Entries have opened for the 13th South African Film and Television Awards that will take place on 2 March 2019.
The 2-night award show is organised by the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) that annually purports to showcase and reward South Africa's best film and television with Golden Horn trophies.
The Saftas however continues to be panned for its bad organisation and shoddy production values, ongoing controversy about production companies boycotting the awards, and TV soaps forced to enter into other categories or be excluded from the Most Popular Soap category that is a public vote category.
The Saftas was also drawn into scandal with the Comperio Report of the investigation into the rot and corruption at the NFVF that found that staffers took family members on luxury trips to Sun City for the Saftas.
The 13th Saftas closing date for entries is 12 October 2018, although TV content broadcast between 1 August 2017 and 31 October 2018 can be entered, and South African films shown between 1 January and 31 December 2018 are eligible.
It's not clear how producers should enter material that are only shown after 12 October but that would still be eligible. Judging will start 31 October 2018 and end on 18 January 2019.
All content must be submitted online at www.saftasonline.co.za and no manual entries will be accepted. The NFVF will announce the 13th Saftas nominees in February 2019.
Here are the various categories for the 13th Saftas:
Best Student Film
Best Short Film
Best Animation
TV COMEDY
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Achievement in Directing
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting
Best Achievement in Art / Production Design
Best Achievement in Wardrobe/Costume Design
Best Achievement in Makeup & Hairstyling
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Best Achievement in Editing
Best Achievement in Sound Design
Best TV Comedy
TV SOAP/ TELENOVELA
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Achievement in Directing
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting
Best Achievement in Original Music (Original Score for the submission)
Best Achievement in Art / Production Design
Best Achievement in Editing
Best Achievement in Sound Design
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Best Achievement in Wardrobe
Best Achievement in Make-up & Hair
Best TV Soap
Best Telenovela
TV DRAMA
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Achievement in Directing
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting
Best Achievement in Editing
Best Achievement in Sound Design
Best Achievement in Original Music
Best Achievement in Art / Production Design
Best Achievement in Wardrobe/Costume Design
Best Achievement in Makeup & Hairstyling
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Best TV Drama
FEATURE FILM
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Best Achievement in Sound Design
Best Achievement in Original Score
Best Achievement in Editing
Best Achievement in Production Design
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Best Achievement in Makeup & Hairstyling
Best Achievement in Directing
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting
Best Feature Film
MADE FOR TV MOVIE OR DIRECT TO DVD OR VOD
Best Made for TV Movie
MICRO BUDGET FILM
Best Micro-Budget Film
Best Wildlife Programme
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Best Documentary Feature
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Best Achievement in Editing
Best Achievement in Sound Design
Best Achievement in Directing
Best Documentary Short
Best Show
Best Reality Show
Best Game Show
Best International Format Programme
Best Factual &Educational Programme
Best Current Affairs Programme
Best Variety Show
Best Magazine Programme
Best Youth Programme
Best Talk Show
Best Music Show
Best Children’s Programme
Life Time Achiever Youth Achiever
Outstanding Contributor Award (Provincial)
Outstanding Contributor Award (Disability)
Most Popular Soap/Telenovela (public vote)
Best TV presenter (public vote)
