Welcome to the 2024 Clifton Film Festival
The 2023 films are now available for viewing on YouTube. Here is the link to the playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2GwD-wOCHJLkBL2yWCOZyRMpZc6Ri-Yo
Every year, film submissions are uploaded to the Clifton Film Academy YouTube channel and shared with a wide audience of peers, parents and educators, providing future actors, directors, editors and producers with an opportunity to promote and share their work with a large network.
Entry is free but all submissions must be submitted by 9 September.
The competition’s guidelines and rules can be found here.
Deadline for submission of entries:
11 October
Categories:
1.Narrative
2.Documentary
Awards Ceremony:
Date: 10 October
Time: 18.00
Venue: Ken Mackenzie Hall, Clifton School
Ready to Enter?
Start your submission by downloading the following documents, completing them, and submitting them to
dfletcher@cliftonschool.co.za.
The Official
Entry Form
This must be completed by the director of the film
The Production Team
Entry Form
This must be completed by all other members of the production
A Release
Form
For adults who act in a film
Categories
AWARDS will be presented for the following categories:
- Animation
- Special Effects
- Sound Design & Editing
- Costume Design
- Makeup & Hairstyling
- Screenwriting for Documentary Film
- Screenwriting for Narrative Film
- Production Design
- Cinematography
- Film Editing
- Best Ensemble Performance
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Actor
- Directing
- Special Jury Prize
- Best Documentary Film
- Best Narrative Film
Shortlist
“Academic Stress and Performance Pressure” directed by Kyle Howden
“Clue-Dunnit?” directed by Saskia Pillay
“Comparison is the Thief of Joy” directed by Maddyn Lewis
“deterMIND” directed by Michael Howden
“Good Ol’ Favourite” directed by Dominique O’Brien
“Kings and Pawns” directed by Rhys Richardson
“Love like a Blob” directed by Danielle Newmarch
“Nightmare Glitch” directed by Story Lumbu
“P.A.L.S The Phone Call Special” directed Mfiki Ndlovu
“The Medallion’s Legacy” directed by Rahil Gopal
“The Sunrise Club” directed by Grace Coetzer
“The Wish” directed by Akani Wessie Mukansi, Mnini Zondo and Mikaeel Warasally
“Winter Love” directed by Emily Coreejes
Nominations
Animation
Emily Coreejes for “Winter Love”
Danielle Newmarch for “Love like a Blob”
Special Effects
Michael Howden for “deterMIND”
Mfiki Ndlovu for “P.A.L.S The Phone Call Special”
Saskia Pillay for “Clue-Dunnit?”
Rhys Richardson for “Kings and Pawns”
Sound Design & Editing
Emily Coreejes for “Winter Love”
Michael Howden for “deterMIND”
Danielle Newmarch for “Love like a Blob”
Mfiki Ndlovu for “P.A.L.S The Phone Call Special”
Saskia Pillay for “Clue-Dunnit?”
Rhys Richardson for “Kings and Pawns”
Costume Design
Mfiki Ndlovu for “P.A.L.S The Second”
Dominique O’Brien for “Good Ol’ Favourite”
Saskia Pillay for “Clue-Dunnit?”
Mduduzi Thusi for “Kings and Pawns”
Makeup & Hairstyling
Dominique O’Brien for “Good Ol’ Favourite”
Kyla Pillay for “Clue-Dunnit?”
Screenwriting for a Documentary Film
Grace Coetzer for “The Sunrise Club”
Kyle Howden for “Academic Stress and Performance Pressure”
Maddyn Lewis for “Comparison is the Thief of Joy”
Screenwriting for a Narrative Film
Emily Coreejes for “Winter Love”
Michael Howden for “deterMIND”
Mfiki Ndlovu for “P.A.L.S The Phone Call Special”
Dominique O’Brien for “Good Ol’ Favourite”
Saskia Pillay for “Clue-Dunnit?”
Rhys Richardson for “Kings and Pawns”
Production Design
Kyle Howden for “Academic Stress and Performance Pressure”
Michael Howden for “deterMIND”
Story Lumbu for “Nightmare Glitch”
Dominique O’Brien for “Good Ol’ Favourite”
Saskia Pillay for “Clue-Dunnit?”
Rhys Richardson for “Kings and Pawns”
Cinematography
Grace Coetzer for “The Sunrise Club”
Kyle Howden for “Academic Stress and Performance Pressure”
Michael Howden for “deterMIND”
Dominique O’Brien for “Good Ol’ Favourite”
Saskia Pillay for “Clue-Dunnit?”
Rhys Richardson for “Kings and Pawns”
Film Editing
Grace Coetzer for “The Sunrise Club”
Rahil Gopal for “The Medallion’s Legacy”
Kyle Howden for “Academic Stress and Performance Pressure”
Michael Howden for “deterMIND”
Story Lumbu for “Nightmare Glitch”
Mfiki Ndlovu for “P.A.L.S The Phone Call Special”
Dominique O’Brien for “Good Ol’ Favourite”
Saskia Pillay for “Clue-Dunnit?”
Rhys Richardson for “Kings and Pawns”
Ensemble Performance
The cast of students in “Clue-Dunnit?”
The cast of students in “P.A.L.S The Phone Call Special”
The cast of students in “The Medallion’s Legacy”
Supporting Actor
Nkosinathi Galelekile for “P.A.L.S The Phone Call Special”
Thomas Kirton for “Kings and Pawns”
Ethan Lyne for “P.A.L.S The Phone Call Special”
Thsepo Mabuya for “P.A.L.S The Phone Call Special”
Dwalalethu Mkuzo for “P.A.L.S The Phone Call Special”
Mitch Mun-Gavin for “The Medallion’s Legacy”
Actress
Skyla Pillay for “Clue-Dunnit?”
Anele Mtshali for “Clue-Dunnit?”
Danielle Newmarch for “It’s all in your Head”
Actor
Yousuf Fakey for “Clue-Dunnit?”
Shaun Gasa for “The Medallion’s Legacy”
Mfiki Ndlovu for “P.A.L.S The Phone Call Special”
Mduduzi Thusi for “Kings and Pawns”
Story Lumbu for “Nightmare Glitch”
Mnini Zondo for “The Wish”
Directing
Grace Coetzer for “The Sunrise Club”
Michael Howden for “deterMIND”
Mfiki Ndlovu for “P.A.L.S The Phone Call Special”
Danielle Newmarch for “Love like a Blob”
Dominique O’Brien for “Good Ol’ Favourite”
Saskia Pillay for “Clue-Dunnit?”
Rhys Richardson for “Kings and Pawns”
Special Jury Prize
New award – awarded at the discretion of the adjudicators
Best Documentary Short Film
“Academic Stress and Performance Pressure”
“Comparison is the Thief of Joy”
“The Sunrise Club”
Best Narrative Short Film
“Clue-Dunnit?”
“deterMIND”
“Good Ol’ Favourite”
“Kings and Pawns”
“P.A.L.S The Phone Call Special”