The landmark first annual Zimbabwe Annual Film and Television Awards have just announced the nominees for their first edition which will be held on the 2^nd December 2023 at.

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Outstanding TV Series

• A High School Diary
• Jangano
• Intab’enkulu
• Faking It
• Amanxeba

Outstanding Cinematography for a TV Series

• Faking It (Munashe Chitsiga)
• Jangano (Leo Ericks Jakata)
• Intab’enkulu (Ngonie. G. Nyembe)
• Viva Wenera (Eddie Ndlovu)
• A High School Diary

Outstanding Directing for a TV Series

• Amanxeba (John Mabuyane)
• Faking It (Nakai Tsuro)
• Jangano (Welensky Kaseke)
• Maliwe (Solomon Mandaza)
• Intab’enkulu (Kuda Bryan Bwititi)

Outstanding Editing for a TV Series

• Jangano
• Intab’enkulu
• Maliwe (Ibraheem Kuvawoga)
• Faking It

Outstanding TV Actress

• Charlene Mangweni (Tangled)
• Gamu Denenga (Faking It)
• Sipilisiwe Kaikeni (Jangano)
• Kudzai Makusha (Broken Lives)
• Katongo Mutale (Intab’enkulu)

Outstanding TV Actor

• Tanaka Munyavhi (A High School Diary)
• Lucian. T. David (Faking It)
• Andrew Chitembure (Broken Lives)
• Tendai Madzviti (Bundu)
• Greatjoy Hlatswayo (Intab’enkulu)

Outstanding TV Presenter

• Moya
• Mazwi
• Mai Chisamba (Rebecca Chisamba)
• Charles Mabika
• Candice Mwakalyelye

Outstanding Children’s Program

• Mouths of Babes
• Street Talk
• Bhutsu na Shatireki
• My Bible My Treasure
• Funky Eggs

Outstanding Achievement in Wardrobe and Costume Design for TV

• Hakata
• Amanxeba
• Jangano
• Faking It
• Marbles

Outstanding Achievement in Writing for a TV Series

• Intab’enkulu
• Jangano
• Faking It
• Amanxeba
• Tangled

Outstanding Educational Program for TV

• Nyamatsatse Series 3: The Stories of the plants
• Bread Basket
• Agri Business
• Incredible Farmers
• So Now I am a Vegan
• Street Talk

Outstanding Indigenous Culture, Language and Tradition in a TV Series

• Hakata
• Maliwe
• Tangled
• Amanxeba
• A High School Diary
• Bundu

Outstanding TV Documentary Series

• Mhosva-Ritual Murder
• Maitirwo Azvo
• Madii Mambofamba
• Weekend in the Wild: Episode 1

Outstanding Reality Competition

• Squad Games
• Family Honour
• Spark: Episode 5

Popular Television Series

• Viva Wenera
• Tangled
• Estate Blues
• Muzita raBaba
• Soulmate
• Amanxeba

Popular Television Show

• Mai Chisamba Show
• The Morning Rush
• The Daily Dose
• Budget Buys

FILM CATEGORIES

Outstanding Feature Film Award

• Ngoda
• The Letter
• Nevanji
• Cavern

Outstanding Documentary Feature Award

• Transactions
• Chosen
• Nyamatsatse Series 3: The Stories of the plants
• Nyamatsatse Series 2: Guruuswa: A Zimbabweans Origins Story

Outstanding Documentary Short Award

• The Goddess in Zim
• Fresh Farm
• My Name is Patience
• Create Zim: Art Across Cities
• We Are Children of the Stars
• Gushungo

Outstanding Student Film Award

• Black Ultraviolet
• If These Walls Were Wallets
• My Wife
• The Voices
• Third Law

Outstanding Short Film Award

• Veza The Unfolding
• My Wife
• Sow Reaper
• Daughter of the Soil
• At the End of the Rainbow
• Ikasi The Hood

Outstanding Animation Award

• Kizai Moto Generation Fire: Mukudzei
• My Name is My Name
• Bhutsu Na Shatireki
• Nzara-Hunger

Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film

• Eddie Sandifolo as TindoToropido in “Ngoda”
• Taurai Kawara as Gora in “Ngoda”
• Felix Machingambi as Comrade in “Comrade”
• Arthur Antonio in “Nevanji”
• Emmanuel Mbirima as Simon in “The Letter”
• Calvin Madula as Detective Mxolisi Moyo in “Veza the Unfolding”

Outstanding Actress in a Film

• Charmaine Mujeri as Bhuru in “Ngoda”
• Runyararo Nhunzvi as Sonain in “Inbox”
• Nothando Nobengula in “Nevanji”
• Florence Makamure in “Zvemoyo”
• Mary Mpandahama as Mother in “Cocoon”

Outstanding Performance in the Diaspora Award

• Phumelele Mkhize as Spe in “Wolves Among Sheep”
• Nhlanhla Dlamini as Thabo in “Wolves Among Sheep”

Outstanding Screenwriting for Film

• Virginia Jekanyika for “Mirage”
• Joe Njagu for “Ngoda”
• Tafadzwa Ranganai for “Nevanji”
• Tinashe Dorobheni for “Maoko Akandirera”

Best Achievement in Directing Award in a Feature Film

• Joe Njagu and Eddie Sandifolo for “Ngoda”
• Joe Njagu for “The Letter”
• Tafadzwa Ranganai for “Nevanji”
• Tafadzwa Ranganai for “Cavern”

Best Achievement in Cinematography Award

• Leo Jakata for “Sin”
• Rodney Mabaleka for “Veza the Unfolding”
• Joe Njagu for “Ngoda”

Best Achievement in Production Design Award

• Veza the Unflolding
• The Letter
• Ngoda
• Cavern

Best Achievement in Costume Design Award

• Thato Gwangwa for “Black Ultraviolet”
• Dereck Nzwiyakwi for “Rutendo”
• Melissa Ncube for “Ikasi the Hood”
• Carron Tambala for “The Letter”

Best Achievement in Sound Design Award

• Joshua Cannings for “Ngoda”
• Londeka Mngomezulu for “Third Law”
• Audly Creative Sound for “Maoko Akandirera”
• Ronald Chikwava for “At the End of the Rainbow”

Best Achievement in Editing Award in a Film

• Lewis Aaron for “Rutendo”
• Forward Musaamba for “Cocoon”
• Lindiwe Gwara and Billy Walsh for “The Letter”

Outstanding Indigenous Language Award in a Film

• Ikasi The Hood
• We Are Children of the stars
• Nyamatsatse Series 3
• Tangled

Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling Award in a Film

• Rosebud Tsikura for “Ngoda”
• Makeup Artist for “Opus”
• Makeup Artist for “Sin”

Outstanding Experimental Short Film Award

• Murindagomo – The Tale of The Magic Pot
• Daughter of the Soil
• Third Law
• Inverted

The awards are the brainchild of the Cinema Society of Zimbabwe. They are also hosting a fundraising dinner in the coming month in preparations for the awards and where the trophy will be revealed.