And the nominations for Silwerskerm Awards in the categories for short films and documentaries are …

The 12th Silwerskerm Awards will be presented at two ceremonies this year. The first ceremony, dedicated to the film categories of the 12th kykNET Silwerskerm Festival Awards for Film and TV, will take place on Saturday, August 31 at 10:00 at the Bay Hotel in Camps Bay. Later that day, the blue carpet will be rolled out at 16:00 at the CTICC for the second ceremony of the kykNET Silwerskerm Awards for Film and TV. This event will be recorded and broadcast on Sunday 1 September at 20:00 on kykNET (DStv channel 144).

NOMINATIONS IN THE DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES:

Best screenplay of a short film by an emerging filmmaker

  • Noise & Neighbours – Fraser du Toit
  • Marie se laaste dag – Mercy Kannemeyer and Lourensa Eckard
  • Die Skynwerper – Dewet van Rooyen & Linsen Loots

Best directing of a short film by an emerging filmmaker

  • Noise & Neighbours – Liza Ludick
  • Marie se laaste dag – Lourensa Eckard
  • Die Skynwerper – Dewet van Rooyen
  • Die Groot Twis – Johann Vermaak

Best short film by an emerging filmmaker

  • Noise & Neighbours
  • Marie se laaste dag
  • Die Skynwerper
  • Die Groot Twis

Best cinematography in a short film

  • Marie se laaste dag – Tom Marais
  • Baas se honne – Jorrie van der Walt
  • Noise & Neighbours – Vincent Boonzaaier
  • Die Skynwerper – Dewet van Rooyen

Best editing in a short film

  • Noise & Neighbours – Mark Haines
  • Liminale – Matthew Swanepoel
  • Baas se honne – Leon Visser
  • Die Groot Twis – Louise Bruwer
  • Marie se laaste dag – Regardt Visser

Best actor in a short film

  • Baas se honne – Albert Pretorius
  • Die skynwerper – Ben Albertyn
  • In die verloop van – Wilhelm van der Walt
  • Noise & Neighbours – Tobie Cronjé

Best actress in a short film

  • Marie se laaste dag – Mandri Sutherland
  • Selah – Erica Wessels
  • Deuntjie – Daneel van der Walt
  • Noise & Neighbours – Olwethu Kunene

Best Shotgun short film

  • Baas se honne
  • Liminale
  • Selah

NOMINATIONS IN THE DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES:

Best short documentary

  • Vergeet van my
  • Maak stil die geblaf
  • Tussen die draad en die dropper

Best directing in a short documentary

  • Vergeet van my – Beer Adriaanse
  • Maak stil die geblaf – Marisa van Tonder

Best editing in a short documentary

  • Vergeet van my – Pierre-Arnold Theron
  • Maak stil die geblaf – Marisa van Tonder
  • Tussen die draad en die dropper – De Wyk Pretorius