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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
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