From 10-year-olds nabbing awards to the late being awarded for their contribution, here are your winners for the 2019 Film and Theatre Awards.
The winners for the fifth Namibia Film and Theatre Awards have all been revealed and amongst them are both new and experienced winners with the youngest to take an award being Camilla Jo-Ann Darles. The biggest names in the Namibian film and theatre industry and, stakeholders and guests including South African Leleti Khumalo flocked to the National Theatre of Namibia where the Afro-futurism themed event took place to award the comrades in the industry.
Noteworthy victors include that of the late N!xau #Toma who was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in film and theatre for his role in The Gods Must Be Crazy, Banana Shekupe who was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Here is the full list of all the winners in no order:
Lifetime Achievement Award
Hans Struppies Reinhardt
Theatre: Best Overall Play
Every Woman – Senga Brockerhoff
Film: Best Narrative Film
Hairareb
Theatre: Best Director
Senga Brockerhoff – Every Woman
Film: Best Director
Oshoveli Shipoh – Hairareb
Theatre: Best Adapted Play
Fences – Nelago Shilongoh
Theatre: Best MaleActor
Ndinomholo Ndilula
Tales of Roses in Concrete
Film: Best MaleActor
David Ndjavera
Hairareb
Theatre: Best Female Actor
Hazel Hinda
A Raisin in The Sun
Film: Best Female Actor
Camilla Jo-Ann Darles
Baxu & the Giants
Film: Audience Choice Award
The White Line
Lifetime Achievement Award
Banana Shekupe
Theatre: Best Documentary
Tim Huebschle & Haiko Boldt
Another Sunny Day
Theatre: Best Supporting Actor
Jennifer Timbo
Every Woman
Theatre: Best Newcomer Actor
Mikiros Garoes
Black Coffee, White Porridge
Film: Best Student Film
Tapiwa Makaza
NDF Survival Kit
Theatre: Best Newcomer Director
Lloyd Winini
The Nuthouse
Film: Best Newcomer Director
Desiree Kahikopo
The White Line
Film: Best Music Video Director
Andrew Robson
Martyr-Vaughn Ahrens
Film: Best Sound & Music
Christof van Niekerk, Tim Huebschle, Shishani & David Benade
Another Sunny Day
Theatre: Best Musical
Every Woman – Senga Brockerhoff
Film: Best Editor
Robert Scott – Baxu & The Giants
Lifetime Achievement Award (Film & Theatre)
N!xau #Toma | Posthumous
Theatre: Best Set, Stage & Costume
A Raisin in the Sun – Sepiso Mwange
Film: Best Production Design
Tanya Stroh – Baxu & The Giants
Theatre: Best Original Script
The Nuthouse – Lloyd Winini
Film: Best Film Script
Michael Pulse – The White Line
2019 Namibian Theatre and Film Award for Best Corporate Support B2Gold
2019 Namibian Theatre and Film Award for Best Corporate Support O&L
2019 Namibian Theatre and Film Award for Special Recognition Brian Ford
