We are pleased to announce the nominees in a range of awards issued by SAY Media Education to honour the learners and schools that created short films in 2016 & 2017 and submitted them to our online channel. There are four nominees in each award category. The Winners of each award will be announced on the evening of Tuesday 27th March at 7:30pm via Facebook Live on our SAY Media Education page.
BEST STORY
Afrika – Ntabenkonyana Senior Secondary School
Black Butterfly – Gonubie High School
The Colour of Love – Paul Sauer High School
You Never know Your Tomorrow – Mandela School of Science & Technology
BEST SCREENPLAY
Black Butterfly – Gonubie High School
The Beauty Within – Holy Cross Education Centre
The Colour of Love – Paul Sauer High School
The Game of Choices – Queens College
BEST CROWD SCENE
Phenomenal Woman – Victoria Girls’ High School
The Beauty Within – Holy Cross Education Centre
The Enemy Within – Clarendon Girls’ High School
You Never know Your Tomorrow – Mandela School of Science & Technology
BEST GENRE MOMENT
The Beauty Within – Holy Cross Education Centre
The Enemy Within – Clarendon Girls’ High School
The Game of Choices – Queens College
The Colour of Love – Paul Sauer High School
BEST PRODUCER
Now for Never – Aliwal North High School
Success Through Perseverance – Lupindo Senior Secondary School
The Enemy Within – Clarendon Girls’ High School
You Never know Your Tomorrow – Mandela School of Science & Technology
BEST DIRECTOR
Shoes – Cradock High School
The Beauty Within – Holy Cross Education Centre
The Colour of Love – Paul Sauer High School
The Enemy Within – Clarendon Girls’ High School
BEST CAMERA DEPARTMENT
Blind Love – Xolilizwe Senior Secondary School
Now or Never – Kusile Comprehensive School
Shoes – Cradock High School
The Beauty Within – Holy Cross Education Centre
BEST SOUND DEPARTMENT
Black Butterfly – Gonubie High School
Last Chance – Lady Grey Arts Academy
The Enemy Within – Clarendon Girls’ High School
Trying to Fit in By All Means – Umtiza High School
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Hardship – Ikamvalesizwe Public School
Self Confidence is Everything – Zwelakhe Senior Secondary School
Shoes – Cradock High School
The Enemy Within – Clarendon Girls’ High School
BEST ART DEPARTMENT
Black Butterfly – Gonubie High School
Last Chance – Lady Grey Arts Academy
Success Through Perseverance – Lupindo Senior Secondary School
You Never know Your Tomorrow – Mandela School of Science & Technology
OUTSTANDING SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
Difficult Decisions – Cape Recife High School
Last Chance – Lady Grey Arts Academy
Success Through Perseverance – Lupindo Senior Secondary School
The Beauty Within – Holy Cross Education Centre
OUTSTANDING STUDENT PARTICIPATION (Two awards will be issued, to one student on each of the film crews below)
Difficult Decisions – Cape Recife High School
The Enemy Within – Clarendon Girls’ High School
PRODUCER’S CHOICE AWARD (Best Film of those that achieved all the requirements of the competition brief)
Blind Love – Xolilizwe Senior Secondary School
Now for Never – Aliwal North High School
Shoes – Cradock High School
The Colour of Love – Paul Sauer High School
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AWARD (Film with the most views in the first 10 days online)
Afrika – Ntabenkonyana Senior Secondary School
The Colour of Love – Paul Sauer High School
Hardship – Ikamvalesizwe Public School
Trying to Fit in By All Means – Umtiza High School
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD (Film with the highest ratio of likes to views in the first 10 days online)
You Never know Your Tomorrow – Mandela School of Science & Technology
Difficult Decisions – Cape Recife High School
Last Chance – Lady Grey Arts Academy
Black Butterfly – Gonubie High School
BEST FILM OF THE FESTIVAL
Black Butterfly – Gonubie High School
Blind Love – Xolilizwe Senior Secondary School
The Colour of Love – Paul Sauer High School
The Enemy Within – Clarendon Girls’ High School