Marikana documentary, Miners Shot Down, can add another award to its mantle after winning an International Emmy.
It recieved the #iEmmy for Best Documentary at an awards ceremony held in New York on Monday.
Miners Shot Down covers the 2012 wildcat strike that led to 34 miners being shot dead by police in Marikana.
The documentary, which is directed by Rehad Desai, has already won 20 awards.
The 2015 Intl Emmy Award for Best Documentary goes to @MinersShotDown #iemmysWIN
— Intl Emmy Awards (@iemmys) November 24, 2015
MasterChef South Africa was nominated in the non-scripted entertainment category, while satirical comedy, Puppet Nation ZA (ZA News), scored a nomination in the comedy category.
Miners Shot Down has been screened in Australia, Italy, France, Mozambique, Spain, Switzerland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and the USA.
But many South Africans have not seen the controversial documentary, as free-to-air TV reportedly refuses to broadcast it.
#RememberMarikana #JusticeForMarikana #Marikana pic.twitter.com/VpryIe7IxS
— Miners Shot Down (@MinersShotDown) August 16, 2015
Actress Terry Pheto flew to New York City three days ago to represent South Africa as a juror at the awards.
YAY!!!!!! The 2015 International Emmy Award for Best documentary goes to SOUTH AFRICA!!!! #MinersShotDown #iEmmy @FilmFound 👏👏👏
— Terry Pheto (@TerryPheto) November 24, 2015
#MinersShotDown Best Documentary Winner at the #iEmmy Awards. @LalaTuku @FilmFound pic.twitter.com/x8T7X9PfUA
— Terry Pheto (@TerryPheto) November 24, 2015
Latex @realDonaldTrump and #iemmys judge @TerryPheto not seeing eye to eye @iemmys pic.twitter.com/m2fUNQc8du
— ZANEWS (@zanews) November 24, 2015
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