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!

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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

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400 women, one room, and an unusual cohort from SA’s creative industry.

On 5 August, The Forum in Bryanston will bring together Nedbank’s Khensani Nobanda, MaXhosa Africa’s Lihle Ngxokolo-Nqini, Rachel Kolisi and Carla Venter, alongside a growing crowd from across South Africa’s advertising, marketing, production and creative industries. With tickets selling fast and only a limited number remaining, now's the time to secure your seat.

Corona. It’s Sunset Time.

To celebrate Corona’s belief that life is best lived beyond our screens, Boundless created a series of living posters that turned the setting sun into the brand itself. Captured at the exact moment the sun kissed the horizon over the city, long winter shadows stretched across the streets to create the silhouette of a Corona bottle, leading you to the sunset.

Creative Circle’s Full Circle event is back

The Creative Circle Full Circle 2026, in partnership with Ster-Kinekor, hosts a selection of jury members, as they take the audience inside the jury rooms, through an inspiring showcase of the top trends, insights and award-winning work from Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

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.

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!