Annecy International Animation Festival has awarded South African animation studio, Triggerfish, the Mifa Animation Industry Award. “This is to highlight the pioneering role that the company has played in animation in South Africa, and Africa most widely,” says Véronique Encrenaz, head of Mifa. Previous recipients include Christopher Meledandri, founder of Illumination (Despicable Me); the co-founders […]
Press Release – NZ Portrait Gallery
Bodie Friend from Waikato been announced the winner of the 2021 Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award and a $20,000 cash prize.
Bodie’s work “
Nana”, a photograph depicting his great-uncle Pat Kingi, or as he’s more affectionately known as, Nana Pat, was chosen as the winner from an impressive 128 entries nationwide and 50 finalists at the TSB Arena in Wellington on Thursday 27 May 2021.
Following the award ceremony, a hikoi took place where the winner and runner-up were led by Kiingi Tuheitia to the NZ Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata who officially opened the exhibition with a blessing.
Bodie’s work “
Nana”, a photograph
depicting his great-uncle Pat Kingi, or as he’s more
affectionately known as, Nana Pat, was chosen as the winner
from an impressive 128 entries nationwide and 50 finalists
at the TSB Arena in Wellington on Thursday 27 May
2021.
Following the award ceremony, a hikoi took place
where the winner and runner-up were led by Kiingi Tuheitia
to the NZ Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata who
officially opened the exhibition with a
blessing.
Bodie, whose iwi affiliations include
Waikato, Ngāti Hikairo, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Apakura,
Ngāti Pūkenga, Tapuika, and Ngāti Porou, says the award
News from NZ Portrait Gallery
Bodie Friend from Waikato is the winner of the 2021 Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award with a $20,000 cash prize.
Bodie’s work “
Nana”, a photograph depicting his great-uncle Pat Kingi, or as he’s more affectionately known as, Nana Pat, was chosen as the winner from 128 entries nationwide and 50 finalists at the TSB Arena in Wellington.
Following the award ceremony, a hikoi took place where the winner and runner-up were led by Kiingi Tuheitia to the NZ Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata who officially opened the exhibition with a blessing.
Bodie, whose iwi affiliations include Waikato, Ngāti Hikairo, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Apakura, Ngāti Pūkenga, Tapuika, and Ngāti Porou, says the award win is still sinking in.
All the 2021 Safta winners
The 15th annual South African Film and Television Awards concluded a two-night ceremony with a live, virtual event featuring actors and actresses accepting their accolades with video messages.
The Saftas are presented annually by the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF). This year’s awards reflects many changes in the film and TV industry including wins for streaming services and growing genres in the country like telenovelas.
29 Apr 2021
The virtual event started with a live-stream red carpet experience hosted by LaSizwe and Larato Kganyago via the Safta Youtube Channel, followed by the main ceremony on DStv and SABC3, hosted by Dineo Langa, Mpho Popps and Graeme Richards .