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SAFTAs18 Winners List

30/10/2024

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND DOCUMENTARY

!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
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