Extension to SAFTAS 2011 entries

In response to requests from film and video industry, the closing date for production companies to submit projects for the SAFTAS 2011 has been extended to Friday 13 August 2010 at 4pm.

Productions eligible for entry should have been produced and publicly exhibited or broadcast in South Africa between 1 August 2009 and 31 July 2010. This year entries can only be entered online at www.saftaregistration.co.za.

In the feature film category, the SAFTAS committee has made a decision to extend the closing date to 31 December to allow all features produced and exhibited within the eligibility period to qualify.

"Due to the limited time provided to production companies to submit their projects, the committee felt it rational to extend the deadline. Most production companies were engaged with the 2010 FIFA World Cup and didn't have enough time to prepare their material. Therefore it was fair for the committee to heed their request of extending the deadline," says National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) CEO Eddie Mbalo.