The 14th kykNET Silwerskerm Festival and Award Show is one for the history books.
The festival not only showcased some remarkable short films, but we were also transported to new worlds through some amazing feature films. It’s more than just a showcase of film and TV, it’s an event that celebrates the filmmakers of yesterday, today and tomorrow. It is an honour that The Movie Guy gets to experience this wonderful event each year.
The kykNET Silwerskerm Awards also took place over the weekend. It celebrated the best of Afrikaans film and television. The film, Landmyn emerged as the biggest winner among the feature films, while television presenter Rian van Heerden collected three awards.
Landmyn won all four of the headline feature film categories, taking home Best Feature Film, Best Actor for Ben Albertyn, Best Actress for Anna-Mart van der Merwe and Best Female Supporting Performer for Nicole Holm. The film also won Best Screenplay and Best Director for Nico Scheepers, as well as Best Editing for Reghardt Botha.
Family film Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg also performed strongly, winning four technical awards: Best Original Soundtrack for Janine Neethling, Hunter Kennedy and Johnny de Ridder, Best Make-up and Hair for Jolene Cilliers, Best Costumes for Sulet Meintjes and Best Cinematography for Ebrahim Hajee.
Al wat ek weet won Best Sound Design for Guy Steer and was named Festival Favourite, while Rocco Pool received Best Production Design for the film.
In the short film categories, Twee persent was a major winner, with Michelle le Roux winning Best Screenplay and Best Short Film by an Emerging Filmmaker. Le Roux and Heinrich Laubscher won Best Director, while Laubscher also won Best Editing.
Wag ’n bietjie won Best Short Film by an Established Filmmaker, with Danny Ross named Best Actor and Jason Haji-Joannou winning Best Cinematography. Lauren Joseph won Best Actress for ’n Poppy op die heuwel.
In the short documentary categories, Die grond onthou won Best Documentary and Best Director for Mia Cilliers. Best Editing went to Anlerie Cilliers for Rooi van aard.
The television categories produced several familiar names. Rian van Heerden won Best Presenter in an Entertainment Programme for Wie word ’n miljoenêr, Best Presenter in a Talk Show or Current Affairs Programme for Laataand by Rian, and Best Presenter in a Documentary Programme for Schuster.
Other television winners included Albert Pretorius, who won Best Lead Performer in a Comedy for Die kantoor and Best Actor in a Drama for Niggies. Schalk Bezuidenhout won Best Supporting Performer in a Comedy for Die kantoor, while Sandi Schultz was named Best Actress in a Telenovela or Soap Opera for Diepe waters.
The winners at a glance:
Feature films:
Best Feature Film – Landmyn
Best Actor – Ben Albertyn, Landmyn
Best Actress – Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Landmyn
Best Female Supporting Performer – Nicole Holm, Landmyn
Best Director – Nico Scheepers, Landmyn
Best Screenplay – Nico Scheepers, Landmyn
Best Editing – Reghardt Botha, Landmyn
Best Cinematography – Ebrahim Hajee, Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg
Best Production Design – Rocco Pool, Al wat ek weet
Best Sound Design – Guy Steer, Al wat ek weet
Best Original Soundtrack – Janine Neethling, Hunter Kennedy and Johnny de Ridder, Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg
Best Make-up and Hair – Jolene Cilliers, Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg
Best Costumes – Sulet Meintjes, Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg
Festival Favourite – Al wat ek weet
Short films:
Best Screenplay – Michelle le Roux, Twee persent
Best Director – Michelle le Roux and Heinrich Laubscher, Twee persent
Best Short Film by an Emerging Filmmaker – Michelle le Roux, Twee persent
Best Short Film by an Established Filmmaker – Wag ’n bietjie
Best Actor – Danny Ross, Wag ’n bietjie
Best Actress – Lauren Joseph, ’n Poppy op die heuwel
Best Cinematography – Jason Haji-Joannou, Wag ’n bietjie
Best Editing – Heinrich Laubscher, Twee persent
Short documentaries:
Best Editing – Anlerie Cilliers, Rooi van aard
Best Director – Mia Cilliers, Die grond onthou
Best Documentary – Die grond onthou
Television:
Best Lead Performer in a Comedy – Albert Pretorius, Die kantoor
Best Supporting Performer in a Comedy – Schalk Bezuidenhout, Die kantoor
Best Supporting Performer in a Telenovela or Soap Opera – Gretchen Ramsden, Skemergrond
Best Newcomer in a Telenovela or Soap Opera – Izette Blignaut, Binnelanders
Best Actor in a Telenovela or Soap Opera – Germandt Geldenhuys, Binnelanders
Best Actress in a Telenovela or Soap Opera – Sandi Schultz, Diepe waters
Best Actor in a Drama – Albert Pretorius, Niggies
Best Actress in a Drama – Rolanda Marais, Die nuusmakers
Best Male Supporting Performer in a Drama – Ian Roberts, Appels en tee
Best Female Supporting Performer in a Drama – Roeline Daneel, Niggies
Best Presenter in a Lifestyle Programme – Hannes van Wyk, Kwêla
Best Presenter in an Entertainment Programme – Rian van Heerden, Wie word ’n miljoenêr
Best Presenter in a Reality Programme – Reandi Grey, Boer soek ’n vrou
Best Presenter in a Talk Show or Current Affairs Programme – Rian van Heerden, Laataand by Rian
Best Presenter in a Documentary Programme – Rian van Heerden, Schuster
Best Ensemble Presenter Team – Toks en Tjops
