Craft Award Results: June 2025

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards are in! With Roanna Williams, Chief Creative Officer at Boundless and Xander Vander, Editor at Strangelove at the helm, the bar was set high. The top duo who stole the spotlight this month for their work on Chicken Licken is director, Peter Pohorsky from Plank, for Direction and Werner Maritz for Cinematography. Bravo, team!

Craft Award Results: May 2025

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were in excellent hands, judged by two of the industry’s finest: Sbu Sitole, Chief Creative Officer at The Odd Number, and director Zwelethu Radebe from Egg Films. A massive congratulations to this month’s top crafters, directors Sanaa Mothabisa from Sanaa Films and Zee Ntuli from Darling Films, for work that the judges thought stood out. Nice one gents!

Craft Award Results: April 2025

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were in the expert hands of Melusi Tshabalala, Executive Creative Director at VML and Karien Cherry, Director at Giant Films. A big shoutout to Chloe Coetsee from Darling Films for taking home the top spot this month. Congrats, Chloe!

Craft Award Results: March 2025

Chicken wins again! This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by Chantelle Dos Santos, Creative Director at Joe Public and Gale Maimane, Director at Darling Films. Congrats to Zee Ntuli from Darling Films and Evi Katz from Left Post Productions for taking home the top spot this month for their KFC ad.

IDIDTHAT Craft Award Rankings 2024

It’s here; The Official IDIDTHAT Craft Awards Rankings for 2024. Every month IDIDTHAT teams up with leaders in the ad and production industry to award the finest in South African film and production craft. These truly are the best of the best in the industry in Film Production, Post Production, Cinematography, Music & Sound, Animation & Visual Effects in South Africa.

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Craft Award Results: February 2025

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by Alex Goldberg, Creative Partner at Ogilvy South Africa and Fausto Becatti, Director at Bioscope Films. Big congrats to the team behind the latest Chicken Licken spot, drum(stick) roll please.... director Greg Gray from Romance & editor Ricky Boyd from Deliverance.

Craft Award Results: January 2025

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by Verona Meyer, ECD at M&C Saatchi Abel and Mzonke Maloney, Director at Carbon Films. Congrats Directors, Thina Zibi and Thea Small, as well as DOP Josh Levi for your Best in Craft wins this month!

Craft Award Results: December 2024

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by Shane Forbes, Executive Creative Director at TBWA Hunt Lascaris, and Justice Mukheli, Director at Romance Films. Big congratulations to Director Bruno Bossi from Carbon Films and Editor Julian Redpath for their work on KFC ‘Cake’ and for somehow making us crave cake and fried chicken at the same time.

Craft Award Results: November 2024

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by the beauties Peter Little, Chief Creative Officer at Publicis Groupe Africa, and Tessa Ford, Owner & Editor at Tessa Ford Post. Big congratulations to directors Karien Cherry from Giant Films & Anton Visser from Patriot Films, true industry giants and patriots in their own right!

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Craft Award Results: October 2024

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by Sibs Zihle, Creative Director at Ogilvy South Africa, and Monde Gumede, Director at SHIBOBO! A massive shoutout to director Jessie Zinn from Bioscope Films and freelance director Royd Ringdahl for taking home Best of Craft. 

Craft Award Results: September 2024

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards brought together two powerhouse judges: Neema Nouse, Integrated Creative Director at The Odd Number, and Dani Hynes, Director and Founder of Love Films. And they both agreed – Best of Craft this month goes to Karien Cherry from Giant Films.

South Africa’s Craft Awards August 2024

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by perfectly equal parts demure and brat, Nkgabiseng Motau, Chief Creative Officer at Think Creative Africa and Ernest Nkosi, Director at Mogul Pictures. Congrats to Justice Mukheli from Romance for taking home the top spot this month. Well done mister!

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards July 2024

This month's IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by Jeanine Vermaak, Integrated Creative Director at Joe Public United and Imraan Christian, Director at Egg Films. Thank you for lending us your time and expertise you legends! A big round of applause, fistbumps and some extra woohooing for Hayden Brown from 7 Films and Ernest Nkosi from Mogul Pictures who are taking away top honours this month!

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards June 2024

This month's IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by the illustrious judgy-McJudgersons Steph van Niekerk, ECD at TBWA Hunt Lascaris and Anton Visser, Director at Patriot Films. A standing ovation goes to Thina Zibi from Giant Films and Zee Ntuli from Darling Films for taking home Best in Craft for June. 

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards May 2024

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by the man who can pull off a cap like no other, Kabelo Moshapalo, Chief Creative Officer at Ogilvy South Africa and the person with the coolest name in the industry, Xander Vander, Editor & Co-Founder at Strangelove. Congratulations to Greg Gray from Romance and Marc Algranti from Marc Algranti Music for taking home Best in Craft for May for your work on Nedbank.

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards April 2024

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by our forever reigning queens Juliet Honey, Creative Director at TBWA Hunt Lascaris and Justine Puren-Calverley, Director at FirstPencil. We bow in awe because wow, this was a particularly tough month with some really strong work! Chicken Licken takes it! Congratulations to the team behind the spot Dave ‘Legs of Thunder’ Mgijimi.

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards March 2024

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by the honourable Tshepo Tumahole, Integrated CD at Joe Public United and Morgan Dingle, Director at Your Girlfriend. We don’t know what they’ve put in the water over at 7Films but both 7Films directors Hayden Brown and Jozua Malherbe were awarded Best in Craft. Take a bow team!

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards February 2024

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by industry legends Roanna Williams, CCO & Co-Founder of South Africa’s brand new agency Boundless and Kim Geldenhuys, Director at 0307 Films. Congratulations to Monde who is taking away top honours this month!

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards January 2024

This month's IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by the Judge Judy's themselves, order in the court for Alan Irvin, Director at They Films  and all rise for Danni Pinch, ECD at Accenture Song. Congratulations to Darling Films' Chloe Coetsee and independent director Dave Meinert who both took home Best in Craft.

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards December 2023

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by the ever red-carpet ready Jacquie Mullany, ECD at FCB Africa & Bruno Bossi, Director at Carbon Films. Congratulations to VFX maestros Eddie Addinall and Rory Mark from The Refinery and directing wizard Greg Rom from Gentlemen Films.