SAFTAs18 Winners List
30/10/2024
!Aitsa
Practitioner: Simon Kohler
Production House: MED CINE
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING DOCUMENTARY
Rise: The Siya Kolisi Story
Practitioner: Ebenhaezer Smal (Haezer)
Production Orange Films and Star Films
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY DOCUMENTARY
Rosemary's Hitlist
Practitioner: Sims Phakisi
Production House: Idea Candy
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING DOCUMENTARY
Music Is My Life Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Practitioner: Mpumi Supa Mbele
Production House: Free Women Films & Nine To Five Creative Agency
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Faces of Fortune
Production House: Red Coat Films
BEST MADE FOR TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Pale Ya Kosa
Production House: Full Circle Productions
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
!Aitsa
Production House: MED CINE
BEST CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME
Baking With the Rey's
Production House: Rey Productions
BEST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME
The Khoekhoe Saga
Production House: On Set Images
BEST FACTUAL PROGRAMME
Outopsie
Production House: 7EVENTY9 Films
BEST COMPETITION REALITY SHOW
Kokkedoor: Vuur & Vlam
Production House: Homebrew Films
BEST STRUCTURED SOAPIE REALITY SHOW
Young, Famous and African S2
Production House: Urban Brew Studios & A Pop Media
BEST STRUCTURED OR DOCU-REALITY SHOW
Reno Race
Production House: RHT United T/A RichCon
BEST YOUTH PROGRAMME
MTV Shuga Down South Season 3
Production House: Burnt Onion Productions
BEST ONLINE CONTENT
The Adventures of Noko Mashaba Struggles of SA Youth
Production House: Rams Comics
BEST LIFESTYLE PROGRAMME
Die Argitekte (The Architects)
Production House: Thank you kindly, Bobby
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME
Checkpoint
Production House: eNCA
BEST MADE FOR TV MOVIE
n Tyd van Waterpere
Production House: Sonvelt Media
BEST INTERNATIONAL FORMAT
The Masked Singer Season 1
Production House: Rose and Oaks Media
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Koppestamp
Production House: Just Ad Production
BEST VARIETY SHOW
Sport@10
Production House: SABC
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING TV COMEDY
Roomies
Practitioner: Yonela Nombewu
Production House: 32Done Productions
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE TV COMEDY
Roomies
Practitioner: Thembelihle Buthelezi
Production House: 32Done Productions
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND TV COMEDY
Yoh! Christmas
Practitioners: Themba Mashinini & Guy Steer
Production House: BBZEE Films
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION TV COMEDY
Magaeng
Practitioner: Kagiso Malefane
Production House: Burnt Onion Productions
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING TV COMEDY
Yoh! Christmas
Practitioners: Tessa Verfuss, Quinn Lubbe & Miriam Arndt
Production House: BBZEE Films
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING TV COMEDY
Yoh! Christmas
Practitioners: Tiffany Barbuzano, Zoleka Monare, Johny Barbuzano & Gillian Breslin
Production House: BBZEE Films
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY -TV COMEDY
Yoh! Christmas
Practitioner: James Adey
Production House: BBZEE Films
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING TV COMEDY
Yoh! Christmas
Practitioners: Johnny Barbuzano, Lauren Chengan, Sanele Zulu, Zolani Phakade &
Chris Beasley
Production House: BBZEE Films
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING TV DRAMA
Shaka Ilembe
Practitioner: Queen Motlatle
Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE TV DRAMA
Shaka Ilembe
Practitioner: Shirley Masondo
Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION TV DRAMA
Shaka Ilembe
Practitioners: Dylan Lloyd & Nokuthula Sishi
Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL EFFECTS (SFX) IN HAIR AND MAKE-UP FILM/TV
Do Your Worst
Practitioners: Nicola Roodt, Ronwyn Jarrett & Cassidy Lombard
Production House: Blingola Media
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND TV DRAMA
Shaka Ilembe
Practitioners: Athanasios Koundouris, Vaughan Phillips, Beyond Sound & On- Key Sound
Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC/SCORE TV DRAMA
Shaka Ilembe
Practitioner: Philip Miller
Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN AN ORIGINAL SONG - TV DRAMA
Classified
Practitioner: Zethu Mashika
Production House: Diprente
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING TV DRAMA
Shaka Ilembe
Practitioners: Sibongeleni Mabuyakhulu, Llewellyn Rice & Megan Gill
Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS(VFX) - FILM/TV
Shaka Ilembe
Practitioner: LUMA Animation
Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY TV DRAMA
Shaka Ilembe
Practitioner: Zeno Petersen
Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCRIPTWRITING TV DRAMA
Shaka Ilembe
Practitioners: Thishiwe Ziqubu, Paul Grootboom, Catherine Stewart, Andrew Peterson, Daniel Zimbler, Angus Gibson, Desiree Markgraaff, Nhlanhla Mtaka, Jacob Ntshangase, Steven Pillemar, Hlonipha Mokoena & Benedict Carton.
Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING TV DRAMA
Shaka Ilembe
Practitioners: Angus Gibson, Zeno Petersen, Adze Ugah, Mnqondisi Ngubane & Catherine Stewart
Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING TV SOAP/TELENOVELA
1802-Love Defies Time
Practitioners: Silindile Dladla & Refiloe Maphunya
Production House: Hela Media
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN WARDROBE TV SOAP/TELENOVELA
House of Zwide
Practitioners: Bevely Mogorosi & Teddy Geldart
Production House: The Bomb Shelter Film Company
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING -TELENOVELA
Outlaws
Practitioners: Natalie Varoy, Ebenhaezer Smal, Bongi Malefo, Siwelile Mbanjwa & Nandi Mehlomakulu
Production House: Tshedza Pictures
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN
Africa Stories
24/12/2024
PARTICIPATE AT SERIES MANIA FORUM 2025
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30/11/2024
Call for NFVF funding applications to attend Film Festivals and Markets taking place from 15 January 2025 to 31 March 2025.
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16/11/2024
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) Call for Market and Festival Hosting Funding Applications is Open
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16/11/2024
The National Film and Video Foundation Call for Female Producers to Submit the Applications to Attend the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2025
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16/11/2024
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) Call for Current Masters Students to Attend Carthage Film Festival in Tunis, Tunisa.
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) invites current masters students t...
30/10/2024
18TH ANNUAL SOUTH AFRICAN FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS (SAFTAS) HONOURED THE BEST OF THE SA FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY
Johannesburg, 26 October 2024 - The 18th Annual South African Film and Televisio...
30/10/2024
SAFTAs18 Winners List
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND DOCUMENTARY !Aitsa Practitioner: Simon Kohler Production House: MED CINE BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING DOCUMENTARY Rise: The Si...
24/10/2024
PUBLIC INVITATION TO THE INTERVIEW OF NOMINATED CANDIDATE FOR THE COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FOUNDATION (NFVF)
In accordance with Section 6 (2) (c) of the National Film and Video Foundation A...
19/10/2024
Call for Applications: Masters Students to Attend the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Lagos, Nigeria.
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) invites postgraduate students to s...
15/10/2024
EXTENSION OF: INVITATION TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTARY SLATE PROPOSALS 2024
The National Film and Video Foundation (herein referred to as NFVF) is a statutory body set up by the government to grow and develop the South African Film and ...
11/10/2024
NFVF Announces Old Righteous Blues as South Africa's Official Entry for the 97th Academy Awards (Oscars)
10 October 2024 Johannesburg, South Africa - The National Film and Video Found...
09/10/2024
SPORTEL Monaco 2024 Ravel Booth G06/07
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04/10/2024
Press Release
SAFTAs 18 Announces Date and Theme: Honouring Excellence in South African Film and Television with the theme Back to Basics . Johannesburg, South Africa Wedn...
04/10/2024
SAFTAs18 Announces Date and Theme: Honouring Excellence in South African Film and Television with the theme Back to Basics
Johannesburg, South Africa Wednesday, 2 October 2024 The South African Film ...
01/10/2024
National Film and Video Foundation Announces Leadership Changes
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24/09/2024
Invitation for people with disabilities to submit proposals for short films under the theme: Not What Society Expects
Every little girl out there who has felt different because they are not what soc...
09/09/2024
INVITATION TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTARY SLATE PROPOSALS 2024
The National Film and Video Foundation (herein referred to as NFVF) is a statutory body set up by the government to grow and develop the South African Film and ...
06/09/2024
The 18th Annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs18) Nominees Announced.
Johannesburg, 05 September 2024 - The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF),...
09/08/2024
National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) Mourns the Passing of Veteran Actress Mme Connie Chiume
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01/08/2024
Globecast at IBC 2024 Booth 5.C75
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16/07/2024
18th Annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) open the call for Discretionary Award Nominations
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13/07/2024
Invitation for South African filmmakers to submit films for the 97th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) International Feature Film category.
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09/07/2024
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) call for Marketing and Distribution cycle 2 funding applications is open
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02/07/2024
Global Arabic Bouquet (GAB) renewed deal
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11/06/2024
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31/05/2024
Statement on the alleged ill treatment of cast members
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22/05/2024
Judge blocks auction of Elvis Presley's Graceland estate
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