Clean sweep for actuality programmes
2001-07-10 12:30
Pretoria - SABC3 and M-Net, with their respective flagship actuality
programmes Special Assignment and Carte Blanche made a clean
sweep of the Avanti nominations, the local awards that celebrate television productions.
Four deliveries of both programmes were nominated in the category for news
actuality.
e.tv's 3rd Degree, received no
nominations in this category, however, presenter Debora Patta was nominated
for the category best presenter.
The four nominations for the category best comedy went to e.tv productions.
Nominations for only 7 of the 46 NTVA Avantis categories were announced,
with nominations for soaps still outstanding as a result of the huge number
of entries received. A record number of 520 entries for the Avantis were
received this year.
The Avantis are to be announced this coming weekend at Caesars Gauteng with the Narrowcast awards (Television not intended for broadcasting) on Friday and broadcasting awards scheduled for Saturday.
An edited version of the award ceremony will be broadcast on SABC3 on
Saturday July 21 at 21:30.
The Avantis, the only independent, professional awards issued for the video and television industry, are a product of the National Television and Video Association (NTVA) of South Africa.
Nominations are as follows:
Best presenter: The Toasty ShowÆs Kenneth Nkosi; Jam
AlleyÆs Nimrod Nkosi; Phat Joe LiveÆs Phat Joe and e.tvÆs Debora
Patta.
Drama series: Khululeka IV episodes 1,2,7; Soul Buddyz
episode 21; and The Bomb of Yizo Yizo.
Unique Drama: Angels in a Cage; QueenÆs Messenger & Malunde; Real
Illusion and Dr Lucille.
Music video: Urban Brew StudiosÆ Music Video; Devereux-Harris
& Ass for Bayete; Oliver Mtukudzi & Lebo; Red Pepper Pictures for
Kabelo & MzambiyaÆs Jezi#10 and Threshold Collective for Johannes
KerkorrelÆs Die Ander Kant.
Comedy series: Scoop Schoombie; S.O.S; Madam & Eve and The
Big Okes.
News actuality: Special AssignmentÆs Bishop from Hyogy, Benni Dog
Unit, Voices in the Dark - Classroom Secrets and Emakhosikati;
Nicola de Chaude for Carte BlancheÆs Elder Abuse and Death in
Sierra Leone; Susan Puren for Carte BlancheÆs Brother Reunions
and The Helderberg Conspiracy.
News actuality inserts: Carte BlancheÆs The Line, A Woman with a
Mission and The Will to Live; Code 14: License to Kill and
Bucket Brigade; e.tvÆs Double Justice and the SABCÆs Mind
Over Matter and First People of the South.