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

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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

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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

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  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. ^ a b c "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.