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A Penguin Films production for Sabido Productions, distributed by Crystal Brook Distribution. Script by Shirley Johnston. Directed by Roberta Durrant.

Starring: Hlayani JR. Mabasa, Linda Sokhulu, Thapelo Mofokeng, Royston Stoffels, Elvis Mahomba, Janet Suzman
Synopsis: 13-year-old Felix Xaba dreams of becoming a saxophonist like his late father, but his mother Lindiwe thinks jazz is the devil’s music.

When Felix leaves his township friends to take up a scholarship for grade eight at an elitist private school, he defies his mother and turns to two aging members of his father’s old band to help him prepare for the school jazz concert.

Felix‘s all-star cast includes Joburg-born Oscar-nominee Dame Janet Suzman in her first South African film; South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA) Best Actress winner Linda Sokhulu (Isidingo, Generations) in her feature debut; and newcomer Hlayani Junior Mabasa, who was cast in the title role from over 500 auditions across the country.

Described as “Billy Elliott with African jazz,” Felix is based on Shirley Johnston’s acclaimed script, which won Sithengi’s 2004 Writer’s Forum Award; was a finalist in the US Specscriptacular Competition; and was a quarter-finalist in both Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest and the Moondance Screenwriting Competition.

SAFTA Lifetime Achievement winner Roberta Durrant directs, while musical director Murray Anderson, who has recorded Gold and Platinum records for the likes of Abdullah Ibrahim, worked closely on the soundtrack with former Standard Bank Young Artists of The Year Mark Fransman and Bokani Dyer, as well as triple 2012 South African Music Awards nominee Lwanda Gogwana.

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	When Felix leaves his township friends to take up a scholarship for grade eight at an elitist private school, he defies his mother and turns to two aging members of his father’s old band to help him prepare for the school jazz concert.		When Felix leaves his township friends to take up a scholarship for grade eight at an elitist private school, he defies his mother and turns to two aging members of his father’s old band to help him prepare for the school jazz concert.
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 Director of photography: [[Natalie Haarhoff]]; Line producer: [[Kate Schalk]]; Musical direction and soundtrack by [[Murray Anderson]], with [[Mark Fransman]], [[Bokani Dyer]], [[Lwanda Gogwana]], [[Wesley Rustin]] and [[Kevin Gibson]].
+[[Shirley Johnston]]'s script won the Sithengi’s 2004 Writer's Forum Award; was a finalist in the US Specscriptacular Competition; and was a quarter-finalist in both Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest and the Moondance Screenwriting Competition.
 == Starring ==
 [[Hlayani Junior Mabasa]], [[Linda Sokhulu]], [[Thapelo Mofokeng]], [[Royston Stoffels]], [[Elvis Mahomba]], [[Janet Suzman]], [[Adrian Galley]], [[Joseph Hughes]], [[Joshua Wyngaard]], [[Okwethu Banisi]], [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] and [[André Jacobs]].
 == Synopsis ==
 -year-old Felix Xaba dreams of becoming a saxophonist like his late father, but his mother Lindiwe thinks jazz is the devil’s music.
 When Felix leaves his township friends to take up a scholarship for grade eight at an elitist private school, he defies his mother and turns to two aging members of his father’s old band to help him prepare for the school jazz concert.

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	A [[Penguin Films]] production for [[Sabido Productions]], distributed by Crystal Brook Distribution. Script by [[Shirley Johnston]]. Directed by [[Roberta Durrant]].		A [[Penguin Films]] production for [[Sabido Productions]], distributed by Crystal Brook Distribution. Script by [[Shirley Johnston]]. Directed by [[Roberta Durrant]].
		+	Director of photography: [[Natalie Haarhoff]]; Line producer: [[Kate Schalk]]; Musical direction and soundtrack by [[Murray Anderson]], with [[Mark Fransman]], [[Bokani Dyer]], [[Lwanda Gogwana]], [[Wesley Rustin]] and [[Kevin Gibson]].

−	~~Musical direction and soundtrack by [[Murray Anderson]], with [[Mark Fransman]], [[Bokani Dyer]] and [[Lwanda Gogwana]].~~


−	Starring~~: [[Hlayani Junior Mabasa]], [[Linda Sokhulu]], [[Thapelo Mofokeng]], [[Royston Stoffels]], [[Elvis Mahomba]], [[Janet Suzman]],~~	+	== Starring ==
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		+	[[Hlayani Junior Mabasa]], [[Linda Sokhulu]], [[Thapelo Mofokeng]], [[Royston Stoffels]], [[Elvis Mahomba]], [[Janet Suzman]], [[Adrian Galley]], [[Joseph Hughes]], [[Joshua Wyngaard]], [[Okwethu Banisi]], [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] and [[André Jacobs]].

		+	Equally brilliant is Dame Janet Suzman as Felix's favourite teacher, Mrs Cartwright, with great support from André Jacobs as the stalwart music teacher, and Adrian Galley as the Headmaster. Thapelo Mofokeng is sensational as Bra Joe, Felix's music mentor who instils a passion in the aspirant jazz player, with Royston Stoffels in top form as the enigmatic Fingers who helps to shape Felix's dreams. There are also solid performances from Felix's best buddies, played with fervour by Joseph Hughes and Joshua Wyngaard, and his siblings, delightfully performed by Elvis Mahomba and Okwethu Banisi.Nicholas Ellenbogen is an absolute delight as Mr Soames, an affluent wealthy compassionate supporter, with memorable support by his canine friend Horace.

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-A Penguin Films production for Sabido Productions, distributed by Crystal Brook Distribution. Script by Shirley Johnston. Directed by Roberta Durrant.
+A [[Penguin Films]] production for [[Sabido Productions]], distributed by Crystal Brook Distribution. Script by [[Shirley Johnston]]. Directed by [[Roberta Durrant]].
-Felix‘s all-star cast includes Joburg-born Oscar-nominee Dame Janet Suzman in her first South African film; South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA) Best Actress winner Linda Sokhulu (Isidingo, Generations) in her feature debut; and newcomer Hlayani Junior Mabasa, who was cast in the title role from over 500 auditions across the country.
+== Synopsis ==
-Described as “Billy Elliott with African jazz,” Felix is based on Shirley Johnston’s acclaimed script, which won Sithengi’s 2004 Writer’s Forum Award; was a finalist in the US Specscriptacular Competition; and was a quarter-finalist in both Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest and the Moondance Screenwriting Competition.
+-year-old Felix Xaba dreams of becoming a saxophonist like his late father, but his mother Lindiwe thinks jazz is the devil’s music.
-SAFTA Lifetime Achievement winner Roberta Durrant directs, while musical director Murray Anderson, who has recorded Gold and Platinum records for the likes of Abdullah Ibrahim, worked closely on the soundtrack with former Standard Bank Young Artists of The Year Mark Fransman and Bokani Dyer, as well as triple 2012 South African Music Awards nominee Lwanda Gogwana.
+When Felix leaves his township friends to take up a scholarship for grade eight at an elitist private school, he defies his mother and turns to two aging members of his father’s old band to help him prepare for the school jazz concert.