16 May, 2016 - 06:48
AFDA (The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance) is proud to announce the candidature of the AFDA Johannesburg 3rd year animation third year film Swart Skaap for the 43rd Student Academy Awards.
The Student Academy Awards will be including a Foreign Animation category for the first time which means that Swart Skaap is one of the first ever African animation film candidates nominated for an Oscar. The winners, in addition to receiving a cash grant, will be flown to Los Angelas to participate in the various industry- related activities for the Student Academy Awards week, culminating in the awards ceremony on Thursday, September 22nd, 2016. The winners will also automatically qualify for the Academy Awards in their respective short film categories.
We are pretty excited about this new adventure that the film is embarking on. Swart Skaap has done really well so far and it just keeps getting more attention. We are really honoured that AFDA nominated us for this opportunity. It's great to know that all the hard work put in by our team and the many sleepless nights have paid off. As this is the first Student Oscars to accept animations, this was an incredible and unexpected surprise to us, and we are just really excited to see where it takes us. Another amazing thing is that message of our film is reaching more people, as we all should understand that it is OK to be different...to be a Swart Skaap! say Eileen van Aswegan and Nadia Rabim the directors and writers of Swart Skaap .
AFDA have won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 2006 with the film Elaleni , directed by Tristan Holmes and the film Kanye Kanye directed by Miklas Manneke was finalist for Best Foreign Film in 2013.
The Academy established the Student Academy Awards in 1972 to support and encourage excellence in filmmaking at the collegiate level. Past Student Academy Award winners have gone on to receive 46 Oscar nominations and have won or shared eight awards. They include John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Robert Zemeckis, Trey Parker and Spike Lee.
Swart Skaap synopsis:
In a dream land, Vincent is awarded the coveted ear tag by a magical chicken and is taken to a paradise land on a truck. He wakes up from his dream, to a reality where he is not praised but is known as the black sheep of the family. Being ignored again by his family, Vincent takes his breakfast plate to the sink and overhears them saying how he will never get the ear tag and how his brother, Schalk, deserves it. Determined to win his families approval and the ear tag, he undergoes a few obstacles which he believes will help him gain the tag. To his surprise, Vincent has failed at all his attempts and his brother had been awarded the ear tag. Without anyone knowing Vincent secretly steals the tag off of Schalk. Vincent is happy as he awkwardly gets the approval he wants.
But things do not change; Vincent is still rejected by his family as they don't believe he deserved it. Feed-up with trying to gain their approval, Vincent cuts the tag into three smaller tags for his family. As he leaves his home, Vincent looks back to his family, who are excitedly on board of the truck. Vincent walks away. The truck doors slam shut to reveal the words Slaughter House .
Details
Genre: DarkComedy
Running Time: 7min
Viewing Restriction: 16
Year: AFDA 3rd year production 2015
Crew
Writer: Eileen Van Aswagen and Nadia Rabim
Director: Eileen Van Aswagen and Nadia Rabim
Executive Producer: Tasneem Ismail and Rosanna De Atouguia
Associate Producer: Tasneem Ismail
Associate Producer: Rosanna De Atouguia
Cinematographer: Khotso Mathatho
Production Designer: Eileen Van Aswagen and Nadia Rabim
Editor: Sivu Mayisela
Sound Design: Quintin Bezuidenhout
Composer: Matthew Jordaan
Trailer: http://www.afda.co.za/student-work/228/1/swart-skaap/
BTS: http://www.afda.co.za/student-work/228/1/swart-skaap/
Animation
Africa South Africa
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