11 November 2025 4 min
African GEMA Awards Celebrate Standout Campaigns From Shaka iLembe To Big Brother Season Five
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Clinton Brink stars in Kings of Joburg. Source: YouTube.
Some standout wins include activations for Shaka iLembe, the Nedbank Final Cup and the Big Brother S5 launch.
See all the winners here:
| BEST IMAGE PROMO | ||
| GOLD | Animal Flow | The Walt Disney Company Africa |
| SILVER | Mzansi Magic KE MANG STERRING - Celebrating 15 years of Mzansi Magic | Wife and Hubby Creative |
| BEST IMAGE CAMPAIGN | ||
| GOLD | No one Dezembas like Disney+ | The Walt Disney Company Africa |
| SILVER | TV5MONDE Plus Africa | TV5 MONDE |
| BEST THEMED CAMPAIGN | ||
| GOLD | UNOC United Nations Ocean Conference | TV5 MONDE |
| SILVER | Mzansi Magic X The Podcast Network | Mashoba Media X Pitch Black Post |
| BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROMO | ||
| GOLD | The Night Agent | Netflix SSA |
| SILVER | Wednesday - Call To Action | Netflix SSA |
| BEST REALITY PROGRAMME PROMO | ||
| GOLD | Big Brother Mzansi 55 Launch | S2 Multimedia for Mzansi Magic |
| SILVER | The Real Lion Kings | The Walt Disney Company Africa |
| BEST CHILDREN'S PROMO | ||
| GOLD | Minions Weekend | NBCUniversal International Networks |
| SILVER | Comix Book Heroes | DreamWorks Animation Networks |
| BEST DRAMA PROMO | ||
| GOLD | GO! | Netflix SSA |
| SILVER | Parish | NBCUniversal International Networks |
| BEST MOVIE PROMO | ||
| GOLD | Action Weekend - See Tom Run | NBCUniversal International Networks |
| SILVER | Bruce Willis Weekend | NBCUniversal International Networks |
| BEST SPORTS PROMO | ||
| GOLD | The Nedbank Cup Final | Content Creative for SuperSport |
| SILVER | SuperSport 30th Birthday | Matchstick |
| BEST SPORTS CAMPAIGN | ||
| GOLD | Real World Champions | Matchstick |
| SILVER | 2025 F1 on SuperSport | Content Creative for SuperSport |
| BEST SPECIAL EVENT PROMO | ||
| GOLD | The Nedbank Cup Final | Content Creative for SuperSport |
| SILVER | THE ROAST OF PEARL THUSI TICKET SALES | COMEDY CENTRAL AFRICA |
| BEST USE OF HUMOUR | ||
| GOLD | The Night Agent | Netflix SSA |
| SILVER | Back In Action | Netflix SSA |
| ONE AFRICA CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT AWARD BROUGHT TO YOU BY PARAMOUNT AFRICA | ||
| GOLD | META Made By Africa: Lisa X Gilbert | Mashoba Media X Laceup Media |
| SILVER | NICKELODEON AMAPIANO SPONGEBOB | NICKELODEON AFRICA |
| BEST PROMO NOT USING PROGRAM FOOTAGE | ||
| GOLD | Big Brother Mzansi 55 Launch | S2 Multimedia for Mzansi Magic |
| SILVER | Mzansi Magic X The Podcast Network | Mashoba Media X Pitch Black Post |
| BEST PROMO ONLY USING PROGRAM FOOTAGE | ||
| GOLD | Animal Flow | The Walt Disney Company Africa |
| SILVER | No one Dezembas like Disney+ | The Walt Disney Company Africa |
| SOMETHING FOR NOTHING | ||
| GOLD | QUEENDOM POUND 4 POUND CROSSOVER | BET AFRICA |
| SILVER | Disney+ Deadpool & Wolverine | The Walt Disney Company Africa |
| BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT / COMMUNITY SPOT | ||
| GOLD | FREEDOM DAY | PARAMOUNT AFRICA |
| SILVER | BALLHALLA (NOVEMBALLS) | COMEDY CENTRAL AFRICA |
| BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION | ||
| GOLD | The Nedbank Cup Final | Content Creative for SuperSport |
| SILVER | Amalanga Awafani Opening Title Sequence Original Song | SABC 1 |
| BEST USE OF LICENSED / ADAPTED MUSIC | ||
| GOLD | Animal Flow | The Walt Disney Company Africa |
| SILVER | Kings Of Joburg | Netflix SSA |
| BEST VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY SABC | ||
| GOLD | 2025 Golden Gloves on SuperSport | Content Creative for SuperSport |
| SILVER | The Real Lion Kings | The Walt Disney Company Africa |
| BEST EDITING | ||
| GOLD | Animal Flow | The Walt Disney Company Africa |
