Films fresh from the Silwerskerm Festival on kykNET soon
Films fresh from the Silwerskerm Festival on kykNET soon
The last popcorn crumbs
And the winners of the kykNET Silwerskerm Awards for Film and TV are …
And the winners of the kykNET Silwerskerm Awards for Film and TV are
Silwerskerm Awards: First winners announced
Silwerskerm Awards: First winners announced
The first half of the Silwerskerm Awards for
Silwerskerm Awards: Carissa and Hen lead feature film nominations
Silwerskerm Awards: Carissa and Hen lead feature film nominations
The kykNET Silwerskerm Awards
Silwerskerm Awards: Here are the nominees in the documentary and short film categories
Silwerskerm Awards: Here are the nominees in the documentary and short film categories
Short documentary: Felix by die koppie
Short documentary: Felix by die koppie
If you’ve read a local
Short Film by emerging filmmakers: Min of meer
Short Film by emerging filmmakers: Min of meer
Jana (Liezl de
Independent short film: Amazeze
Independent short film: Amazeze
In director and screenwriter Jordy Sank’s Amazeze,
Short film by an emerging filmmaker: Alma op pad
Short film by an emerging filmmaker: Alma op pad
In Alma
Independent Short Film: Engel
Independent Short Film: Engel
With the experimental short film Engel, seasoned filmmaker Jozua Malherbe
Feature Film: The Heart is a Muscle
Feature Film: The Heart is a Muscle
The Heart is a
Short film by an established filmmaker: Hier
Short film by an established filmmaker: Hier
In Hier, director and
Feature film: Khaki Fever
Feature film: Khaki Fever
The R-rated raunchy comedy Khaki Fever, premiering
Short Documentary: GHAM! Ons het lyn
Short Documentary: GHAM! Ons het lyn
GHAM! Ons het lyn offers
TV nominations announced for kykNET Silwerskerm awards
TV nominations announced for kykNET Silwerskerm awards
Each year, the prestigious kykNET Silwerskerm
Feature Film: Hen
Feature Film: Hen
Hen, a new film by writer-director Nico Scheepers, is
Short film by established filmmakers: Totsiens, Selina
Short film by established filmmakers: Totsiens, Selina
With the short film
Short film by a rising filmmaker: Kinnetafel
Short film by a rising filmmaker: Kinnetafel
In Kinnetafel,
Feature film: Finding Optel
Feature film: Finding Optel
In the feature film Finding
Independent short film: The Last Ranger
Independent short film: The Last Ranger
The Last Ranger is a
Short Documentary: Verander
Short Documentary: Verander
When he was a child, the actor, writer
Feature Film: My f*k, Marelize!
Feature Film: My f*k, Marelize!
When a cell phone video surfaced
Silwerskermfees launches a line-up of new hit series
Silwerskermfees launches a line-up of new hit series
The
Independent short film: Melkbrood
Independent short film: Melkbrood
In emerging filmmaker Winford Collings’s latest
Feature Film: Carissa
Feature Film: Carissa
The feature film Carissa, the debut of
Short film by an established filmmaker: Die Superette
Short film by an established filmmaker: Die Superette
Die Superette, co-created
Short Documentary: Tussen hemel en aarde
Short Documentary: Tussen hemel en aarde
Nothing is ever the
Short film by established filmmakers: ARK
Short film by established filmmakers: ARK
It’s the year 2075. On
Short documentary: Vet vannie land
Short documentary: Vet vannie land
What is a tall, lean
Short film by an emerging filmmaker: Sewe
Short film by an emerging filmmaker: Sewe
Why do people stay
Short documentary: Bliksems in Bothaville
Short documentary: Bliksems in Bothaville
He’s one wrestler in a community
Short film by an emerging filmmaker: Bly
Short film by an emerging filmmaker: Bly
On a stormy night,
Master class applications open
Master class applications open
Comedy chops: Acting funny
This exclusive two-hour master class
Short film by an established filmmaker: Tussen die kwashale
Short film by an established filmmaker: Tussen die kwashale
Gasan Sallies
Documentary: Jan Bloed
Documentary: Jan Bloed
The producers of the documentary film
The 13th kykNET Silwerskermfees promises a spellbinding experience
The 13th kykNET Silwerskermfees promises a spellbinding experience
“The Silwerskermfees brings thinkers, doers,
Wanted: Fresh talent and seasoned filmmakers for the 2026 kykNET Silwerskerm Festival
Wanted: Fresh talent and seasoned filmmakers for the 2026 kykNET Silwerskerm Festival
And the winners are…
And the winners are…
SA talent shines brilliantly at kykNET Silwerskerm Awards for
And the nominees for the 12th Silwerskermfees feature film categories are…
And the nominees for the 12th Silwerskermfees feature film categories are…
The 12th
And the nominations for Silwerskerm Awards in the categories for short films and documentaries are …
And the nominations for Silwerskerm Awards in the categories for short films and
Big bonus: Two brilliant films (out of competition) at the Silwerskerm Festival this year
Big bonus: Two brilliant films (out of competition) at the Silwerskerm Festival
Shotgun short film: Baas se honne
Shotgun short film: Baas se honne
With a soundtrack by
Emerging filmmakers: Steek vir steek
Emerging filmmakers: Steek vir steek
In Jaco van Bosch and Jacqueline
The Silwerskerm Awards for Film and TV – Two glam events to look forward to!
