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With over two decades of experience in the industry, DEBTV has built a strong reputation for producing compelling, high-quality content for the screen across a wide range of genres. From thought-provoking documentaries and socially driven campaigns to entertaining series and branded content, our work is driven by purpose and crafted with passion. Throughout the years, we’ve partnered with broadcasters, brands, and NGOs to bring stories to life that inform, inspire, and ignite conversation. Our dedication to storytelling excellence has earned us numerous awards and nominations, reflecting both the impact and creative quality of our work. At DEBTV, we don't just create content — we create stories that matter.

50|50: SAFTA Golden Horn for Best Magazine Show 2010 & 2017

• • Associated with Clive Morris Productions

  • Wildlife & Environmental Show

Taboo Africa: Born Identity? SAFTA Golden Horn for Best International Format Show 2014

• Issued by NFVF (National Film & Video Foundation · Jan 2014)

  • Associated with Clive Morris Productions

    • Taboo Africa: Born Identity?

    • The programme focuses on the lives of three Transgender individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds, living in a uniquely South African context. In the small township of Ikageng in the North, the team meets a stunning transgender female model named Blessing, who was born as a boy named Samuel. In Cape Town, the team meets Christien, a 51-year-old train driver who has transitioned from male to female with the help of his adoring wife and two children.
      In Soshanguve, the team meets Tebogo, a Sangoma (traditional African healer) who is 100% male, but was born 100% female. The team also meet Tebogo’s colleague, Nthabiseng, who is Intersex, and has a medical condition that resulted in her being born with ambiguous genitalia. Taboo Africa: Born Identity? takes the viewer on a journey into the intriguing lives of those who bend and break the stereotypes of gender in a traditional and sometimes conservative South Africa.
      
      The show was broadcast on Sunday, 30 June 2013 on National Geographic Channel, channel 181 on DStv.
      
      In 2014, Taboo Africa won a SAFTA Award for Best International Format Show

    • Taboo Africa: Born Identity? The programme focuses on the lives of three Transgender individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds, living in a uniquely South African context. In the small township of Ikageng in the North, the team meets a stunning transgender female model named Blessing, who was born as a boy named Samuel. In Cape Town, the team meets Christien, a 51-year-old train driver who has transitioned from male to female with the help of his adoring wife and two children. In Soshanguve, the team meets Tebogo, a Sangoma (traditional African healer) who is 100% male, but was born 100% female. The team also meet Tebogo’s colleague, Nthabiseng, who is Intersex, and has a medical condition that resulted in her being born with ambiguous genitalia. Taboo Africa: Born Identity? takes the viewer on a journey into the intriguing lives of those who bend and break the stereotypes of gender in a traditional and sometimes conservative South Africa. The show was broadcast on Sunday, 30 June 2013 on National Geographic Channel, channel 181 on DStv. In 2014, Taboo Africa won a SAFTA Award for Best International Format Show

Crimes Uncovered SAFTA Golden Horn Award for Best Current Affairs Actuality Programme

• • Associated with Clive Morris Productions

    • Crimes Uncovered is a powerful, emotional and thought-provoking 13-part docu-drama crime series, based on true life South African crimes.

    • Crimes Uncovered takes viewers on a lifelike journey through these shocking crimes, getting to know the victims and their families and share their traumatic experiences.
      Through interviews, dramatisations and archive footage- we uncover the mysteries and reveal what really happened viewers get a glimpse at the inner workings of the police and judicial services, and witness some of the excellent police, forensic and legal work that has been achieved in South Africa.
      Crimes Uncovered won a SAFTA Golden Horn Award for Best Current Affairs Actuality Programme in 2013, as well as a nominee for the 2014 SAFTA Awards in the same category

    • Crimes Uncovered is a powerful, emotional and thought-provoking 13-part docu-drama crime series, based on true life South African crimes. Crimes Uncovered takes viewers on a lifelike journey through these shocking crimes, getting to know the victims and their families and share their traumatic experiences. Through interviews, dramatisations and archive footage- we uncover the mysteries and reveal what really happened viewers get a glimpse at the inner workings of the police and judicial services, and witness some of the excellent police, forensic and legal work that has been achieved in South Africa. Crimes Uncovered won a SAFTA Golden Horn Award for Best Current Affairs Actuality Programme in 2013, as well as a nominee for the 2014 SAFTA Awards in the same category

Dis Hoe Dit Is met Steve SAFTA Golden Horn Award for Best Talk Show 2010

• • Associated with Clive Morris Productions

    • Dis Hoe Dit Is met Steve was a music and talk show hosted by Steve Hofmeyr on kykNET. The show ran for 10 years, and Steve had many famous celebrities on his show over the years.

    • In 2010, Dis Hoe Dit Is met Steve won a SAFTA Award for Best Talk Show and was a nominee in 2011