The Silwerskerm Film Festival (Afrikaans: Silwerskerm FilmFees), usually called the Silwerskerm Fees, is a film festival held annually in Camps Bay, South Africa.[1] The festival has been held every August since 2010 and is one of the only Afrikaans film festivals in the world.
| Location | Camps Bay, South Africa |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Awards | Silwerskerm Awards |
| Artistic director | Karen Meiring |
| No. of films | 6 features and 15 shorts in 2019 |
| Website | kyknet |
With around 5000 tickets sold and 6500 admissions each year, it is considered as a niche Afrikaans film festival. Up to 30 films are shown in several sections across cinematic genres. Around six films compete for the festival's top feature length awards, and around fifteen short films are in competition.
Silwerskerm Award for Best Feature Film
edit| Year | Film | Director | Country of origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Die Wonderwerker | Katinka Heyns | South Africa |
| 2013 | Faan se Trein[2] | Koos Roets | South Africa |
| 2014 | Die Windpomp[3] | Etienne Fourie | South Africa |
| 2015 | Dis ek, Anna[4] | Sara Blecher | South Africa |
| 2016 | Johnny is nie dood nie[4] | Christiaan Olwagen | South Africa |
| 2017 | Vaselinetjie[4] | Corne van Rooyen | South Africa |
| 2018 | Kanarie[5] | Christiaan Olwagen | South Africa |
| 2019 | Poppie Nongena[6] | Christiaan Olwagen | South Africa |
| 2022 | Gaia[7] | Jaco Bouwer | South Africa |
| 2023 | Hans Steek die Rubicon Oor | Corne van Rooyen | South Africa |
Silwerskerm Award for Best Short Film
edit| Year | Film | Director | Country of origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nantes | René van Rooyen | South Africa |
| 2013 | Toevlug | Christiaan Olwagen | South Africa |
| 2014 | Vuil Wasgoed | Bennie Fourie | South Africa |
| 2015 | Vryslag | Marcel van Heerden | South Africa |
| 2016 | Vlees van my Vlees | Matthys Boshoff | South Africa |
| 2017 | Soldaat | Amy Jephta | South Africa |
| Versnel | Dian Weys | South Africa | |
| 2018 | Axis Mundi | Matthew Jankes & Sean Steinberg | South Africa |
| Die Leeftyd van 'n Orgidee | Marí Borstlap | South Africa | |
| 2019 | Oedipus: Die Musical – 'n Dokumentêr | Stefan Benadé | South Africa |
| 2022 | Leemtes en leegheid | Jordy Sank | South Africa |
| 2023 | 'n Doop om Stilte | Emilie Badenhorst & Kanya Viljoen | South Africa |
References
edit- ^ "kykNET's annual Silwerskerm Film Festival returns with stellar line-up". Channel24. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Silwerskermfees honours local filmmakers". Screen Africa. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Afrikaans film Die Windpomp wins big at Silwerskerm Festival awards". Channel24.co.za. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "All the winners from the 2017 Silwerskerm Film Festival". Channel24. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Silwerskerm Film Festival: The Harvesters, Ellen Pakkies, and Canary win big". Channel24. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Silwerskerm Film Festival: 'Poppie Nongena' wins big". Channel24. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Barakat and Gaia win big at 2022's 10th Silwerskerm Film Festival". Channel24. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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