For once that made sense!
Organised under the auspices of National Film and Video Foundation, the truce was found and three more categories have been added.
The Special Disability Recognition Award, Lifetime Achievement and Best Student Film Category Awards, are the latest additions to the forthcoming SAFTAS scheduled for March 18 and 20.
The additions ensures that the SAFTAs are aligned to the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) mandate of growing and developing the industry through showcasing and celebrating of our country’s diversity (languages, and regional representation), says NFVF boss Zama Mkosi.
Mkosi points out that in addition to the new Special Recognition Awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award will this year go to a legendary Woman who has contributed immensely to the industry.
This is in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Women’s March and to recognise the indelible contribution the women of 1956 have made to advance the status of women in general.
This year also marks the 40th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising and the Best Student Film category will be used to mark this turning point in the history of South Africa.
Audiences will also get an opportunity to vote for their favourite soapie following the introduction of Most Popular Soap category, which is different from the Best TV Soap Award where judges do the voting.
Meanwhile, Most Popular Soapie Voting Line has opened for the public via SMS.
To vote, SMS the Code of the soapie you would like to vote for to the number 33104.
SMS voting lines close on 20 March 2016 at 21h30. It cost R1.50
Category
Shows
Code
Most popular soaps
Isibaya
1
7 de Laan
2
Ashes to Ashes
3
Binnerlanders
4
Skeem Saam
5
SCANDAL!
6
Rhythm City
7
Generations The Legacy
8
Villa Rosa
9
Isidingo
10
For more information go to www.nfvf.co.za
