Press Release
30 April 2009
Namibia Film Awards:
A mixed Bag of Surprises
The 3rd Namibia Film Award Ceremony held last night at a splashy red carpet event saw the best of Namibia’s filmmakers chewing their nails as the nominations and credits for this year’s Wild Cinema official selection rolled over the silver screen of the NTN. Master of Ceremony Neville Basson wittily coaxed Namibia’s cream of the crop up on stage one by one to take their well-deserved spot in the limelight. With a total of 11 Wild Cinema trophies awarded by the independent jury to 11 independent filmmakers the event produced more than a few surprises, bearing testimony to a well-balanced selection process by jurors Tony Figueira, Obed Emvula, Roselia Penda, Vicky Matjila and visiting Namibian film professional Bridget Pickering.
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