Announcement of the JUDGES for the Inaugural WGSA Muse Awards
"WGSA has created the WGSA
Muse Awards to recognise the hard work done by our members in the SA film, TV
and entertainment industry. It is an award by writers for writers, which
finally shines the spotlight on the often forgotten custodians of SA arts and
culture," says Harriet Meier, Chairperson of the WGSA. "We are
thrilled with the number of entries, and that we have been able to secure some
of the top names and stakeholders in the country as well as international
writer and mentor Larry Brody as adjudicators."
Entries have now closed and the
Writers’ Guild of South Africa is proud to announce the judges who will select
the winners of the very first WGSA Muse Awards.
The judges for the various
categories in the First Round are as follows:
Feature
Film: Clive Morris, Helena Spring, Richard
Nosworthy, Sam Shale, Thandi Brewer, Pulane
Boesak
TV
Drama: Ayanda Halimana, Larry Brody,
Vanessa Jansen
TV
Comedy: Dr. Eubulus Timothy, Sir
Liam J Stratton, Marvin Mathibe
Documentary: David Forbes, Harriet Meier, Peter Michael
Goldsmid
Stage
Play: Clinton Marius, Julie Hall,
Sam Phillips
Afrikaans
Scripts: Harriet Meier, Leon van
Nierop, Nicci Bothma
The first round of adjudication
will be concluded on 31 December 2013.
The
judges for the Final Round and selection of winners in all categories are as
follows:
·
Janet
van Eeden
·
Larry
Brody (International – USA)
·
Louis
Minnaar
·
Ramadan
Suleman
·
Richard
Nosworthy
·
Thinus
Ferreira
·
Thomas
McLaughlin (International – Ireland)
This round will conclude on 28
February and the winners will be announced during the WGSA MUSE AWARD Ceremony
on 15 March 2014.
For
more information or to participate in the gala event, please contact:
Thea Aboud
Writers' Guild of South Africa
Tel: 011 888 4349 or mobile 082 575 6901
