Sunday, August 27, 2017

kykNET's Silwerskermfees 2017 announces Vaselinetjie as Best Film; here's the full list of full length and short films.


This year's kykNET Silwerskermfees 2017 announced its winners in this year's annual Afrikaans film festival on Saturday night during an awards show in Camps Bay, Cape Town where Vaselinetjie was announced as the best film.

This year the Silwerskermfees 2017 had 65 local Afrikaans films that were showcased, along with several panel discussions.

Winners:

Full length films 

Best actor Bennie Fourie (Vuil Wasgoed)
Best supporting actor Beer Adriaanse (Wonderlus)
Best actress Lea Vivier (Wonderlus)
Best supporting actress June van Merch (Raaiselkind)
Best sound design and original music Vuil Wasgoed – Janno Muller en Benjamin Willem
Best script Wonderlus – Johan Cronje
Best production design Vuil Wasgoed – Merishen Wessels
Best cinematography Willie Nel – Meerkat Maantuig
Best editing Vuil Wasgoed – Quinn Lubbe
Best director MornĂ© du Toit – Vuil Wasgoed
Best film Vaselinetjie


Short and short-short films

Best director: Short film – 12 minutes
Harold Holscher – Langsaan

Best script: Short film – 12 minutes
Versnel – Dian Weys

Best editing: Short film 
Skoon – Johan Prinsloo

Best director: Short film – 24 minutes
Nico Scheepers – Die Maan val Bewusteloos

Best script: Short film – 24 minutes
Soldaat – Amy Jephta

Best actor: Short film
Carel Nel – Slaaf

Best actress: Short film 
June van Merch – Vossie vergas homself

Best short film – 12 minutes
Versnel

Best short film – 24 minutes
Soldaat