The Silwerskerm Awards for Film and TV – Two glam events to look
Documentary: Vergeet van my
Documentary: Vergeet van my
A dusty black crate containing photos, journals
Lifetime Achievement Awards for three legends at the Silwerskerm Festival
Lifetime Achievement Awards for three legends at the Silwerskerm Festival
Two made
Feature film: Hier.Na
Feature film: Hier.Na
The Burgess family is a culturally blended
Documentary: Tussen die draad en die dropper
Documentary: Tussen die draad en die dropper
An exceptional story
Rising filmmaker: Liewe Dudu
Rising filmmaker: Liewe Dudu
Arriving late at the low-cost spa in
Feature film: Die dekonstruksie van Retta Blom
Feature film: Die dekonstruksie van Retta Blom
Producer Catharina Weinek and
Silwerskerm Festival pilots four new hit titles
Silwerskerm Festival pilots four new upcoming hit titles: Klein paradys, Brasse
Feature film: Die bloedhonde
Feature film: Die bloedhonde
The versatile Safta winner Stiaan Smith has
Feature film: Som van twee
Feature film: Som van twee
Som van twee, a comedy
Emerging filmmakers: Ons
Emerging filmmakers: Ons
The short film Ons, presented in the Silwerskerm
Feature film: Die Kwiksilwers
Feature film: Die Kwiksilwers
Quicksilver, the vintage Ford Granada in Die
Shotgun short film: Liminale
Shotgun short film: Liminale
In Liminale, a film with Hanneke Schutte
Documentary: By die soutwater
Documentary: By die soutwater
By die soutwater, a documentary film by
Feature film: Gebokste liefde
Feature film: Gebokste liefde
Love delivers a knockout blow in
Shotgun Short: Selah
Shotgun Short: Selah
From the award-winning director and producer, Brett Michael Innes
Shotgun short film: Die boodskapper
Shotgun short film: Die boodskapper
A little boy’s tears bring a
Shotgun short film: In die verloop van
Shotgun short film: In die verloop van
The impact of a
Short Film Project – Rising Filmmakers: O, Griet! Sy’s droog
Short Film Project – Rising Filmmakers: O, Griet! Sy’s droog
In
Short Film Project – Rising Filmmakers: Noise & Neighbours
Short Film Project – Rising Filmmakers: Noise & Neighbours
Noise &
TV Nominations announced
TV nominations for kykNET Silwerskerm awards
This year’s television nominees for the
Short Film Project – Rising Filmmakers: Die skynwerper
Short Film Project – Rising Filmmakers: Die skynwerper
The psychological thriller
Short Film Project – Rising Filmmakers: Die groot twis
Short Film Project – Rising Filmmakers: Die groot twis
Die
Shotgun short film: Deuntjie
Shotgun short film: Deuntjie
She is a perfectionist, ticking off points on
Documentary: Maak stil die geblaf
Documentary: Maak stil die geblaf
Maak stil die geblaf, directed by Marisa
Short Film Project – Rising Filmmakers: Marie se laaste dag
Short Film Project – Rising Filmmakers: Marie se laaste dag
Journalist
Msterclass applications open
Master class applications open
MASTER CLASSES
MASTER CLASS 1 – WRITING FOR ADAPTATION
Presented by
Spotlight on filmmakers and the TV industry at 12th kykNET Silwerskerm Festival
Spotlight on filmmakers and the TV industry at 12th kykNET Silwerskerm Festival
“We
Pitch your content idea at the kykNET Silwerskerm Silwermark
Pitch your content idea at the kykNET Silwerskerm Silwermark
Do you have a story
Wanted: Both fresh talent and seasoned professionals for the 2025 kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival
Wanted: Both fresh talent and seasoned professionals for the 2025 kykNET Silwerskerm Film
Beware: The short film Werpsel bamboozles your mind
Beware: The short film Werpsel bamboozles your mind
The
Juffrou X, Die Brug, Spinners – these are the thrilling new small-screen series with pilot episodes at the Silwerskerm Film Festival
Juffrou X, Die Brug, Spinners – these are the thrilling new
Rapper Cream Machine amplifies the Cape Flats vibe in Die Blokke
Rapper Cream Machine amplifies the Cape Flats vibe in Die Blokke
Een saam is a sensitive reflection on loss, conservative parenting and gender identity
Een saam is a sensitive reflection on loss, conservative parenting
Old Righteous Blues is a truly South African film rooted in the world of the Cape Christmas Choir brigades
Old Righteous Blues is a truly South African film rooted
Volle bors: Producer Gabriella Blumberg inhabits the director’s chair with a short film that captures our zeitgeist
Volle bors: Producer Gabriella Blumberg inhabits the director’s chair with a short
Hier|daar: A Fresh breeze of a short film about love and mourning in an age of tech obsession, and with talent to watch – everywhere!
