05 SAFTAs nominees announced

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2015 SAFTAs nominees announced --

Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:39

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The South African Film and Television Awards take place on 19 and 22 March, when outstanding talent in the local industry will be recognised and winners rewarded with a Golden Horn trophy. Entries for this year increased by approximately 7%, and, at a Nominee announcement event which took place on 24 February, judge Roberta Durant remarked that she felt the standard of work from South African producers and filmmakers was increasing year on year.

The nominees for the 2015 SAFTA s are:

Best Documentary Short

Port Nolloth: Between a rock and a hard place - Butterfly Films

Orbis: Saltpeter Productions

Best Achievement in Directing Documentary Short

The last Boers of Patagonia: Richard Finn Gregory

Port Nolloth: Between a rock and a hard place: Felix Seuffert

Boys don t cry: Teboho Pietersen

Best Achievement in Cinematography - Documentary Short

The last Boers of Patagonia: Richard Finn Gregory

Port Nolloth: Between a rock and a hard place: Felix Seuffert

Orbis: Felix Seuffert

Best Achievement in Sound Documentary Short

The last Boers of Patagonia: Daniel Eppel

Orbis: Guy Steer

Port Nolloth: Between a rock and a hard place: Daniel Eppel

Best Achievement in Editing Documentary Short

The last Boers of Patagonia: Richard Finn Gregory

Orbis: Khalid Shamis

Port Nolloth: Between a rock and a hard place: Anna Telford

Best Documentary Feature

I, Afrikaner: Go Trolley Films

The Vula Connection: Sabido Productions

Miners Shot Down: Uhuru Productions

Best Achievement in Directing Documentary Feature

Miners Shot Down: Rehad Desai

I, Afrikaner: Annalet Steenkamp

Fatherland: Tarryn Crossman

Best Achievement in Cinematography - Documentary Feature

The Vula Connection: Peter Rudden

Plot for Peace: Diego Olliver, Nic Hofmeyr, Manuel Lapiere, Jon Kovel

Nelson Mandela: The Myth & Me: Guilio Biccari, Nicolaas Hofmeyer, Michael Downie

Best Achievement in Sound Documentary Feature

Miners Shot Down: Vaughn Phillips, Mark Phillips

Nelson Mandela: The Myth & Me: Guy Steer

Best Achievement in Editing Documentary Feature

Miners Shot Down: Keryyn Assaizky, Megan Gill

The Vula Connection: Annamarie James

Fatherland: Alastair Thomas, CA Van Aswegen

Unearthed: Daniel Mitchell

Best Wildlife

Game of Lions: Wildlife Films

Hippo vs Croc: Earth Touch

Best Achievement in Directing - Wildlife

Mystery of the Arctic Cairn: Kyle O Donoghue

Game of Lions: Dereck Joubert

Best Achievement in Editing - Wildlife

Hippo vs Croc: Ruaan Botha

Elephant Gangs: Este Nortje

Great white Code Red: Arne Leisegang

Best Achievement in Sound - Wildlife

Hippo vs Croc: Dave Birch

Great white Code Red: Tristan Horton, Nux Schwartz, Dave Birch

Wild Kalahari: Robyn Keene-Young, Mark Phillips, Adrian Bailey

Best Achievement in Cinematography - Wildlife

Great white Code Red: Boris Von Schoenebeck, Grant Brokensha, Lee Jackson, Riaan Venter, Barry Skinstad

Hippo vs Croc: Boris Von Schoenebeck, Grant Brokensha, Barry Skinstad, James Boon, Dale Hencock

Hippo Gangs: Peter Lamberti

Game of Lions: Dereck Joubert

Best Achievement in Original Score - Wildlife

Great white Code Red: Dave Birch, Nux Schwartz

Hippo vs Croc: Dave Birch, Nux Schwartz

Game of Lions: JB Arthur

Cheetah Race to rule: Ben Willem

Best Student Film

Ana, Patrick & Nicholas: AFDA

The Other Woman: AFDA

Resilience: AFDA

Courier: City Varsity

Best Short Film

Security: Mannequin Pictures

Keys, Money, Phone: Muti Films

Picture Perfect Heist: Benchfilms

Best Youth programme

Creature Club: Terno Productions

Ispani: Blue Wizard Productions

Stumbo Stomp: Amapantsula Brandgenuity

Best Children programme

Challenge SOS: 2 Blonds And A Redhead

Filming

Takalani Sesame: Ochre Media

YOTV Live YO Party: Urban Brew

Best Factual /Educationa programme

Think Big: The Bomb Shelter

Step up to a start up: Endemol South Africa

Hello Doctor TV Show: Hello Doctor

SMovana: Lucky Bean Media/Rise Up Productions

Best Current Affairs / Actuality Programme

Matric Magic: Combined Artists

Viola's Hope: Nguni Tv

Safe Haven: Combined Artists

Best Magazine programme

50|50: Clive Morris Productions

Movers & Shakers: Vusion Media

Mooiloop! : Blue Marble Entertainment

Best Variety show

Charley's cake Angels Season Two: Cooked In Africa

Kasi-Licious: Okuhle

Seasons at Terroir: Cooked in Africa

Best Talk show

Katch It With Khanyi: Endemol South Africa (pty) Ltd

I am Woman: Leap of Faith Plexus Films

Jou show met Emo: Homebrew Films

Best Reality show

Kabelo boot camp: Connect Channel

Ultimate Braai Master: The roads less travelled: Cooked in Africa

I want to sing gospel: Eclipse TV

Best Game show

Clover little big cook off: Quizzical Pictures

Cula Sibone: Connect Channel

Nguwe Na: Connect Channel

Tropika island of treasure Season 6: Quizzical Pictures

Best International Format Show

Clash of the Choirs SA: Endemol South Africa (pty) Ltd

The Comedy Central Roast Of Kenny Kunene Fired Up: Viacom International Media Networks Africa

I love South Africa: African Media Production Network

Best TV Drama

Swartwater: Quizzical Pictures

90 Plein Street: Born Free Media (pty) Ltd

Donkerland: Deon Opperman Produksies (pty)

Best Achievement in Directing -TV Drama

Swartwater: John Trengove, Jozua Malherbe, Denny Miller

Rockville Season 2: Johnny Barbuzano

90 Plein Street: Jahmil Qubeka

Best Achievement in Scriptwriting TV Drama

Geraamtes in Die Kas: Joshua Rous, Luke Rous, Sandra Vaughn, Corine Du Toit

Swartwater: Helene Truter

Traffic!: Writing Team

Best Achievement in Cinematography TV Drama

Ngempela: Adam Dentil

Donkerland: Adam Bentel

Soul City: Tom Marais

End Game: Jonathan De La Querra

Best Achievement in Editing - TV Drama

End Game: Nicola Comminos, Jeremy Briers, Jack Esterhuizen, Karien Goosen, Gugulethu Sibandze

Geraa

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