South Africa, Nov. 17 -- The adaptation of Dalene Matthee's best-selling novel Toorbos has been selected as South Africa's entry for the Best International Feature Film Award at the 2021 Academy Awards. Directed by Rene van Rooyen, the film is currently on circuit in South African cinemas.

The competition was tough and the South African Academy Awards selection committee, comprising of professionals from various fields of the filmmaking value chain evaluated several diverse, rich, and unique submissions from the 2-5 November 2020 at Nu Metro cinemas across the country.

Van Rooyen's film has seen great success at the Cape Town International Market and Film Festival, having won the award for Work in Progress (WIP) programme. The film has ...