Contents
1. About SAFTAS
2. The Golden Horn
3. Entry Guidelines and Eligibility
4. List of Awards
5. Definition of Awards
6. Special Awards
7. SAFTAS 11 Key dates and Deadlines
8. ADDENDUM A: SAFTA 2017 PERFORMANCE ENTRY GUIDELINES
9. ADDENDUM B: SAFTA 2017 FEATURE FILM ENTRY SPECIFICATION
The SAFTAs organizing committee accepts no responsibility for entrants missing deadlines.
Final decisions regarding eligibility of film and television content submitted are made by the SAFTA Committee or its representation.
The SAFTAs Committee is not liable for errors in listings that are the result of incorrect information being submitted.
The SAFTAs Committee cannot be held responsible for film or television content being submitted to incorrect categories.
All categories for which receive less than 3 entries shall not proceed to the judging phase and shall not result in a SAFTA award in that year.
Categories for which less than 3 entries were received, shall be cancelled, meaning no SAFTA award will be given for that category in that year. The relevant entries may be re-directed, at the judges discretion, to the closest appropriate category. If there is no other suitable category for the entry, the entry will not be eligible for judging
1. ABOUT THE SAFTAS
CELEBRATING CREATIVITY ENCOURAGING EXCELLENCE
A. The South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) are presented annually under the auspices of the National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa (NFVF) after the industry resolved to come together in 2006. The awards were established in 2006 and are presented annually.
B. The primary objective of the SAFTA Awards is to honour, celebrate and promote and reward the creativity, quality and excellence of South African Film and Television talent and content and to encourage entrepreneurship and the development of new talent within the industry.
C. The 11th edition of the SAFTAs will take place in March 2017.
2. THE GOLDEN HORN
A. All SAFTA winners are presented with the Golden Horn, the official SAFTA Trophy.
B. The creative concept behind the SAFTA Trophy, the Golden Horn is built on the strength of the collective effort and community that is inherent in the South African Film and Television industry of today and reflects the collective energy of the team and the recognition of the individual as part of a collective.
C. The Golden Horn symbolises Circularity as an organising principle in African thought and like a continuous reel of past-present-future speaks to endless creativity. The Golden Horn also symbolizes past and present struggles and triumphs sending feelers into the future, captured by the forward bend of the horns to symbolize pregnant creative forces. Collectively, the figures are arranged in a manner that gives them a 360 degree vision so collectively, they see the now looking into the future as a team together.
In its own right, the GOLDEN HORN is awarded in recognition of creative excellence, with a view of impacting on our sense of nationalism and the context of renewal in Africa.
This concept it's inspired by
The significance of community
the diversity of our different communities
the need for partnerships in our society
and the strength found in numbers
3. ENTRY GUIDELINES AND ELIGIBILITY
3.1 ELIGIBILITY: GENERAL
A. The SAFTAs are open to all legal South African citizens and official permanent residents of the Republic of South Africa in accordance with the South African Citizenship Act, 1995.
B. The SAFTAs are open to all companies registered in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa, whose majority shareholding is held by South African citizens.
C. Film or television content must be submitted for consideration in order to be eligible for the SAFTAs. Only South African film and television content will be considered for the SAFTAs.
D. In the case of single category awards (TV Non-Fiction), the primary Producer must have South African permanent residency or South African citizenship to qualify.
E. In the case of a South African Co-production, all the Producers involved must consent/submit for the work to be eligible.
F. All submissions in which intellectual property rights are jointly owned must be submitted with the full written consent of all join rights holders concerned.
G. Official Co-productions shall only be eligible if they have been certified as such by the National Film and Video Foundation, and can be eligible for all categories SAFTA Best Production'
H. Co-productions with Foreign Producers shall only be eligible, if at least 51% of the copyright is held by a South African owned company.
I. Foreign talent and crew featured in or participating in a qualifying co-production submitted for consideration shall not be eligible for a SAFTA.
J. Previous or current entrance into another National competition shall not disqualify the entry.
3.2 INELIGIBITLITY: GENERAL
A. Content which constitutes an advertorial or commercial shall not be eligible.
3.3 ELIGIBITLITY: NON-FICTION FILM, SHORT FICTION FILM, TELEVISION FICTION; TELEVISION NON-FICTION, TELEVISION ANIMATION, STUDENT FILMS, DIRECT TO DVD, OR VIDEO ON DEMAND
A. All South African television content submitted for consideration for a SAFTA must be produced and publically exhibited or broadcast in the Republic of South Africa between 1 August 2015 and 30 October 2016 should have been produced and publicly exhibited or broadcast in the Republic of South Africa during the 1 August 2015 - 30 October 2016. No re-runs will eligible.
B. Television content can only be entered once in their lifespan with an exception of a new season or a sequel as per eligibility dates.
3.4 ELIGIBITLITY: FEATURE FILM AND FEATURE LENGTH ANIMATION
A. All eligible feature film content submitted for consideration for a SAFTA must have been exhibite
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