Hier|daar: A Fresh breeze of a short film about love and
Three free solar-powered community screenings of selected Silwerskerm Film Festival movies
Three free solar-powered community screenings of selected Silwerskerm Film Festival
’n Gids vir Louzanne – an exceptional documentary about an extraordinary Paralympic athlete
’n Gids vir Louzanne – an exceptional documentary about an extraordinary
Koors: A comedy short that doesn’t beat around the bush when it comes to that time of the month
Koors: A comedy short that doesn’t beat around the bush when
Kabous Meiring makes her directorial debut with the Silwerskerm feature film Die tragiese saak van Pamina Vermaak (The tragic case of Pamina Vermaak)
Kabous Meiring makes her directorial debut with the Silwerskerm feature
Delightful Hans crosses his Rubicon on the big screen
Delightful Hans crosses his Rubicon on the big screen
Straatrotte: Three sharp kids and colourful animation are the drawcards of this delightful Afrikaans comedic short
Straatrotte: Three sharp kids and colourful animation are the drawcards of
If you dance “dat die biesies bewe” (like nobody’s watching), it’s double the fun
If you dance “dat die biesies bewe” (like nobody’s watching), it’s
Get tickets for the kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival and the Silwerskerm Awards for Film and Television gala event now
Get tickets for the kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival and the Silwerskerm Awards for Film
The groundbreaking documentary Call of the Wild takes an able-sighted and blind audience on a unique safari
The groundbreaking documentary Call of the Wild takes an able-sighted and
’n Doop om stilte: Young actors deliver poignant performances in short film about high school initiation
’n Doop om stilte: Young actors deliver poignant performances in short
Blindelings: Famous filmmaking couple Ivan Botha and Donnalee Roberts venture into a new genre
Blindelings: Famous filmmaking couple Ivan Botha and Donnalee Roberts venture into
Langafstand ENG
Langafstand: an inspiring documentary about an athlete who dreams big
All about the comedy short film Karen
All about the comedy short film Karen
Everyone knows
Who is Frankie and Felipé? Bradley and Solomon talk about their roots
Who is Frankie and Felipé? Bradley and Solomon talk about
The short film As is a triple debut for Nisa Hockey
The short film As is a triple debut for Nisa Hockey
The quirky short film Thrift tot die dood slashes old-fashioned horror films
The quirky short film Thrift tot die dood slashes old-fashioned horror
kykNET announces the TV nominations for the first Silwerskerm Festival Awards for Film and Television
kykNET announces the TV nominations for the first Silwerskerm Festival Awards for Film
Born Behind Bars: Romy Titus’s project of the heart becomes a documentary
Romy Titus’s project of the heart becomes a documentary
Apply for the festival’s exclusive masterclasses
Apply for the festival’s exclusive master classes
The kykNET Silwerskerm Film
Die Swart Draak ontwaak: Karate and Kill Bill on the Cape Flats
Die Swart Draak ontwaak: Karate and Kill Bill on the Cape
Helmhart: a spooky short film with a dash of romance
Helmhart: a spooky short film with a dash of romance
The documentary Besmet is a harrowing exposé on lion poisoning.
The documentary Besmet is a harrowing exposé on lion poisoning.
