# Limpopo premier Phophi Ramathuba has congratulated Murena Emmanuel Ṋetshiṱangani for his historic achievement at the 78th Annual Cannes Film Festival in France. He won the best African film award for his groundbreaking Tshivenḓa film, LUBUNYU. The film was produced in alignment with the festival’s 2025 theme of fighting gender-based violence and femicide. The premier’s spokesperson, Thilivhali Muavha, says Ṋetshiṱangani has placed Limpopo and South African filmmaking firmly on the global stage:
Limpopo premier congratulates filmmaker Ṋetshitangani on Cannes Festival success [SOUND]
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