iDidTht.com Craft Awards June 2018: "It makes me shiver to see where we are going as a country" - Stuart Stobbs

Woooahh! There sure is a lot of love being put into so much of the work that was entered into this month’s reel. There’s a bunch of great stuff that could only be made here in South Africa and it makes me shiver to see where we are going as a country. Also, please notice that these winners include black filmmakers and female filmmakers. I chose them not because they are black nor female, but because they have done an astounding job. I am however highlighting them now so that you can consider them for your next pitch/job. — Stobbs

"What a beautifully directed piece of work. Rich, raw imagery that drips with “Africaness” but walks a perfect line between over the top fantasy and gritty truth. I get easily distracted but I watched this 2min15 piece 4 times in a row (and I have seen it before). Oh and I watched that “magical” billboard transformation at 1:43 about 8 times. Ha! Brilliant! Well done all round Fausto and Bioscope – phenomenal job."

"Cinematically-styled, beautifully melodic warm jazz tones that truly add to the power of this story, punctuating its lows and highs. So often music is laid down as an afterthought – how refreshing to hear it build and flow perfectly with this narrative. Excellent work Howard Audio."

Special mentions for the month also went to:

• Caste Lite Money Calling by Lebogang Rasethaba from Egg Films – Direction Craft
• KFC Africa Keep Rolling by Karien Cherry from Giant Films – Direction Craft

• Trace Mobile Never Expire by the Upstairs Ludus – Offline Edit Craft

To view all the winners and entries visit iDidThtEditorial.com.

Every month iDidTht.com teams up with a top local creative director to award the best in film craft by leading production companies in South Africa. Find out how you can enter your work: bit.ly/2xRORKE