Thinus Ferreira
Barakat was the biggest winner at Saturday night's 10th Silwerskermfees main awards ceremony, scooping 6 prizes including Best screenplay, with Gaia making a second-place haul of 5 awards and the drag-artist thriller Stiekyt snagging 3.
The veteran TV and film industry executives - the former kykNET boss Karen Meiring and director of M-Net channels Jan du Plessis - were both honoured with special awards for their contributions over decades to growing South Africa's local industry.
On Saturday night Barakat, filmed in Afrikaaps which was South Africa's official submission for Best International Feature at this year's 94th Academy Awards, snagged Silwerskermfees wins for Best screenplay, with Vinette Ebrahim who won as Best actress and June van Merch as Best supporting actress.
Barakat also took home Best original music score (Kyle Shepherd), Best costume design (Ayesha Khatieb), and Best production-design (Sumaya Wicomb).
Gaia, the first eco-horror film in Afrikaans, won Best screenplay, with Jaco Bouwer snagging Best director for Gaia, with the film also winning Best makeup and hairstyling (Sulani Saayman), Best sound design (Tim Pringle) and Best editing (Leon Visser).
Stiekyt saw Paul du Toit win Best actor, with the Homebrew Films produced feature film that also snagged category wins for Best supporting actor (Albert Pretorius) and Best cinematography (Eduan Kitching).
Leemtes and leegheid won as the best film in the short film category.
Below are the 10th Silwerskermfees main award show winners:
FEATURE FILMS
Best feature film
Gaia
Best screenplay
Barakat
Best director
Jaco Bouwer (Gaia)
Best actor
Paul du Toit (Stiekyt)
Best actress
Vinette Ebrahim (Barakat)
Best supporting actress
June van Merch (Barakat)
Best supporting actor
Albert Pretorius (Stiekyt)
Best production design
Sumaya Wicomb (Barakat)
Best editing
Leon Visser (Gaia)
Best cinematography
Eduan Kitching (Stiekyt)
Best original music score
Kyle Shepherd (Barakat)
Best makeup and hairstyling
Sulani Saayman (Gaia)
Best costume design
Ayesha Khatieb (Barakat)
Best sound design
Tim Pringle (Gaia)
SHORT FILMS
Best short film
Leemtes en leegheid
Best screenplay
Jordy Sank, Terence Makapan (Leemtes en leegheid)
Best director
D.W. Smith (Diana Mills Smith) (My Beskermer)
Best editing
Regardt Visser (Die Horries)
Best cinematography
Justin Youens (Barber)
Best actor
Marlo Minnaar (Aan/Af)
Best actress
Carla Smith (Skyn)
Best ensemble cast
Skyn
Best original music score
Ryno Posthumus (Bennie Bingo)
Best production design
Baber
Best existing work
Ekstasis
Special mention
My beskermer
Screenplay-search winners
Mariska Denysschen
Jan Kampen
AnnMaree Barry
