Daily Dispatch

SA short film wins major award

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TEARS in the Rain – a South Africa shot short film – picked up one of the major awards from the Sci-Fi Undergroun­d Film Fest in Munich last week.

The 11-minute film – a stylistic homage to the 1982 Ridley Scott classic film Blade Runner – received the Best Acting Award for the two cast members – Sean Cameron Michael and Russel Savadier.

Commenting on the win‚ Michael ( Black Sails‚ Shooter)‚ said in a statement yesterday: “I am truly honoured to share an award with the legendary Russel Savadier.

“Actors are driven by passion and good storytelli­ng‚ not winning awards‚ so all kudos must go to Chris Harvey and his team for their relentless dedication.

“I could not be prouder to represent filmmaking on a global scale.”

Savadier ( The Bang Bang Club) commented: “I’m absolutely thrilled. What a wonderful honour – and a real tribute to the extraordin­ary passion of director Chris South African Harvey, who has worked tirelessly to make sure that the film saw the light of day.”

Produced on a minuscule budget of only R20 000 and filmed in South Africa in just two days‚ Tears in the Rain has been a five-year labour of love and hard work for writer/director Christophe­r Grant Harvey.

“The Tears team is very proud of the ambassador­s for the film – Sean Cameron Michael and Russel Savadier. Without their heart and soul‚ the film would not stand out as well as it has,” Harvey said.

Harvey‚ along with producer Andrew Eric Macdonald‚ has entered Tears in the Rain in a number of film festivals‚ including the Jozi Film Fest‚ the London Independen­t Film Awards‚ the Boston Sci-Fi Film Fest‚ the Philip K Dick Science Fiction Film Festival and the LA Film Festival.

Tears in the Rain can be viewed https://youtube/xfLVwXkLwh­E — TMG Digital at

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