As lockdown continues in South Africa, the 14th edition of the South African Film and Television Awards will host their award ceremony online for the first time in their history. However, the award show will still have some star power this year as Dineo Ranaka has been tapped to host the ceremony this year.
The announcement on social media will incorporate visual effects and video clips that Ranaka has pre-recorded from her home. “I’m excited; I’m always open to doing things a little different than the norm, so this is another one of those seldom opportunities to share my talents uniquely,” Ranaka said.
She adds “The only major difference is that the production has no physical interaction with its audience, so that’s a bit of a bummer because physical interaction with audiences is always electrifying.”
NFVF chief executive Makhosazana Khanyile said in a recent interview that changing the format of the awards ceremony was a difficult decision to make. “To say that this is less than ideal would be an understatement, but we consulted as best we could and even had some industry bodies suggesting we could simply issue out a press release with the winners,” Khanyile said.
“The industry has been supportive of how difficult a decision this was, and with the awards out of the way, it also will enable the NFVF to focus its attention on supporting the industry through this difficult time by looking at varied relief measures that can be taken to directly benefit the industry.”
Watch the ceremony tonight at 17h00 on the brand’s Facebook and Twitter pages or on YouTube.
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