Nosipho Dumisa wins big at international film festival
Nosipho Dumisa, a director and scriptwriter has won big at the Cheval Noir Jury Prize. This is i the best director category at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Canada. Nosipho won for her debut motion picture, Nommer 37.
Nosipho is originally from Durban but based in Cape Town. She has directed countless commercials, television pilots, reality TV pilots, lifestyle shows and short films. She is also one of the producers of the hit kykNET soap opera, Suidooster.
“No director makes a movie on his or her own; it’s a concerted team-effort from beginning to end and the journey of NUMBER 37 is no different. My job as director is simply to steward the talents and efforts of all involved. So really, this award is not just for me, but for everyone from the team at Gambit Films, to the actors who gave everything, the incredible crew who trusted me and worked fiercely to see this vision come to life, and those who started the journey with us in the making of the short film.”
“A big thank you also to Jan du Plessis, Kaye Ann Williams and Anneke Villet, who were so generous in their guidance throughout the process of making this film. This award is validation for all of us and I am so incredibly proud of the team!,” says Nosipho about her latest accolade.
Nommer 37 is a thrilling big-screen cinematic experience based on the SAFTA-award-winning short film of the same name, which was co-directed by Nosipho Dumisa and Travis Taute.
