Awards

The Pretoria film festival offers a multitude of awards to the competing films. The awards are divided in two categories, Filmmaking and screenwriting. The title of the awards is inspired by the Pretoria coat of arms which features two large buck - the Kudu and the Eland. These buck are well known and very promenent in Southern Africa and widely recognised by their size and their uniqe horns. 

The Golden Eland Awards are for all screenwriting submissions. The Best Screenplay Award is awarded to the Best Screenplay of a submitted film. Meanwhile the Best Short Script and Best Feature Script are awarded to script submissions only (script only, a film has not been made...yet).

The Golden Kudu Awards:

Best Production. Best Director. Best Cinematography. Best Sound Design. Best Edit. Best Production Design. Best Actor. Best Actress. Best Supporting Actor. Best Supporting Actress.

The Golden Eland Awards:

Best Screenplay. Best Feature Script (script only). Best Short Script (script only).

OUR 2024 AWARD WINNERS

The Golden Kudu Awards: 

o Best Production - HOLDING THE FRONTLINE

o Best Director - HOLDING THE FRONTLINE [JESS DONNELLY]

o Best Cinematography – A QUEENS LOBOLA

o Best Sound Design - HOLDING THE FRONTLINE

o Best Edit - HOLDING THE FRONTLINE

o Best Production Design - THE LAST RANGER

o Best Actor - A QUEENS LOBOLA - JEFFERSON LAN

o Best Actress - THE LAST RANGER – AVUMILE QONGQO

o Best Supporting Actor - A QUEENS LOBOLA – MDUDUZI NOMBELA

o Best Supporting Actress - THE LAST RANGER – LIYABONA MROQOZA

The Golden Eland Awards: 

o Best Screenplay – THE LAST RANGER by DAVID LEE

o Best Feature Script (script only) – OPEN SEASON by DENISE MEYERS

o Best Short Script (script only) – UNATTAINABLE by WILLIAM ADAMS