SAFTAs call for Nominations

A reminder that the annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) have opened the call for Discretionary Award Nominations for 2020.

The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Sports, Arts, and Culture and custodian of the SAFTAs extends a call to the South African film and television industry to nominate nominees for the following awards:

LIFETIME ACHIEVER AWARD

This award is presented to an experienced individual with an extensive and outstanding contribution to South African film and television, both locally and internationally. individual who has demonstrated excellence in their craft.

OUTSTANDING PERSON WITH DISABILITY CONTRIBUTOR AWARD

This award is awarded to a person with a disability who has achieved excellence in the film and television industry.

OUTSTANDING PROVINCIAL CONTRIBUTOR AWARD

This award is awarded to an outstanding individual, group or a particular initiative that has contributed significantly towards developing the film and television industry in the respective province.

EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD

This award is awarded to a ‘newcomer’ in the film and television industry that is creating or producing brilliant work.

All nominations must include a profile of the person being nominated, a copy of their CV and must be submitted to staceyl@nfvf.co.za by 14 of February 2020.

ABOUT THE SAFTAS

The 14 th annual SAFTAs will be taking place in March 2020, with final award ceremony dates still to be announced. NFVF CEO Makhosazana Khanyile, recently highlighted changes to the entry guidelines, several of which are geared to wards the growing demand for online content such as S-VOD (e.g. Netflix and Showmax). A new category, Entertainment Programme, was also introduced for this year’s awards. It includes quizzes, game shows, talent shows, music shows, music specials, and all general entertainment. Reality Show has also been separated into two categories – Best Competition Reality Show and Best Structured or Docu-Reality Show. More information can be found on (www.nfvf.co.za).