Siphokazi Jonas was the keynote speaker on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th December for the Aspen SA Operations (Pty) Ltd in Gqeberha, and East London in Eastern Cape, where she presented the award winning short film #wearedyinghere
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Siphokazi takes home the Most Innovative Young Artist award at Western Cape Cultural Affairs Awards for 2022
Cape Town, Friday , 14 October 2022 – Having just returned from a successful tour of Europe and delivered a poem at the 12th International Peace Lecture in Cape Town, producer, poet, writer and performer Siphokazi Jonas’ talent has once again been affirmed this week at the 20th Annual Culture Awards. On Wednesday evening, SiphokaziContinue reading “Siphokazi takes home the Most Innovative Young Artist award at Western Cape Cultural Affairs Awards for 2022”
Siphokazi thanks #WeAreDyingHere team. Official SAFTA pic below with the award
Again, on behalf of the entire #WeAreDyingHere team and all our partners, we are grateful for this recognition. My hope is that this award will serve to bring attention to this story. Further, my wish is that Poetry will be appreciated (and funded) for the power that it has to move and transform us. ThisContinue reading “Siphokazi thanks #WeAreDyingHere team. Official SAFTA pic below with the award”
#WeAreDyingHere is going to Sweden
Some really cool news, #WeAreDyingHere is going to Sweden! We’re honoured to be part of this amazing #SE_SA exchange with Hear My Voice. We’re taking the film and stage production to Gothenburg, Stockholm, and Uppsala along with individual performances and collaborations with the team. Tell somebody please.
Media statement: We congratulate Western Cape SAFTA winners
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport congratulates those from the Western Cape who emerged as winners at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) over the past weekend. Local poet, writer and performer, Siphokazi Jonas, received top honours for her work in the category of Best Short Film. Jonas wrote the original screenplayContinue reading “Media statement: We congratulate Western Cape SAFTA winners”
#WeAreDyingHere claims top honours in the Best Short Film category at this year’s SAFTAs
Cape Town, Monday, 5 September 2022 – After a successful festival run across the USA, South Africa, Germany, and Australia, the highly acclaimed short film #WeAreDyingHere took home the coveted Golden Horn at this year’s SAFTA’s, claiming top honours in the Best Short Film category. “History is being made in this collaboration between poetry, stage and film, and the SAFTA winContinue reading “#WeAreDyingHere claims top honours in the Best Short Film category at this year’s SAFTAs”
#WeAreDyingHere will be released and available for streaming on Showmax from Monday, 5 September 2022
Cape Town, Wednesday 31 August 2022 – After a successful festival run across the USA, South Africa, Germany, and Australia, the award-winning short film #WeAreDyingHere screened on Monday, 29 August, at The Labia Theatre in the Cape Town. The screening kicked-off the week before the much-anticipated lead up to the SAFTAs*, wherein the film has a Best Short Film nomination. TheContinue reading “#WeAreDyingHere will be released and available for streaming on Showmax from Monday, 5 September 2022”
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