Benedikt Sebastian nominated for a WGSA Muse 2015 Award for best Animation/Web Series Script

Cape Town, South Africa, February 2016

The Writers’ Guild of South Africa (WGSA) has announced the nominees for the third  annual WGSA Muse Awards. Actor and screenwriter, Benedikt Sebastian, received  a nomination in the Animation/Web Series Script category for his entry: ’Sing-A-Gram’. 

It’s a story about the life of a down-and-out struggling actor, writer and waiter as he tries to  make ends meet by working as a performer for a mascot and singing telegram agency with  a booker that comically messes up all of his jobs. 

On hearing of the nomination, Benedikt Sebastian said: ‘It’s great to be recognised by my  peers. It’s a good feeling to know that something you created over time has been given an  industry nod. Congratulations to all the other nominees.’ Other nominees in the same category are Julia Smuts Louw from Triggerfish for ‘The Case  of the Disappearing Daddy and Tracy Eccles for ‘Who is Afraid of the Big Bad Dark.’

The prestigious Awards Ceremony will take place on 2 April 2016 at the Soweto Theatre in  Johannesburg. Performance writers in film, television, radio, stage, and new media will  be in attendance at the red carpet event. The WGSA Muse Award is the only award of its  kind in South Africa to honour the Performance Writer. The WGSA Muse Awards allows  the local industry to promote and celebrate the creativity, quality and writing excellence of  local writers in content production. 

Benedikt Sebastian is a well-known actor who has appeared in several recent projects including the upcoming feature film release Blood and Glory (Modder en Bloed); Jongo,  a television series - currently on DSTV and soon on e.tv - about the first African superhero;  Aladdin, a children’s television series for BBC; as well as forming part of the star-studded  theatre cast of industry heavyweight Hennie van Greunen’s new theatre production ‘Pa’  which is an adaptation of French playwright, Florian Zeller’s award-winning play ‘Le  Pere’. 

About the Muse Awards About the WGSA MUSE Awards 

The WGSA MUSE Awards is the brainchild of former WGSA Chairperson, Harriet Meier and was launched in 2013. The primary objective of the Awards is to recognise the hard work done by WGSA members in the SA film, TV and entertainment industry. The awards are only open to Members of the Guild. It forms part of the WGSA’s schedule of initiatives to strengthen the writing profession by offering skills developments programmes as well as protecting the interests of South African performance writers. 

About The Writer’s Guild of South Africa 

The Writer’s Guild of South Africa is the only professional association in South Africa with a mandate to protect, empower and develop performance writers in local film, television, radio, stage, animation and new media (internet - mobile and digital distribution, and gaming) industries. The WGSA is a registered Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) and a Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) which is solely dependent on fundraising. Its mandate is governed by a constitution and a council. All activities are executed by volunteer council members and a part-time Executive Officer. Additional information can be found at www.writersguildsa.org. 

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