Wyfie vs EastEnders at top London awards
The Showmax Original Wyfie is up for Best Soap or Telenovela at the 63rd Rose d’Or Awards, competing against the likes of seven-time BAFTA winner EastEnders and eight-time BAFTA nominee Hollyoaks.
Billed as “the gold standard of excellence and achievement in Entertainment programming”, the Rose D’Or Awards will be held on 2 December 2024 at King’s Place in London. This year’s awards received more than 700 entries from more than 30 countries, with the finalists chosen by a jury of over 100 broadcast executives, distributors and producers from across the international television industry.
Produced by Homebrew Films (Trompoppie), Wyfie explores the friendship of four university roommates, played by Beáta Bena Green, Celeste Loots, Kristen Raath (above) and Mienke Ehlers.
This is the third international accolade for Wyfie. In Cannes in May this year, Wyfie was up for Outstanding Use of Locations at the Global Production Awards, presented by Screen International, losing out to Troll, which had been Netflix’s most popular non-English film of all time. In September 2024, Wyfie was also up for Best International Series at The Seoul International Drama Awards, competing against the likes of legendary Chinese auteur Wong Kar-Wai (In the Mood For Love, The Grandmaster) and his multi-award-winning series Blossoms Shanghai, as well as Turkey’s Another Love, last year’s Rose d’Or winner.
Locally, Wyfie won Best Newcomer (Ehlers) at the 2024 kykNET Silwerskerm Awards, as well as Best Supporting Actor (Marguerite van Eeden), and the Representation of LGBTQIA+ Award for a Scripted Series at MIP Africa’s Inclusive Lens Awards, among other nominations. As the Inclusive Lens citation says, “Wyfie masterfully portrays the complexities of university life for four young women. Balancing mischief and moral dilemmas, the characters’ journeys highlight resilience and personal growth… Wyfie captures the essence of youthful rebellion and the journey to adulthood.”
Showrunner Burgert Müller passed away in August 2024, so commissioning editor Lizette Khan dedicated the Rose d’Or nomination to him. “This one is for Burgert,” she says.
SAFTA and Silwerskerm winner Johan Cronjé (Wonderlus) is the series director, leading a team of directors that includes Emilie Badenhorst, Eva du Preez, Ben Heyns and Koek’s Johannes Pieter Nel.
Season 2 is currently streaming on Showmax, with new episodes on Tuesdays until 31 December 2024.
Watch the trailer for S1 HERE
Watch the trailer for S2 HERE
