Award-winning East Cape film, Of Good Report, continues its winning streak

Award-winning Eastern Cape film, Of Good Report, has been nominated for thirteen awards at the Africa Movie Academy Awards to be held in Bayelsa State, Nigeria later this month.

The nominations are for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Young or Promising Actor, and Achievements in Editing, Screenplay, Sound, Cinematography, Visual Effects, Soundtrack, and Production design. 

This comes only a few weeks after the film scooped seven awards at the South African Film and Television Awards last month, which brought the tally of accolades to 28 since its release last year.

The film is produced by New Brighton Pictures founded by Somerset East-born entrepreneur and film producer Luzuko Dilima and directed by the award-winning film director Jahmil XT Qhubeka from East London.

“We are honoured to receive the nomination to the AMAA awards as this is the biggest recognition a film can receive in the continent. This bodes very well for not just New Brighton Pictures,” the director and crew but the film industry in South Africa.

 Now based in Port Elizabeth, Dilima, says the company has struck a deal with Musica recently to distribute the film nationally. In terms of the contract, New Brighton Pictures is already accredited as a vendor to Musica.

The film is expected to hit the shelves shortly after the AMAA’s as the awards will need to be added into the list featured in the DVD sleeve.

In another positive development, New Brighton Pictures has received a film distribution license and is expected to be the first black-owned distribution company to acquire the license in the Eastern Cape.

“The distribution license will see us restore the love of film especially in non-traditional markets. The current film distribution model excludes millions of people who cannot afford the fees charged in cinemas; they rely mainly on free-to-air television and movie hiring stores. Though non-conventional distribution methods, we will bring quality films back to the people, says Dilima.

Dilima is currently busy at a script development phase for a historical epic reflecting life in the Eastern Cape from the late 1700’s into the 1800’s as well as a couple of documentaries likely to be released later this year.