The 11th kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival screens and honours film and television productions
The 11th kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival screens and honours
Grab this opportunity to pitch your TV show at the 11th Silwerskerm Film Festival
Grab this opportunity to pitch your TV show at the 11th Silwerskerm Film
The kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival is back in August 2023
The kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival is back in August 2023
Movie makers and
Doccie about racial imbalances in the music industry finds a bigger audience
Doccie about racial imbalances in the music industry finds a bigger audience
Since
kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival launches exciting development project for mini-documentaries
kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival launches exciting development project for mini-documentaries
In recent years,
Silwerskermfeeskortfilms te sien op DStv Now en Catch Up
Silwerskermfeeskortfilms te sien op DStv Now en Catch Up
Silwerskermfeesspeelfilms te sien op DStv BoxOffice
Silwerskermfeesspeelfilms te sien op DStv BoxOffice
Indien jy een van die speelfilms
Meesterklas 6 – Die skep van ’n winsgewende YouTube-kanaal
Meesterklas 6 – Die skep van ’n winsgewende YouTube-kanaal
Danilo Acquisto, HUB en
Paneelgesprek: Verspreiding van plaaslike films gedurende ‘n globale pandemie. Aangebied deur Helen Kuun van Indigenous-filmverspreiding
Paneelgesprek: Verspreiding van plaaslike films gedurende ‘n globale pandemie. Aangebied deur Helen Kuun
Paneelgesprek: Internasionale verteenwoordiging vir draaiboekskrywers en regisseurs. Aangebied deur Wikus du Toit
Paneelgesprek: Internasionale verteenwoordiging vir draaiboekskrywers en regisseurs. Aangebied deur Wikus du Toit
Meesterklas 5 – Gehoorontwikkeling deur middel van kort video’s op TikTok
Meesterklas 5 – Gehoorontwikkeling deur middel van kort video’s op TikTok
Carla Harris,
Meesterklas 3 – Hoe beplan ek my feesstrategie deur Jana Wolff. Aangebied deur die NFVF
Meesterklas 3 – Hoe beplan ek my feesstrategie deur Jana Wolff. Aangebied deur
Meesterklas 2 – Wesgro bied aan: Ontmoet Todd Brown, Hoof van internasionale aankope, XYZ Films
Meesterklas 2 – Wesgro bied aan: Ontmoet Todd Brown, Hoof van internasionale aankope,
Paneelgesprek: Vroue in die filmbedryf
Paneelgesprek: Vroue in die filmbedryf
Vrouevervaardigers in die rolprent- en TV-bedryf deel hul
Hier is die 10de kykNET Silwerskermfeeswenners!
Hier is die 10de kykNET Silwerskermfeeswenners!
Die wenners van kykNET se
Kyk wie is benoem vir die 2022 Silwerskermfeestoekennings!
Kyk wie is benoem vir die 2022 Silwerskermfeestoekennings!
Die gesogte Silwerskermfeestoekennings word op
Spesiale NFVF gesprek: Volhoubaarheid in die die filmbedryf
Spesiale NFVF gesprek: Volhoubaarheid in die die filmbedryf
M-Net Studios bied aan: Ko-produksiegeleenthede en -strategieë
M-Net Studios bied aan: Ko-produksiegeleenthede en -strategieë
Ko-produksies het die manier verander waarop
Meesterklas 1: Vind jou filmstem. Aangebied deur prof. Lieza Louw en Karin Preller
Meesterklas 1: Vind jou filmstem. Aangebied deur prof. Lieza Louw en Karin Preller
Vrywater – ’n betowerende kortfilm oor see-aanbidders
Vrywater – ’n betowerende kortfilm oor see-aanbidders
Twee geliefde aktrises uit verskillende generasies,
Die 2022-Oscarbenoemde dokumentêr Writing with Fire en nóg bekroonde werke wys by die Silwerskermfees
Die 2022-Oscarbenoemde dokumentêr Writing with Fire
Agter die SIlwerskerm: Gesprek met die filmmakers van Barakat
Agter die Silwerskerm: Gesprek met die filmmakers van Barakat
Kaye
Die wenner van die 2020 Silwerskermwebinaar se Pitch vir ons-kompetisie, Die vegan en die jagter, debuteer by vanjaar se fees
Die wenner van die 2020 Silwerskermwebinaar se Pitch vir ons-kompetisie, Die vegan
Pyn word plesier in die kortfilm Verstikking
Pyn word plesier in die kortfilm Verstikking
Die Silwerskermfeeskortfilm Verstikking gee nuwe
Tertius Kapp en die saadjie wat Gaia geword het
Tertius Kapp en die saadjie wat Gaia geword het
Die film is
Mila Guy skitter en Skyn met haar regiedebuut by die Silwerskermfees
Mila Guy skitter en Skyn met haar regiedebuut by die Silwerskermfees
Wat maak twintig tone in ‘n hangkas?
