SAFTA winners 2017
The 11th South African Film and Television Awards, which took place from 16-18 March 2017 at Sun City, honoured the country’s finest industry professionals for the work they’ve done.
The 11th South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) took place at Sun City this year, over two nights of absolute glitz and glamour. The show was televised on SABC 2, with the technical award winners of the industry announced on 16 March 2017, while the general awards took place on Saturday, 18 March 2017.
The award for Best Feature Film went to Sink, produced by Nostalgia Productions, Brittle Star Pictures and Scramble Productions, while Shoki Mokgapa also took home Best Actress – Feature Film for her performance in the film.
Channel24 'Sink' Review
Sink, a heartbreakingly beautiful film, centres on Rachel, a Mozambican domestic worker living in Johannesburg, who is forced to make a life-changing decision after her daughter tragically dies whilst under the care of her employer.
Written and directed by Brett Michael Innes the film takes on a devastating monster of a story that will undoubtedly have you crying your eyes out by the end.
Spling 'Sink' Review
June 25, 2017
Sink is a sleek, harrowing and powerful South African domestic drama, written and directed by Brett Michael Innes and starring Anel Alexander, Jacques Bessenger and Shoki Mokgapa. Sink, a title that works in English and Afrikaans, is a feature film debut for Innes, whose extensive history as a documentary filmmaker and photographer have given him great insight into human nature and a good eye for what works visually.