The South African Film and Television Awards have put out a call for jury members to adjudicate the 2023 awards.
They're asking members of the film and television industry to nominate and submit experienced, passionate, measured and insightful industry practitioners to serve as members of the jury.
This from organisers, the National Film and Video Foundation:
The Jury will be tasked with the enormous responsibility of maintaining the integrity of the SAFTAs' judging process and ensuring judging is conducted following the highest film and television awards standards.
The nominated individuals will also need to be fully engaged in the judging process to ensure a credible process.
This is an overview of the SAFTAs' judging objectives:
A. Each jury panel shall be balanced with respect to age, gender, experience, ethnicity, and industry skills.
B. An invitation will be sent to previous SAFTAs winners and key industry specialists with a minimum of eight years' experience and specialised skill set competency to form part of the 2023 Jury.
C. Juries should preferably amount to an odd number with a recommended minimum of 7 and a maximum of 10 judges per panel.
D. A preference of 70% of the skilled members of a particular jury should be practitioners working within the craft of each category.
E.
The judging process has 2 phases and 90 judging categories to deliberate on.
Judging will happen between 4 April and 10 June 2023.
You can nominate someone or submit proposed judges by contacting Stacey Takane at
staceyl@nfvf.co.za.
Submission closing date: 6 March 2023.
Please note: All submissions/nominations must include a profile of the person being nominated, accompanied by a copy of their CV.
Flash fact: Entries for the awards are also currently open. If you'd like to enter show and haven't yet, you can do on the SAFTAs website here: SAFTAs Online - applications close on 6 March 2023 too.