Wat maak twintig tone in ‘n hangkas?
In die Silwerskermfeeskortfilm Twintig
Agter die Silwerskerm: Gesprek met die filmmakers van Kaalgat Karel.
Agter die Silwerskerm: Gesprek met die filmmakers van Kaalgat Karel.
Wikus du
Rockster Laudo Liebenberg is ’n muso-pa in Sporadies nomadies
Rockster Laudo Liebenberg is ’n muso-pa in Sporadies nomadies
In die Silwerskermfeeskortfilm
Kapenaars kan ook Silwerskermfeesspeelfims by die Ster-Kinekor Tygervallei ervaar
Kapenaars kan ook Silwerskermfeesspeelfims by die Ster-Kinekor Tygervallei ervaar
kykNET se tiende
Kaapse vampiere wys hul slag(tande) in die kortfilm Net ons
Kaapse vampiere wys hul slag(tande) in die kortfilm Net ons
Die
Beurtkrag: Ivan Botha en die kortfilm met bene
Beurtkrag: Ivan Botha en die kortfilm met bene.
Beurtkrag was ’n kortfilm
Agter die Silwerskerm – Carving Light – Onderhoud met Lothar Böttcher
Agter die Silwerskerm – Carving Light – Onderhoud met Lothar Böttcher
Agter die Silwerskerm: Gesprek met die filmmakers van Klein Karoo 2.
Agter die Silwerskerm: Gesprek met die filmmakers van Klein Karoo 2.
Wikus du Toit gesels
Staan opsy, Superman! Ons het ons eie held – Nagvoël.
Staan opsy, Superman! Ons het ons eie held – Nagvoël.
Hoeveel Suid-Afrikaanse
Vlugtig: Van Silwerskermfeeskortfilm na speelfilm.
Vlugtig: Van Silwerskermfeeskortfilm na speelfilm.
Twee blinknuwe vollengte rolprente wat vanjaar hul
My beskermer: die fees se eerste post-apokaliptiese kortfilm in Afrikaaps
My beskermer: die fees se eerste post-apokaliptiese kortfilm in Afrikaaps
Die
Leemtes en leegheid: ’n Sielvolle blik op “tot siens” sê
Leemtes en leegheid: ’n Sielvolle blik op “tot siens” sê
Ingrid Jonker
Ons stel bekend: Die Silwerskermfees-veldtog vir 2022
Ons stel bekend: Die Silwerskermfees-veldtog vir 2022
Die Silwerskermfees-veldtog vir 2022
Silwerskermfeessterre te sien in Katvis
Silwerskermfeessterre te sien in Katvis
Twee bekende Silwerskermgesigte, Erica Wessels en
Silwerskermfeeswenner Etienne Fourie gesels oor Stiekyt, sy nuwe speelfilm wat by die fees première.
Silwerskermfeeswenner Etienne Fourie gesels oor Stiekyt, sy nuwe speelfilm wat by die fees
Die Groensone is ‘n buitengewone pa-en-seun-storie
Die Groensone is ‘n buitengewone pa-en-seun-storie
Die bekende akteur Pierre van Pletzen
Wat jy moet weet oor Die Horries
Wat jy moet weet oor Die Horries
Wat op aarde is
Twee legendes speel na vier dekades weer saam in Bittersoet.
Twee legendes speel na vier dekades weer saam in Bittersoet.
Die eerste
In Down So Long is die gemeenskap deel van die outentieke drama
In Down So Long is die gemeenskap deel van die outentieke drama
Blitsfeite oor die kortilm Bergie
Blitsfeite oor die kortilm Bergie
Bergie spreek ’n sosiaal-maatskaplike probleem aan –
kykNET announces programme for hybrid 10th Silwerskerm Film Festival
kykNET announces programme for hybrid 10th Silwerskerm Film Festival
kykNET has lifted
kykNET stages 10th-anniversary Silwerskerm Film Festival in March 2022
kykNET stages 10th-anniversary Silwerskerm Film Festival in March 2022
Filmmakers, film students,
10 questions to Karen Meiring
10 questions to Karen Meiring
In the first of a series
A standing ovation for our Silver Screen feature film winners – Part 1
A standing ovation for our Silver Screen feature film winners – Part 1