Bogoshi Bjaka bags international film awards
The film was nominated for best film at the Hollywood International Golden Film Awards in Los Angeles on August 17 and made it to the finals.
Bogoshi Bjaka, a new film by Percy L Maboane, is making waves on the global movie circuit.
The film was nominated for best film at the Hollywood International Golden Film Awards in Los Angeles on August 17 and made it to the finals.
On August 19 it was again nominated, this time at the Crown Wood International Film Festival in Kokata, India, where it won two awards – for best feature film and best women filmmaker for producer Lizzy Moloto.
The film is a good-versus-evil drama about two blood brothers from a royal family who are at loggerheads over the chieftaincy.
The conflict between Mothapo and Lerumo angers the ancestors and their gravely ill father, Chief Mothapo III.
Lerumo seeks to take the throne forcefully and will destroy anyone who prevents him from succeeding his father.
Will Lerumo succeed to take the throne by force or will the rightful heir sit on the throne?
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Bogoshi Bjaka focuses on the customs and traditions of the Pedi people from Limpopo, northern Gauteng and northern Mpumalanga.
Sepedi, also referred to as Northern Sotho, is spoken by approximately 4.7 million people and is one of the 11 official languages of South Africa.
The film features veteran South African actors Candy Moloi and Charles ‘Big Boy’ Maja, both of whom died in July.
It also stars Sipho Eric Ndlovu, David Mello and Innocent Sadiki.
“We are delighted that the film won an award for producer Lizzy Moloto in National Women’s Month,” said Maboane.
“We are proud to share and celebrate the film’s success with South Africans, and we congratulate the cast and crew for making the country proud.”
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Moloto is honoured her first feature film to have represented the country internationally came back with two awards.
“To receive this recognition signifies a job well done and I am grateful for the outstanding work done by our director, cast, crew, production and post,” she said.
“I look forward to Mzansi’s support for the film.”
Moloto founded television and film production company LMOL in 2009, and it has produced a significant amount of content for local channels, including Ditokelo, The Calling, Masheleng, Pushy Passion, Sisters and Nyaope Gangsters.
Bogoshi Bjaka will be distributed in South Africa by Indigenous Film Distribution.
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