Munya Chawawa who’s star just keeps on rising, is nominated for this year’s BAFTA (British Academy Film Awards) Awards.
The latest nomination is for his documentary How to Survive a Dictator with Munya Chawawa. A film that evoked mixed reactions when it was released but ignited again the conversation about Robert Mugabe’s 37 year rule.
Chawawa’s documentary is nominated alongside Aids: The Unheard Tapes (BBC Two), The Green Planet (BBC One), and Russia 1985-1999: Traumazone (iPlayer).
He described just getting to make the documentary as the real win with the nomination being the cherry on top.
Ending the week with a BAFTA nomination for my debut documentary, alongside Sir David Attenborough. Getting to make a show with my boys Joe McArdle & Carlos Rico about a place I love was the real win; but this the BAFTA-shaped cherry on top! A huge thank you to Channel 4 and Rumpus Media; fingers crossed!
Last year the comedian was in the running for BAFTA TV’s ‘Comedy Entertainment Programme’ award for Race Around Britain.
The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTA Film Awards is a highly prestigious annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The statue awarded to recipients depicts a theatrical mask.
This year’s BAFTA Awards ceremony will be held on 4 May.
