Awards

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Heartlines awards

  • World Vision South Africa Trophy for contribution to Child Wellbeing – 2016
  • Association of Christian Media Award for Heartlines project, What’s your Story? – 2017

Fathers Matter Film Series

  • 2023 Focus on the Family Media Shield at the 2023 Association of Christian Media (ACM)

Beyond the River

  • Winner of the Golden Horn Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography
  • Simon Mabhunu Sabela Award for Best Actor in a Film (Grant Swanby)
  • Simon Mabhunu Sabela Award for Best Use of KZN as a Film Location

Hopeville

  • Rose D’ Or Award
  • Nominated for an International Emmy.
  • SAFTA Awards for Best Production Design (Karel Flint) and Best Lead Actor (Themba Ndaba).
    Other nominations included Best Cinematography, Best Editor, Best Hair/Make-up and Best Music composition.
  • Nine nominations for the AMAA, (African Movie Academy Awards)
  • Best television film award at FESPACO (Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou)

Nothing for Mahala

  • SAFTA for Best Sound Designer of a Feature Film – Jim Petrak
  • AMAA award for achievement in sound

Awards for Heartlines first 8 films

  • New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival winner of a Special Recognition Award
  • Houston World Fest winner of a Remi Creative Award
  • Durban Film Festival winner of Best South African Feature Film
  • Baja California Film Festival in Tiajuana, Mexico winner of Best Feature Film
  • Skip City International Digital-Cinema Festival taking place in Japan winner Special Jury Sony Digital Cinema Award
  • Byron Bay Film Festival in Australia winner of Best Dramatic Feature
  • 2007 Heartlines – The Good Provider winner Banff Rockie for Children, Family and Youth Programming
  • 2007 SAFTA Golden Horn Awards (South African Film and Television Awards)
    – Best Made for TV Movie for Heartlines
    – Best Actor for Heartlines film The Good Provider (Patrick Mofokeng)
    – Best Editor in a TV Drama for Heartlines film The Good Provider (Megan Gill)
  • 2008 Heartlines- Screenings at San Diego Black Film Festival in California, Byron Bay Australia winner of Best Dramatic Feature, ReelWorld Film Festival in Ontario Canada, Afrykamera Festival in Poland, House of World Cultures in Berlin and Cambofest in Cambodia.