TVSA Team 30 Aug 2022 12:34
Bureaucracy and red tape are more important than culture! ... According to the National Film and Video Foundation, the decision to host the event virtually was made at the time the bid for tender was put out to production companies. Executive Producer Anneke de Ridder: “At the time, SA was still under lockdown and the bid criteria was per SAFTAs15 guidelines - no public event. Similarly, by the time the service provider Don’t Look Down was appointed, the country was still under lockdown. "Given the restrictions with government institutions when it comes to changing the merits of a tender bid, we had to continue hosting the ceremony virtually. "While we do acknowledge that it would have been ideal to celebrate with the industry in-person, our production company has worked exceptionally hard to give industry practitioners the honour they deserve. "Our motif "Frame the Future" speaks to this as we hope to build on the reimagined execution, we delivered last year. "Plans for SAFTAs17 though are already underway and we definitely will resume with an in-person celebration of the industry’s best." ----- That's not gonna happen if eNCA has anything to do with it. Their recent persistent reports on another Covid wave suggest they're just itching for another lockdown.
New on TV today: Sunday 5 May 2024
The SA Sport Awards air live on SABC1 and two reality shows return to Mzansi Magic.
New on TV today: Saturday 4 May 2024
Call the Bailiffs begins on CBS Reality and Star Wars: Tales of the Empire drops on Disney+.
New! Kelders van Geheime Teasers - May 2024
Nothing like a Will to bring a family together. NOT. Soebatskloof farm is a ticking time bomb on e.tv's new 18h00 local show.
Broken Bonds Teasers - May 2024
Watch out Shubhra! The party's dangerous. Samaira's going to offer you a spiked drink.
Annekan' Die Swa' Kry 3 Teasers - May 2024
Season 3 premiere! Have you seen Omer's cringey behaviour? He's living the high life and letting his new wealth go to his head.
New on TV today: Friday 3 May 2024
VIA sings with Klanke van my Hart and the final chapter of Surviving R. Kelly begins on eReality.
Soapie Digest - May 2024
May the force be with you in your quest to know as much about your fave shows as possible.
New on TV today: Thursday 2 May 2024
Deepfake Porn: Could You Be Next? airs on S3 and lifestyle show BET Streetz begins on BET.
Innocence Teasers - May 2024
Series finale! But first, Irem announces that she is going to kidnap her husband.
New on TV today: Wednesday 1 May 2024
Mystery series Shardlake begins on Disney+ and black athletes feature in The Rising on SABC1.
More activity at TVSA Central
You browser doesn't have Flash, Silverlight, Gears, BrowserPlus or HTML5 support.