LIYANA

London 2017

MoMA Doc Fortnight 2018

African Film Festival New York 2018

Palm Springs International Film Festival 2018

FESPACO 2018

Heartland Film Festival
2017 - won - Grand Prize
Los Angeles Film Festival
2017 - won - Grand Jury Award
Miami Film Festival
2018 - won - Knight Documentary Achievement Award
New York International Children's Film Festival
2018 - won - Grand Prize - Best Feature
Cinema Eyes Honors
2019 - - Outstanding Animation
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2019 - nominated - Best Documentary Feature Film
Beloit International Film Festival
2019 - - Best Documentary Feature
Children's Film Festival Seattle
2019 - won - Favorite Documentary Feature
Children's Film Festival Seattle
2019 - nominated - Global Zoom Prize for film that best promotes intercultural understanding
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2019 - nominated - Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation
Ashland Independent Film Festival
2018 - won - Feature Length Documentary
Black Film Festival Montreal
2018 - won - Best Animated Feature
Brattleboro Film Festival
2018 - - Best in Fest
Cleveland International Film Festival
2018 - - Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award
Festival Sayulita
2018 - won - Best Documentary
Festival del Cinema Africano di Verona
2018 - won - Best Feature Film
Festiwal Filmowy Kino Dzieci
2018 - won - Film Discoveries Competition
Giffoni Film Festival
2018 - won - Best Film - GEX DOC
Luxor African Film Festival
2018 - won - Freedom Films Best Feature Documentary
Miami Film Festival
2018 - nominated - Best Documentary
Montclair Film Festival (MFF)
2018 - nominated - New Jersey Films Competition
Montclair Film Festival (MFF)
2018 - won - New Jersey Films Competition - Special Jury Prize
Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People
2018 - won - Best Feature Documentary
Oxford Film Festival, Mississippi, USA
2018 - won - Emerging Female Filmmaker
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2018 - nominated - John Schlesinger Award
Rincon International Film Festival, PR
2018 - won - Best International Documentary
Roxbury International Film Festival
2018 - won - Audience Favorite Feature
Roxbury International Film Festival
2018 - won - Festival Prize Best of Festival
Sedona International Film Festival
2018 - - Director's Choice Award Best Documentary
Vancouver South African Film Festival
2018 - won - People's Choice Award Best Documentary
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2018 - nominated - Best Animated Female
ZagrebDox
2018 - won - Special Mention
Zanzibar International Film Festival
2018 - won - IGNIS Award - Special Commendation
Bahamas International Film Festival
2017 - won - Spirit of Freedom: Narrative Award Best Film
BendFilm Festival
2017 - won - Best of Show
BendFilm Festival
2017 - won - Best Film
Denver International Film Festival
2017 - won - People's Choice Award Documentary Film
Denver International Film Festival
2017 - won - True Grit Award
Durban International Film Festival
2017 - won - DIFF Award for Artistic Bravery
Durban International Film Festival
2017 - won - Special Mention Documentary
Heartland International Film Festival
2017 - won - Grand Prize Documentary Feature
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
2017 - nominated - Best Documentary
Los Angeles Film Festival
2017 - won - Documentary Award Best Documentary Feature
New York International Children's Film Festival, US
2017 - won - Grand Prize Feature Feature Films
Providence Children's Film Festival
2017 - won - Jury Prize Best Feature

Los Angeles Times
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"Review: 'Liyana's' mix of documentary and animation compels"
The Hollywood Reporter
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"‘Liyana’: Film Review | LAFF 2017"
Entertainment Weekly
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"Get a First Look at the Gorgeous Animated/Documentary Film Liyana"
Variety
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"Film Review: ‘Liyana’"
NPR
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"The story of Liyana : How 10 Orphans From eSwatini Helped Write A Prize-Winning Movie"
Huffpost
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"The Best Family Movies Of 2018"