
Priest
A Cape Town post-production house with a highly experienced team specializing in Offline Editing of TVCs, Feature Films and Series and offering finishing with Adobe Premiere, Motion Graphics Design, Colour Grading, Compositing, AfterEffects, 2D, 3D Blender and Visual Effects.
Cape Town
Producer: Michelle Duvenhage
Film Editor and Mograph: Amelia Cohen / Colourist: Skye Barrow
VFX & Compositing Artist: Hilton Henstock / 3D & VFX Artist: Gabriel Hair
Established in 2003, Priest started as a traditional post-production facility and has evolved into a creative studio that Edits and Finishes, including Grade, Online and VFX, TV Commercials, Feature Films and a variety of Web and Digital Content. Priest is based in Cape Town. We are dedicated to supporting and strengthening the post-production industry in South Africa and are proud of our interrelation with the visual art world.
- Amelia Cohen won Edit Craft Gold at iPendoring Awards for Spotify in 2025
- Michelle Duvenhage ranked 15th best producer 2022 (Loeries Official Rankings)
- Matthew Swanepoel ranked 3rd best editor 2022 (Loeries Official Rankings)
- Priest ranked 3rd best Post House 2022 (Loeries Official Rankings)
- Matthew Swanepoel won best editor at the SAFTAs for Inxeba / The Wound in 2018
- Matthew Swanepoel won best editor at the SAFTAs for Necktie Youth in 2016
14 Pickwick Road
Salt River, 7925
Cape Town
+27 (0) 212014777
Michelle Duvenhage | Producer
michelle@priest.co.za
0845775866
AWARDED BY IDIDTHAT
AWARDED: CRAFT MENTION (EDITING CRAFT)
Priest Post Production | Amelia Cohen
TOPS SPAR ‘Turn Up Epic’
IDIDTHAT Guest Judge: Suhana Gordhan, Chief Creative Officer of LoveSong
November 2025
Suhana’s comment: “I felt a special mention must be given to Tops Spar ‘Turn up Epic’ for editing. There are so many worlds in this story, and the editor leads you from one to the other with beautiful precision. It’s smooth and playful and keeps the energy up. The transitions deliver on whimsy and allow you to feel some curiosity instead of delivering too soon.”
AWARDED: BEST IN CRAFT (EDITING)
Priest Post Production | Matthew Swanepoel
Audi ‘The Outside Lane’
IDIDTHAT Guest Judge: Ernest Nkosi, Director at Bomb Commercials
September 2020
Ernest’s comment: “Matthew Swanepoel’s edit gives fluidity to the relationship of car and athlete, invoking the same emotion as if it was Wayde’s 400m race. The clever use of archive footage and well-timed music helps portray a parallel story of Wayde’s life adding an extra dynamic to the spot. The timing and tempo of the shot selections are slick and shows the number of hours and dedication to this piece. Congratulations to all involved, on a beautiful piece of work.”
FEATURED WORK
FEATURED
Craft Award Results: November 2025
Another month, another round of work that made our judges sit up a little straighter. For the November IDIDTHAT Craft Awards, we handed the reins to two heavyweights: Suhana Gordhan, Chief Creative Officer at LoveSong, and multiple-time Best in Craft winner Hayden Brown, director and cinematographer at 7 Films. After sifting through the country’s sharpest craft, they crowned this month’s Best in Craft: Thina Zibi from Triple Story Content and Zee Ntuli from Darling Films. Congrats on the top spot, you two, beautifully done.
The Best of Film & Film Craft in South Africa 2024
Welcome to the first in a series of showcases celebrating the very best South African work in 2024. Our first showcase is the Best of Film & Film Craft awarded by the Loeries. Here we spotlight the best local talent making moving pictures. Save their names!
South Africa’s D&AD Work & Winners 2024
Since the announcement of the 62nd D&AD Awards late last week, our dedicated hamsters have been curating a showcase of the brilliant work behind the results. Here are the exceptionally talented South Africans who brought home the Pencils — now you know who to collaborate with next. Congratulations to these beauties for making us proud!
South Africa’s One Show Work & Winners
It’s time for The One Show results everyone! When we heard South Africa had 21 finalists this year we damn near Black Eyed Pea’d ourselves and exclaimed ‘Boom Boom Pow’. Now it’s great to see this incredible work convert. Congratulations to all of you! With over 50 countries and regions around the world entering, this is big for South Africa. Well done.





