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Roundup: 2020 SAFTAs

We might be living in a time where unfortunately we cannot gather in public spaces but as they say in show business the show must go on. This is what happened last night as the National Film and Video foundation with the guidance of the Department of Arts & Culture, held a virtual award ceremony which was hosted by the talented Dineo Ranaka.
I must say I was rather not pleased with the delayed start, but this can be excused as we have never had to host an awards show in such a manner. The biggest winner of the night was Knuckle City in terms of the awards related to the motion picture category. The feature film is centered around the relationship between a boxer and his deviant brother as they take one more shot at the big time.
The night's other big winner was The River which is produced by Tshedza Pictures. The popular telenovela took home 10 awards ,whilst its sister show The Republic took a whopping seven awards which include the coveted Best TV Drama gong. The River besides being a great show, has gotten South African Audiences captivated with its ever thrilling plot twists. The drama has revived the telenovela genre which still has popular shows such as The Queen, Gomora etc. which are good but lack the edge when it comes to their story lines.
The one thing I would say I took from watching the virtual awards is that we must open a room of consideration for the fact that this might be how we witness awards shows in the near future. This might not be ideal but it is how we will keep the engine running in the entertainment industry. As viewers, we must also pledge to support local entertainment content and familiarize ourselves with South African feature films that are being produced. This would be the only way to save our entertainment industry.

Here is the entire list of the winners:
Lifetime Achievement Award winner - Thembi Mtshali-Jones
Best TV Soap / Telenovela - Imbewu
Best Supporting Actor in Soap - Mncedisi Shabangu
Best Actor in a Telenovela - Roberto Kyle Meyer 
Best Actor in a Soap - Bongile Mantsai 
Best Actress TV Soap - Denis Newman
Best Actress TV Telenovela - Sindi Dlathu
Best Directing  Telenovela - The River 
Best Supporting Actress Telenovela- Mary-Anne Barlow
Best Supporting Actor in a Telenovela - Loyiso Mcdonald 
Best Structured or Docu-Series - Living the dream with Somizi
Best Competition Show - The Ultimate Braai Master
Best Telenovela - The River
Best TV Soap - Rhythm City
Best TV Drama - The Republic
Best TV Presenter -  Entle Bizana
Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film - Anna Mart van der Merwe for Poppie Nongena
Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film - Patrick Ndlovu for Knuckle City 
Best Actress Feature Film Clementine Zitha - Poppie Nongene 
Best Actor Feature Film-Bongile Mantsai for Knuckle City
Best Editing (Film)-  Knuckle City
Best Variety Programme - Mooi
Best Youth Programme - Mtv Suga Down South
Best Lifestyle Programme Elders - Japan
Best Entertainment Programme - Emo
Best Student Film - Moya - Wits University
Best Children's Programme - Words and numbers
Best Natural History Programme - Stroop



Best Actress Feature Film Clementine Zitha - Poppie Nongene Best Actor Feature Film-Bongile Mantsai for Knuckle City Best Editing (Film)- Knuckle City Best Variety Programme - Mooi Best Youth Programme - Mtv Suga

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