The 12th Annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs 12) call for entries is now open!
The call for entries for the much anticipated 12th edition of the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) brought to you by Mc Café is now open! The film industry is encouraged to submit their entries on www.saftasonline.co.za, the closing date is the 16th of October 2017.
The SAFTAs, managed under the custodianship of the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture, are an integral part of the growth, skills development and transformation of the industry. The awards are guided by the SAFTAs committee comprising of SABC, DSTV, eTV, StarSat, the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) and the South African Screen Federation (SASFED).
“It is crucial after each edition of the SAFTAs to introspect and seek possible ways to modify the awards for continuous improvement. Following the SAFTAs 11 post review meetings with the Adhoc and SAFTAs committees, the categories were workshopped and reduced. The objective is create consistency and uniformity that reflects the South African film and television industry.” said NFVF CEO, Ms Zama Mkosi
The total number of awards has been reduced to 80 plus the 4 discretionary awards, totalling 84 awards.
Key changes:
- Documentary short will now be treated like the short film award, and will only be awarded best of genre.
- Wildlife Programmes will also not have sub categories, and will only be awarded best of genre.
- Magazine shows and Variety shows will be a combined award, the Best Magazine and Variety show.
- Telenovela is a growing genre in SA and for this reason, the genre will be awarded its own best of genre, so there is now an award for Best Telenovela separate from the Best TV Soap.
- In the Telenovela category, cinematography has been included.
- The two will be combined when competing for the public vote of Most popular TV Soap including Telenovelas as well as the sub categories.
- Removed awards:
- Best Sports Show, this award has consistently not received enough entries.
Final list of awards:
| LIST OF AWARDS PER CATEGORIES | |
| STUDENT FILM | Best Student Film |
| SHORT FILM | Best Short Film |
| ANNIMATION | Best Animation |
| TV COMEDY
|
Best Actress
Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Achievement in Directing Best Achievement in Scriptwriting Best Achievement in Art / Production Design Best Achievement in Wardrobe/Costume Design Best Achievement in Make-up & Hairstyling Best Achievement in Cinematography Best Achievement in Editing Best Achievement in Sound Design Best TV Comedy |
| TV SOAP/ TELENOVELA | Best Actress
Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Achievement in Directing Best Achievement is Scriptwriting Best Achievement in Original Music (Original Score for the submission) Best Achievement in Art / Production Design Best Achievement in Post Production Best Achievement in Cinematography (Telenovela category only) Best Achievement in Wardrobe, Make-up & Hair Team Best TV Soap Best Telenovela |
| TV DRAMA | Best Actress
Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Achievement in Directing Best Achievement in Scriptwriting Best Achievement in Editing Best Achievement in Sound Design Best Achievement in Original Music Best Achievement in Art / Production Design Best Achievement in Wardrobe/Costume Design Best Achievement in Make-up & Hairstyling Best Achievement in Cinematography Best TV Drama |
| FEATURE FILM | Best Actress
Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Achievement in Cinematography Best Achievement in Sound Design Best Achievement in Original Score Best Achievement in Editing Best Achievement in Production Design Best Achievement in Costume Design Best Achievement in Make-up & Hairstyling Best Achievement in Directing Best Achievement in Scriptwriting Best Feature Film |
| MADE FOR TV MOVIE OR DIRECT TO
DVD OR VOD |
Best Made for TV Movie |
| MICRO BUDGET FILM | Best Micro Budget Film |
| WILDLIFE | Best Wildlife Programme |
| DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | Best Documentary Feature
Best Achievement in Cinematography Best Achievement in Editing Best Achievement in Sound Design Best Achievement in Directing |
| DOCUMENTARY SHORT | Best Documentary Short |
| TV Non-Fiction: | Best Show
Best Reality Show Best Game Show Best International Format Programme Best Factual &Educational Programme Best Current Affairs Programme Best Variety & Magazine Show Best Youth Programme Best Talk Show Best Talk Show Host Best Music Show |
| DISCRECINARY AWARD | Life Time Achiever
Youth Achiever Outstanding Provincial Contributor Award Outstanding Person with Disability Contributor Award |
| PUBLIC VOTE | Most Popular Soap/Telenovela
Best TV Presenter |
**Ends**
Media contact person:
Peter Kwele
Head Marketing and Communications
peterk@nfvf.co.za and xolelwan@nfvf.co.za
Tel: 011 483 0880
Website: www.nfvf.co.za
Social Media: @nfvfsa