Nominees for kykNET Silwerskerm Awards in the film categories revealed
The celebration of the Afrikaans film industry over the past few days, with the screening of short films, documentaries and feature films at the kykNET Silwerskerm Festival in Camps Bay, reaches its climax on Saturday 22 August when the winners in various categories are announced.
Among the ten short films, it is Twee persent with its old-world charm, the intimate drama Genoeg, and Wag ’n bietjie with its healthy dose of dark humour that lead the way, with six, five and four nominations respectively. Among the five short documentary films, Pappa Kitsch and Die grond onthou take the lead with three nominations each.
With only three feature films competing in the competition, nominations were not announced in most categories. Only winners will be named in the following categories: best sound design, best original soundtrack, best makeup and hairstyling, best costume design, best production design, best editing, best screenplay, best cinematography, best directing and best feature film. There are, however, nominations in the categories for best actor and actress, as well as best supporting actress.
The category for best supporting actor was dropped this year. The majority of these awards will be presented on Saturday morning at an event at The Bay Hotel in Camps Bay, while the winners of the categories best feature film, best actor and actress, and best female supporting performer will be announced on Saturday evening together with the winners of the TV categories at a glamorous gala event at the Cape Town International Convention Centre
(CTICC).
The nominees in alphabetical order by first name are:
The nominees in alphabetical order by first name are:
SHORT FILMS
Best screenplay in a short film (only rising filmmakers considered)
Frances Sholto-Douglas – Change
Michelle le Roux – Twee persent
Peter-John Titus – Verwerking
Roberto Kyle – Genoeg
Best directing in a short film (only rising filmmakers considered)
Heinrich Laubscher and Michelle le Roux – Twee persent
Hennie van Deventer – Short Back & Sides
Roberto Kyle – Genoeg
Best short film by a rising filmmaker
Genoeg
Twee persent
Verwerking
Best short film by an established filmmaker
’n Poppy op die heuwel
Wag ’n bietjie
Best actor in a short film (all actors considered)
Albert Pretorius – Twee persent
Ayden Croy – Genoeg
Danny Ross – Wag ’n bietjie
Zane Meas – Genoeg
Best actress in a short film (all actresses considered)
Anoecha Krüger – As ek kon kies
Beáta Bena – As ek kon kies
Cintaine Schutte – Trilstraat
Lauren Joseph – ’n Poppy op die heuwel
Best cinematography in a short film (all short films considered)
Gray Kotzé – ’n Poppy op die heuwel
Jason Haji-Joannou – Wag ’n bietjie
Michael Ellis – Twee persent
Best editing in a short film (all short films considered)
Canya Cruywagen – Change
Gideon Breytenbach – Wag ’n bietjie
Heinrich Laubscher – Twee persent
DOCUMENTARY
Best editing in a short documentary
Adam Heyns, Juniper Hammond and Luke Housdon – Pappa Kitsch
Anlerie Cilliers – Rooi van aard
Roxanne Dalton – Die grond onthou
Best directing in a short documentary
Adam Heyns and Stefanus Nel – Pappa Kitsch
Mia Cilliers – Die grond onthou
Pierre Malan – Die gees agter die spiere
Best short documentary
Die gees agter die spiere
Die grond onthou
Pappa Kitsch
FEATURE FILMS (awards presented at the CTICC)
Best supporting actress in a feature film
Dhania Schultz – Landmyn
June van Merch – Al wat ek weet
Nicole Holm – Landmyn
Best actor in a feature film
Beer Adriaanse – Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg
Ben Albertyn – Landmyn
Jonan Mouton – Al wat ek weet
Best actress in a feature film
Anna-Mart van der Merwe – Landmyn
Carla Smith – Landmyn
Zenobia Kloppers – Al wat ek weet
The kykNET Silwerskerm Awards for Film and TV will be broadcast on kykNET (DStv channel 144)
on Sunday 23 August at 19:00.
