Jo Neethling, SABC Education's project manager, is elated: "These awards recognise South Africans who make magic with words; in Mantswe a Bonono viewers experience the documentaries rather than watch them, they engage with them by seeing, listening and reading. The series inspires viewers to read and write themselves."
The series was produced for SABC Education by Griffin Films; Jemima Spring directed Free to Be... and Izette Mostert directed Ukuphilisa.
The 12 episodes of Mantswe a Bonono, directed by Teddy Mattera, Vincent Moloi, Nokuthula Mazibuko, Izette Mostert, Tina-Louise Smith and Jemima Spring, are scheduled for re-broadcast on SABC 2, Saturdays, at 10.30am from 6 January 2007.
The annual awards festival received over 1250 entries from 26 countries.
