
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
Cape Town
14 Pickwick Road
Salt River, 7925
Cape Town
+27 (0) 21 2014 777
Michelle Duvenhage | Producer
michelle@priest.co.za
+27 (0) 845 775 866
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.”
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Live Updates: South Africa’s Cannes Lions Winners and Shortlists 2022
Follow South Africa’s Cannes Lions Shortlists and Winners right here from the 19th of June. We’ll be updating this page as results are announced – listing all South Africa’s shortlists, showcasing the awarded work, and featuring all the IDIDTHAT members involved.
South Africa’s Work to Watch June 2022
Here you can find all the winning work awarded by the Creative Circle in the first quarter of 2022. Congratulations to the incredibly talented teams of creatives and filmmakers who made these stand-out projects come to life – you are all gorgeous geniuses, indeed a rare combination.
IDIDTHAT Craft Awards March 2022
This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by two of our industry’s absolute finest; Chief Creative Officer of Grey Africa, Fran Luckin and Director at Darling Films, Jeana Theron. Congratulations to Marc Algranti for nabbing Best in Craft for Original Music and Matthys Boshoff for Directing.
South Africa’s Work to Watch – June to October 2021
Here we showcase South Africa's stand-out work. This is the work that was awarded by the Creative Circle and represents the best our country has to offer. Basically, if you don’t have these companies on speed dial for 2022, ag shame man.





