Some of the winners in the non-fiction categories of the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS) announced on 20 February at Madame Zingara’s Theatre of Dreams in Johannesburg include Let’s chat with Mel (Best Talk Show), All Access for (Best Magazine Show), Agter die Berger (Best Student Film), Ed and Eppa in the Wild (Best Youth & Children) programme, A Country Imagined (Best Factual Educational Entertainment) and Karoo (Best Short Film).
Into the Dragon’s Lair, a film by the Foster Brothers, won three awards in the Wildlife category – Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Director.
The second session of the 5th SAFTAs which will award the Fiction Categories will be held on Sunday 27 February at Madame Zingara’s.
Here is a list of all the Non-Fiction winners:
| 20TH FEBRUARY 2011 | ||||
| NON-FICTION CATEGORIES WINNER’S LIST | ||||
| Line 1 | Line 2 – All Caps | Line 3 – All Caps | Line 4 – Cursive | Line 5 – Italics |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Documentary Feature | Playing the Enemy | Living Pictures |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Documentary Short | The Killing of the Imam | Tubafilms |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Documentary Director | Rina Jooste | Jammer as ek so bitter |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Documentary Editor | Nikki Comninos | My Beautiful Game – A fish out of water |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Documentary Cinematographer | Tim Chevalier | The Ancient Astronomers of Timbuktu |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Wildlife Programme | Into the Dragon’s Lair | NHU Africa |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Wildlife Director | Craig Foster | Into the Dragon’s Lair |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Wildlife Editor | Susan Scott | Mother Warthog |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Wildlife Cinematographer | Craig Foster | Into the Dragon’s Lair |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Wildlife Cinematographer | Damon Foster | Into the Dragon’s Lair |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Youth & Children Programme | Ed and Eppa in the Wild | rum Pepper |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Factual Educational Entertainment | A Country Imagined | Curious Pictures |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Magazine Show | All Access | Homebrew Films |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Variety Show | MK Awards 2010 | Magic Factory |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Talk show | Let’s chat with Mel | Clive Morris Productions |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Reality show | Die Foon | Urban Brew Studios |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Game show | Noot Vir Noot | Stemmburg Television |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Sports Show | Sports Playback | Engage Entertainment |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Student Film | Agter die Berge | AFDA |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Animation | Mune | Jesca Marisa Leibbrandt |
| 2011 | Winner | Best Short Film | Karoo | Kaugoomi |
| 2011 | Special Mentions | Music Director | Kevin Smuts | Into the Dragon’s Lair |
| 2011 | Special Mentions | Sound Design | Barry Donnelley | Into the Dragon’s Lair |
| 2011 | Special Mentions | Art Direction | Lauren De Reuck | The Tupperware party |
| 2011 | Special Mentions | Producer | rumene Els | In Return |
| 2011 | Special Mentions | Lead Actor | Thulasizwe Kubheka | In Return |
| 2011 | Special Mentions | Cinematography | Zenn Van Zyl | Agter die Berge |
| 2011 | Special Mentions | Director | John Trengrove | A Country Imagined |
| 2011 | Special Mentions | Presenter | Zola Hashatsi | Shiz Niz |
| 2011 | Special Mentions | Presenter | Morena Sefatsa | Shiz Niz |
| 2011 | Special Mentions | Moving programme with a SA element | Survivor Santa Carolina | Endemol South Africa |
