Neria scoops M-Net award
NERIA, a wholly Zimbabwean-produced film, has won third prize in the M-Net annual awards for Southern African films, with Jesesi Mungoshi winning the award for best leading actress for the title role and Oliver Mtukudzi winning the award for best original music score.
Nine films, including Zimbabwe’s first pair of locally-produced feature films Jit and Neria – were entered for the awards.
Sarafina and Die Storia Ivan Klara Viljee, both South African films, came first and second. The awards were announced and presented on Thursday night.
M-Net, a private South African cable and satellite television channel, put up a total of R300 000 in prizes.
Producers John and Louise Riber won R20 000 for Neria’s third prize with Mungoshi winning R8 000 and Mtukudzi winning R3 000.
Neria is now Zimbabwe’s highest-ever grossing film – Terminator II comes second and the M-Net award and the screening of the film is likely to enhance its chances of further sales to other countries. Herald
