South African movie Of Good Report has won the award for Best Feature Film at the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Nigeria this weekend.
One of the producers, Luzuko Dilima, was in Calabar to accept the award.
Director Jahmil X.T. Qubeka says: “I am honoured that our work has been given such an accolade by AFRIFF. Rather than an award I prefer seeing it as a call to arms. As an industry, Africa has much work to do.
“Such recognition serves to fuel as well as affirm our intention and desire to help bring more global focus to African Cinema. We salute AFRIFF for the award and prize.”
Michael Auret, producer of the film and managing director of Spier Films comments: “Spier Films thanks AFRIFF for this prestigious award which re-affirms our belief in the capacity of Of Good Report to electrify audiences on the continent.
“It is great that Africa has acknowledged the talents of one of its most promising young directors and this is a challenge to directors across the continent to make films that are memorable and rise above television.”
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