Take a look at the nominees for the 12th annual kykNET Fiëstas Awards. Image via Twitter @Suidoosterfees
12th kykNET Fiësta Awards: Take a look at all the nominees
This year, there are four awards up for grabs ahead of the annual kykNet Fiësta Awards, set to take place on Sunday 27 March.
Take a look at the nominees for the 12th annual kykNET Fiëstas Awards. Image via Twitter @Suidoosterfees
The nominees for the 12th kykNet Fiësta Awards were announced on Thursday 3 March. Several art festivals and artists are up for major awards including the highly-anticipated Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK).
Here’s everything you need to know…
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KYKNET FIËSTA AWARDS
The KykNet Fiësta Awards honour exceptional art festivals from the past year. According to IOL, this year, the awards will only consist of four awards. Best Achievement in Visual Art, Best Music Production, Best Festival Production: Theatre and Best Upcoming Artist.
Director of kykNet channels, Waldimar Pelser told the publication that the figures being honoured this year made art not just for themselves, but for ordinary people whose souls are fed in the theate.
“Theatre helps a community to stay healthy and we salute the theatre and festival communities for what they did themselves during Covid to keep on creating.,” said Pelser.
ALL THE NOMINEES
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL ART
- Growing Seeds of Hope – Innibos Kunstefees
- Liewe Land! – Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
- Pint. Verf. – Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
- Progression – Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
BEST MUSIC PRODUCTION
- Beauty in Variation/ Variation in Beauty – Vrystaat Arts Festival
- David Kramer-huldeblyk: Boland tot Broadway – Toyota US Woordfees
- Karanaval Van Die Diere – Aardklop National Arts Festival
- Zorada in Orrelstemmingh – Toyata US Woordfees
BEST FESTIVAL PRODUCTION: THEATRE
- Cleanse – Vrystaat Arts Festival
- Ferine & Ferase – Toyoya US Woordfees
- Opdrifstel – Aardklop National Arts Festival and Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunsteffes
- Mannetjie – Suidoosterfees
BEST UPCOMING ARTIST
- Adelia Douw in David Kramer – huldeblyk: Boland tot Broadway – Toyota US Woordfees
- Jodi Jantjies in Liedjiemakers – Suidoorsterfees
- René Cloete in The Infinte Woman – Suidoorsterfees
- Stephren Saayman in Mannetjie – Suidoorsterfees
The 12th kykNET Fiëstas Awards are set to take place on Sunday 27 March 20:00.
The awards will air on kykNet on DStv, channel 148.
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