After receiving a massive 64 nominations for the 16th annual Saftas (South African Film and Television Awards) AFDA alumni picked up 21 Golden Horns at the Safta awards held virtually on 2 & 3 September.
AFDA would like to give a big shout out to Jordy Sank took home the award for Emerging Filmmaker, an award which is bestowed to an up and coming South African Filmmaker who is making big waves in the industry. His multi award-winning documentary film “I Am Here” also won 3 awards including Best Feature Documentary.
“I can’t begin to describe how surreal this weekend has been. Me personally winning 2 Golden Horns and “I Am Here”, winning some major documentary awards including Best Feature Documentary, has been beyond my wildest dreams!!
Thank you to the remarkable crew, collaborators and mentors that made this all possible and continue to make future projects look bright!! A special shout out to Gabriella Blumberg and Esther Badenhorst for working on this film for 2 years around the clock and beyond!! And lastly to the remarkable Ella Blumenthal – these awards are a testimony to you and just how much the world loves you and needed to hear your story.” says producer and director of “I Am Here” Jordy Sank.
AFDA alumni won Golden Horns in a host of categories, winning Best Feature Film, Best Feature Documentary Film, Best made for TV Movie, Best lifestyle programme, Best TV Soap, Best telenovela, Best TV drama and Most Popular Soap or Telenovela.
Alumnus Mandla N, the producer and director of Mzanzi Magic’s “DiepCity” had a great SAFTAs winning the Best achievement in directing – telenovela award and with “DiepCity” picking up a further 4 Golden Horn awards.
Alumnus Ebenhaezer Smal (Haezer) won 2 Golden Horn awards, picking up the Best achievement in sound design – feature film award and the Best achievement in original music/score – feature film award for his work on the feature film “Fried Barry”, directed by fellow AFDA alumni Ryan Kruger.
AFDA alumni cinematographers once again did not disappoint winning Best achievement in cinematography – TV comedy “Troukoors” – Fahema Hendricks, Best achievement in cinematography – TV drama “Reyka” – Tom Marais and Best achievement in cinematography – feature film “Glasshouse” – Justus De Jager.
Congratulations to all our AFDA alumni SAFTA 2022 winners. Here is the full list of Golden Horn winners:
Emerging Filmmaker
Jordy Sank
Best achievement in editing – documentary
I Am Here – Esther Badenhorst (Sanktuary Films)
Best achievement in editing – TV comedy
Tali’s Baby Diary – Richard Starkey (Sketchbook Studios)
Best achievement in scriptwriting – TV comedy
How to Ruin Christmas – Rethabile Ramaphakela, & Lwazi Mvusi, Thuso (Burnt Onion Productions), Netflix SA
Best achievement in cinematography – TV comedy
Troukoors – Fahema Hendricks (Infinity Films), Showmax
Best achievement in make-up and hairstyling – TV drama
4 Mure – Minke Swart (Marche Media), kykNET
Best achievement in cinematography – TV drama
Reyka – Tom Marais (Quizzical Pictures), M-Net
Best achievement in directing – TV drama
Reyka – Zwelesizwe Ntuli (Quizzical Pictures), M-Net
Best achievement in directing – telenovela
DiepCity – Mandla N (Black Brain Brain Pictures), Mzansi Magic
Best achievement in sound design – feature film
Fried Barry – Ebenhaezer Smal (Haezer), Gustav Stutterheim (The Department of Special Projects/The Machine Productions)
Best achievement in original music/score – feature film
Fried Barry – Ebenhaezer Smal (Haezer) (The Department of Special Projects/The Machine Productions)
Best achievement in cinematography – feature film
Glasshouse – Justus De Jager (Local Motion Pictures), Showmax
Best actor in a TV soap
Thabo Malema, Scandal! (Ochre Media), e.tv
Best TV soap
Suidooster (Suidooster Films), kykNET – Produced by Travis Taute
Best telenovela
DiepCity (Black Brain Pictures), Mzansi Magic – Produced by Mandla N
Best TV drama
4 Mure (Marche Media), kykNET – Produced by Jaco Smit
Best feature film
I Am All Girls (Nthibah Pictures), Netflix SA – Produced by Jozua Malherbe and Lucia Meyer-Marais
Best documentary feature
I Am Here (Sanktuary Films) Directed and produced by Jordy Sank
Best made-for-TV movie
Boxing Day (Black Brain Pictures), Showmax – Produced by Mandla N
Best lifestyle programme
Die Broer Toer (Marche Media), kykNET – Produced by Jaco Smit
Most popular soap or telenovela (public vote)
DiepCity (Black Brain Pictures), Mzansi Magic – Produced by Mandla N
