Silwerskerm Film Festival

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.

Silwerskerm Film Festival
LocationCamps Bay, South Africa
Founded2010
AwardsSilwerskerm Awards
Artistic directorKaren Meiring
No. of films6 features and 15 shorts in 2019
Websitekyknet.dstv.com/blad/silwerskermfees

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

YearFilm DirectorCountry of origin
2012Die Wonderwerker Katinka HeynsSouth Africa
2013Faan se Trein[2] Koos RoetsSouth Africa
2014Die Windpomp[3] Etienne FourieSouth Africa
2015Dis ek, Anna[4] Sara BlecherSouth Africa
2016Johnny is nie dood nie[4] Christiaan OlwagenSouth Africa
2017Vaselinetjie[4] Corne van RooyenSouth Africa
2018Kanarie[5] Christiaan OlwagenSouth Africa
2019Poppie Nongena[6] Christiaan OlwagenSouth Africa
2022Gaia[7] Jaco BouwerSouth Africa

Silwerskerm Award for Best Short Film

YearFilm DirectorCountry of origin
2012Nantes René van RooyenSouth Africa
2013Toevlug Christiaan OlwagenSouth Africa
2014Vuil Wasgoed Bennie FourieSouth Africa
2015Vryslag Marcel van HeerdenSouth Africa
2016Vlees van my Vlees Matthys BoshoffSouth Africa
2017Soldaat Amy JephtaSouth Africa
Versnel Dian WeysSouth Africa
2018Axis Mundi Matthew Jankes & Sean SteinbergSouth Africa
Die Leeftyd van 'n Orgidee Marí BorstlapSouth Africa
2019Oedipus: Die Musical – 'n Dokumentêr Stefan BenadéSouth Africa
2022Leemtes en leegheid Jordy SankSouth Africa
2023'n Doop om Stilte Emilie Badenhorst & Kanya ViljoenSouth Africa

References

  1. "kykNET's annual Silwerskerm Film Festival returns with stellar line-up". Channel24. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "Silwerskermfees honours local filmmakers". Screen Africa. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. "Afrikaans film Die Windpomp wins big at Silwerskerm Festival awards". Channel24.co.za. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. "All the winners from the 2017 Silwerskerm Film Festival". Channel24. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. "Silwerskerm Film Festival: The Harvesters, Ellen Pakkies, and Canary win big". Channel24. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. "Silwerskerm Film Festival: 'Poppie Nongena' wins big". Channel24. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  7. "Barakat and Gaia win big at 2022's 10th Silwerskerm Film Festival". Channel24. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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