The 14th annual SAFTAs’ nominees announced
The River, Isibaya, Lockdown, Fiela se Kind & The Republic lead nominations tally.
It was on Valentine’s Day that nothing but love was showed to local television stars, production teams, agencies and management teams, when the South African Film and Televison Award nominees were announced.
Hosted under the custodianship of the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), the awards seek to honour and celebrate South Africa’s local film and television talent, under the theme #LoveSATalent.
The river tv drama has received the most nominations in various categories at this year’s #SAFTA14 #LoveSATalent #SAFTAs #LoveSAtalent pic.twitter.com/p72Odog0Qv
— Mahume (@I_am_Mahume) February 14, 2020
Leading this year’s nominations was #SAFTAs13 winner and popular telenovela, The River, which raked in 15 nominations across numerous categories, including Best Achievement in Directing, Scriptwriting, Original Music/Score, Editing, Sound, Cinematography, Wardrobe, Make-Up and Hairstyling and Art Directing. Actress Sindi Dlathu secured a nomination for Best Actress in the genre, while Presley Chweneyagae was nominated in the Best Actor category.
Live at the #SAFTAs nominations taking place at @MallOfAfricaSA .#LoveSATalent pic.twitter.com/jsKOnYD3Ff
— Mahume (@I_am_Mahume) February 14, 2020
The winners will be announced at the Sandton Convention Centre on March 27 (Craft Awards on Friday) and March 28 (Main Awards on Saturday), with the Saturday show broadcast, live on television.
This year, the power to decide who wins the Best TV Presenter and the Most Popular Soap/Telenovela will remain with the South African audience through the use of the public vote. To vote for their favourite in these two categories, they will need to dial *120*45884# and follow the prompts on their screens. One lucky voting viewer will stand a chance to win fuel to the value of R4000 a month for 12 months.
Here are the rest of the nominees: SAFTAs14
