annual Academy Awards," Mkosi said.
He added that the selection is indicative of the role that the National Film and Video Foundation plays in empowering, and transforming the film industry by taking South African stories from our streets to the world.
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"Competition this year for the coveted nomination to represent South Africa was intense," he said.
To date the film has been seen by over 32 000 people in South Africa and its box office performance has now been crowned with the Oscar selection.
The film tells the story of a young man in 1960's Cape Town who ends up in jail and barters his skills as a storyteller in order to avoid being forced into the number gangs.
It is based on the life of the scriptwriter John W. Fredericks who is now 70 years old.
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