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Zee Ntuli Takes the Direction Grand Prix at the Loeries
A night worth making room on the shelf for. At the Loeries in Cape Town on Friday 9 October, Zee Ntuli’s African Time for Castle Milk Stout won the Grand Prix for Direction. His ActionAid film, I’ll Marry When I Want, took Craft Gold for Direction.
The recognition reached across four of his films, produced by Darling Films:
- Castle Milk Stout: African Time. Grand Prix for Direction.
- ActionAid: I’ll Marry When I Want. Craft Gold for Direction.
- KFC: Eat the Rules. Craft Gold for Cinematography.
- Nedbank: Money Relationships. Bronze in TV & Cinema Commercials above 90 seconds, plus a Craft Certificate for Cinematography.
Congratulations to Zee and to the collaborators behind every frame. The cinematography honours recognise the films’ cinematography teams, alongside Zee’s directing wins.
CICLOPE recognition, too
Update, 20 October 2026: This Is African Time also won Silver in Cinematography at CICLOPE 2026. The official results confirm the award for the Castle Milk Stout film, directed by Zee and produced by Darling Films. This honours the film’s cinematography, separately from the Loeries Direction Grand Prix.