
20 March 2017
All the SAFTA winners you can watch on Showmax
The best of South African film and television was revealed at the 11th annual South African Film and Television (SAFTAs) winners earlier this week. We’re thrilled that our international Showmax subscribers, who get the best of South African TV express, can watch some of the very best. Congrats to South African channels kykNET and Mzansi who did us proud!
All of these are either available right now or will be launching soon!
CATEGORY: FILM
- Best Actress in a Feature Film: Shoki Mokgape for SINK
- Best Feature Film: SINK
- Best Performance in a Script for a Feature Film: Brett Michael Innes for SINK
- Best Performance in Editing for a Feature Film: Nicholas Costaras & Brett Michael Innes for SINK
- Best Performance in Original Score for a Feature Film: Chris Letcher for SINK
CATEGORY: TELEVISION
- Best Supporting Actress in a TV Drama: Jana Cilliers for Die Boekklub (coming soon to Showmax in South Africa and abroad)
- Best Performance in a Script for a TV Drama: Louis Pretorius for Die Boekklub
- Best Performance in Cinematography – TV Drama: Adam Bentel for Bloedbroers
- Best Performance in Post-production: Editing – TV Drama: Ula Oelsen & Johan Cronje for Bloedbroers
- Best Performance in Post-production: Original Score – TV Drama: Janine Neethling for Bloedbroers
- Best Performance in Art/Production Design – TV Drama: Bathoni Robinson for Bloedbroers
- Best Performance in Wardrobe, Make-up and Hair – TV Drama: Julia Rubinstein and Sulet Meintjies for Bloedbroers
- Best Performance for a Script – TV comedy: Bennie Fourie and Stiaan Smith for Hotel
- Best Presenter of a Talk Show: Karen Zoid for Republiek van Zoid Afrika
- Best Actor in a TV Comedy: James Borthwick as Ferdie Kruger for Hotel
Best TV Soap/Telenovela
The Road
The Bomb Shelter Film Company
Most Popular TV Soap
Isibaya (also available to our South African subscribers)
Public Vote
Best Achievement in Post Production – Editing – TV Soap/Telenovela
The Road
Kirsten de Magalhaes, Andrew Traill, Julian Thomas, Nqobizwe Ndlangamandla, Sharron Hawkes
Best Achievement in Art Direction/ Production Design – TV Soap/Telenovela
The Road
Dylan Lloyd & Johann Krynauw
Best Achievement in Wardrobe, Make-up and Hair – TV Soap/Telenovela
The Road
Trudi Barklem & Julene Paton
Best Achievement in Post Production – Original Music/Score-TV Soap/Telenova
Isibaya (also available to our South African subscribers)
Philip Miller
Please note: Some of these shows are only available to international Showmax subscribers in Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. Showmax brings you the best South African series and movies, from the classics to the latest releases, from complete box sets to kids’ favourites.
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Kabiyesi, now on Showmax
Between Worlds, now streaming
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