| SILVER | Unbeatable Movies on M-Net Movies 3 | Clearwater for M-Net Movies |
| BEST COPY/SCRIPT WRITING | ||
| GOLD | Monster Mayhem | NBCUniversal International Networks |
| SILVER | The Nedbank Cup Final (Soweto Derby) | Content Creative for SuperSport |
| BEST DIRECTING | ||
| GOLD | The Night Agent | Netflix SSA |
| SILVER | Wednesday | Netflix SSA |
| BEST MARKETING VIDEO / SHOWREEL / SIZZLE REEL / SNEAK PEEKS / UPFRONTS PRESENTATION | ||
| GOLD | M-Net General Entertainment Channels | Clearwater for M-Net |
| SILVER | BBC Earth celebrates Summer | BBC Earth |
| MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF DIGITAL / SOCIAL | ||
| GOLD | BBC Listing Cape Town | Birthmark |
| SILVER | I streamed it, I did it. | DStv SA |
| BEST USE OF CELEBRITY / INFLUENCER / TALENT USING SOCIAL MEDIA | ||
| GOLD | NICKELODEON AMAPIANO SPONGEBOB | NICKELODEON AFRICA |
| SILVER | Wednesday | Netflix SSA |
| BEST SOCIAL MEDIA ORIGINAL CONTENT | ||
| GOLD | The Night Agent | Netflix SSA |
| SILVER | NICKELODEON AMAPIANO SPONGEBOB | NICKELODEON AFRICA |
| BEST OUTDOOR OR PRINT AD | ||
| GOLD | Disney+ Deadpool & Wolverine | The Walt Disney Company Africa |
| SILVER | Kings Of Joburg - OOH | Netflix SSA |
| BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR A PROGRAMME / FRANCHISE / CHANNEL / STREAMING SERVICE PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY SABC | ||
| GOLD | Watch Us | Showmax |
| SILVER | Niggies | Clearwater for kykNET |
| BEST RADIO PROMOTION | ||
| GOLD | Unseen S2 | Netflix SSA |
| SILVER | GO! Radio | Netflix SSA |
| BEST ACTIVATION, STUNT OR EVENT | ||
| GOLD | Shaka iLembe Mall Activations | S2 Multimedia for Mzansi Magic |
| SILVER | Disney+ Comic Con Africa 2025 | The Walt Disney Company Africa |
| BEST PARTNERSHIP OR CO-CREATION | ||
| GOLD | MTN HELP CHILDREN BE CHILDREN | PARAMOUNT AFRICA |
| SILVER | Spark Joy | The Walt Disney Company Africa |
| BEST BRAND DESIGN | ||
| GOLD | Semi Soeter | Netflix SSA |
| SILVER | kykNET Silwerskerm Festival 2025 | Sentient Creative |
| BEST KEY ART | ||
| GOLD | Kings Of Joburg - Key Art | Netflix SSA |
| SILVER | Die Nuusmakers Key Art | Garnish Creative |
| BEST IDENT DESIGN | ||
| GOLD | MTV BASE IDENTS | MTV BASE AFRICA |
| SILVER | kykNET Silwerskerm Festival 2025 | Sentient Creative |
| BEST USE OF DESIGN IN A VIDEO | ||
| GOLD | QUEENS OF BASE | MTV BASE AFRICA |
| SILVER | Showmax Africa - Made for Now | Clearwater for Showmax |
| BEST ORIGINAL LOGO DESIGN | ||
| GOLD | Klubhuis | Sentient Creative |
| SILVER | NETFLIX Summer Out Of Office | Netflix SSA |
| BEST ANIMATION DESIGN | ||
| GOLD | FREEDOM DAY | PARAMOUNT AFRICA |
| SILVER | Semi Soeter - Animated Short Story | Netflix SSA |
| BEST VFX | ||
| GOLD | Kings Of Joburg - VFX | Netflix SSA |
| SILVER | Joburg Film Festival brought to you by Multichoice | Birthmark for Multichoice |
| BEST DESIGN WITHOUT FOOTAGE | ||
| GOLD | Beauty And The Best - Connect The Dots | Netflix SSA |
| SILVER | Soweto Derby 2.0 | Content Creative for SuperSport |
| MOST OUTSTANDING DESIGN IN PROMOTION | ||
| GOLD | CHRIS BROWN WEEKEND | MTV BASE AFRICA |
| SILVER | QUEENS OF BASE | MTV BASE AFRICA |
| REPRESENTATION IN ACTION AWARD | ||
| GOLD | Wednesday - Nevermore 4evermore | Netflix SSA |
| SILVER | META Made By Africa: Lisa X Gilbert | Mashoba Media X Laceup Media |
| AFRICA'S NEXT STORYTELLER 2025 PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY MULTICHOICE | ||
| GOLD | Celine Economides | Fairchild Creative |
| CREATIVE TEAM OF THE YEAR 2025 | ||
| GOLD | Fairchild Creative Team | |
| SILVER | Clearwater | |
| MARKETING TEAM OF THE YEAR 2025 | ||
| GOLD | Netflix SSA | |
| SILVER | General Entertainment - Multichoice | |
| CREATIVE BRAND OF THE YEAR 2025 | ||
| GOLD | Netflix SSA | |
| SILVER | Disney+ | |
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