South Africa makes its mark at One Show 2025 with 18 finalists. Here’s the work.

The One Show has revealed its 2025 finalists, and South Africa again shows up with 18 for the second year in a row. Finalists include local agencies and production companies: Joe Public, TBWA\Hunt Lascaris, Bananas, Promise, Darling Films, Carbon Films, and Enpower Trading. These finalists await the final Pencil decisions, which will be announced during Creative Week in New York on May 15. All finalists will win Gold, Silver, Bronze Pencils or Merits. Go team SA!

If you or your company worked on any of these projects and your credits are not added it means you’re not a member of IDIDTHAT, which is tragic because you are one of the best in your field and nobody knows about it. Don’t be like Van Gogh and only become famous when you’re dead, do it now! Check out our membership options or contact [email protected] to get signed up and we’ll get you and your work seen by the right people..you’re dead, do it now!

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Finalist: Interactive, Online & Mobile | Craft – UX / UI | Interface Design

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Finalist: Radio & Audio-First | Broadcast – Series

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Finalist: Radio & Audio-First | Craft – Writing – Series

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Finalist: Radio & Audio-First | Use of Humour

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Moving Image Craft & Production | Cinematography – Single

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Film & Video | Low Budget

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Film & Video | TV, VOD, & Online – Over 90 Seconds – Single

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Film & Video | Film & Video for Good

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Music & Sound Craft | Music Adaptation – Instrumental

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Finalist: Radio & Audio-First | Custom Content

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Finalist: Experiential & Immersive | Experiential Audio

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Interactive, Online & Mobile | Craft – Writing

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Music & Sound Craft | Custom Content

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Radio & Audio-First | Custom Content

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Radio & Audio-First | Craft – Writing – Series

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Finalist: Film & Video | TV, VOD, & Online – Over 90 Seconds – Single

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Finalist: Film & Video | Use of Humour

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Finalist: Moving Image Craft & Production | Direction – Single

IDIDTHAT Directory

Quickly find the right people to work with by searching through our curated Directory. We make the process of sourcing South African companies to work with easy, simple and downright sexy. Basically, if you’re not listed on IDIDTHAT.co, you simply don’t exist, like Bruce Willis in that movie with the kid that sees dead people, except nobody will see you…#Shame

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So you want to start a Creative Consultancy?

After two decades in big agencies, leading creative work for brands like Coca-Cola, Nando’s, and USAID, and collecting a trail of Loeries, Pendorings, One Show and D&AD awards along the way, Suhana Gordhan did something unexpected. Trading the machinery of big agencies for something more intimate and intentional, she launched a creative consultancy, LoveSong. In this conversation, she shares the honest reality of starting from scratch and learning your worth. If you've ever thought about going independent, this one's for you.

Ko.Kreate, the women creating space for women of colour to lead

When two creatives from Retroviral, Koketso Masisi and Kgothatso Maditse, looked around the industry, they saw brilliant women of colour doing groundbreaking work, but too often, those voices weren’t in the rooms where change was being shaped. So they built their own. That’s the spirit behind Ko.Kreate’s ‘Women Shaping 2025’ event this November, a gathering that celebrates women redefining the industry.

[PODCAST] Bigger, Better, Awarded: How to build case studies that actually win. With Fran Luckin, Khensani Nobanda, Kabelo Moshapalo and Xolisa Dyeshana

When four South African respected jury presidents sit down together, you listen. Between them, they’ve presided over Cannes Lions, Loeries, Dubai Lynx, and the IAB Bookmark Awards - shaping what the world calls “award-winning work.” At this year’s IDIDTHAT HOUSE, inside the Nedbank Loft at Loeries Fringe 2025, this powerhouse panel brought together Fran Luckin (CCO, VML South Africa), Khensani Nobanda (Group Executive: Marketing & Corporate Affairs, Nedbank Group), Kabelo Moshapalo (CCO, Ogilvy), and Xolisa Dyeshana (CCO, Joe Public).

IDIDTHAT Monthly Craft Awards

Find out who’s doing the best work in South Africa. Every month we team up with industry leaders to award South Africa’s best in Production Craft. Huge thanks to our recent guest judges who’ve taken the time to judge IDIDTHAT Craft Awards. Look how sexy they are in these black and white pictures we put up – FYI we used the ‘Inkwell’ filter.

Best in Film Craft: October 2019

Creative Director at Grey Africa/Liquid, Steph van Niekerk once went on stage 15 times on a single night at the Loeries. She’s one of SA’s most awarded creatives in film, but it’s time that people know that the real talent lies with her cat, word-renowned film critic and enthusiast, Dmitri Moses, who will be joining her as co-judge this month. Thank you Steph and Moses. 🙌🐾

Best in Film Craft: September 2019

Every month iDidTht teams up with an industry superstar to award South Africa’s best in Craft. For the month of September, we were joined by none other than Neo Mashigo. His credits are endless so in the interest of word count, here’s the highlights reel: CCO for at M&C Saatchi Group, former Chairperson & current board member of Loeries, Co-Founder of 'I See a Different You', on the Executive Committee of the Creative Circle, and basically won all the awards including Grand Prix at Cannes, legend. Thank you Neo, thank you!

Best in Film Craft: August 2019

Our iDidTht Craft Awards for August were judged by Creative Director at TBWA Hunt Lascaris, Nikki Taylor-Garrett. Fresh from serving on the jury at Cannes, Nikki brings over a decade of industry experience, working with some of the top brands while simultaneously creating disruptive work for non-profits. We couldn’t be prouder that she agreed to make our Craft Awards her side-hustle. Thank you Nikki!