‘Koek’ and ‘Som van twee’ cleaned up at the 2024 kykNET Silwerskerm Awards for Film and TV

THE annual 4-day kykNET Silwerskerm Festival always concludes with a glitzy award ceremony. Last year, the channel decided to go big with the kykNET Silwerskerm Awards for Film and TV by holding it at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), thereby allowing fans an opportunity to attend the blue carpet event.

The 12th iteration of the festival, which ran from August 28 to 31, was another roaring success.

Aside from the mind-blowing films that premiered alongside short films, documentaries as well as panel discussions, the celebration of the hard work that goes on behind the scenes were unmistakable.

On Saturday night, the who’s who from the Afrikaans film-making industry were in attendance at the awards ceremony.

The foyer echoed with excited banter as the celebrities posed on the blue carpet and then scurried around catching up with peers and industry friends.

The energy was truly infectious and the awards ceremony was elegant and flowed beautifully with several performances by exceptional artists like Karen Zoid and the Van Pletzen group added to the line-up.

And the heartfelt speeches complemented the celebratory spirit.

One of the standout moments of the ceremony was the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Awards: Denise Newman, Hans Strydom and TV producer, Roberta Durrant.

Before their honours were bestowed upon them, a close industry colleague who witnessed their career path from the apartheid era to the transformation of television in South Africa in 1976 recounted their journey.

This was followed by a short video of their journey through the years.

Vinette Ebrahim, who many will remember as Charmaine Meintjies from the SABC2 soapie, “7de Laan”, paid such a beautiful tribute to Newman that when the actress got on stage, there was very little for her to add.

Another memorable moment was Jill Levenberg stepping onto the stage to receive the Best Actress in a Telenovela or Soap honours for “Suidooster”.

In her speech, she recalled how she was approached by a 91-year-old Muslim woman, who thanked her for being able to see herself through Levenberg’s role as Mymoena Samsodien, who was in a polygamy storyline alongside Cedwyn Joel as her on-screen husband, AB, who took on a second wife.

It was also a big night for Showmax’s series, “Koek”, which cleaned up with several accolades, as well as the feature film, “Som van twee”, which marked the directorial debut of Simoné Pretorius. “Wyfie” also won a few honours, too.

The awards ceremony was recorded and screened on kykNET on Sunday night.

Interestingly, the channel celebrates its 25th milestone anniversary this year.

Below is the full list of the winners:

TV WINNERS

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy: “Taktiek” - Mandri Sutherland.

Best Presenter in an Entertainment Programme: “Wie word ’n miljoenêr” - Rian van Heerden.

Best Presenter in a Lifestyle Programme: “Ommighellie” - Frazer Barry.

Best Newcomer in a Telenovela or Soap: “Wyfie” - Mienke Ehlers.

Best Actor in a Comedy: “Taktiek” - Bennie Fourie.

Best Actress in a Comedy: “Magda Louw” - Desiré Gardner.

Best Presenter in a Reality Programme: “In die sop” - Bertus Basson.

Best Ensemble Presenter Team: “Toks en Tjops” - Breyton Paulse, Hamilton Wessels, Rika Nieuwoudt, Rikus de Beer, Janina Oberholzer, Jean de Villiers, Jonathan Mokuena, Jannie du Plessis, Tommy Dickson (Chef Vaatjie).

Best Supporting Actor in a Telenovela or Soap: “Wyfie” - Marguerite van Eeden.

Best Male Supporting Actor in a Drama: “Koek” - Dawid Minnaar.

Best Female Supporting Actor in a Drama: “Koek” - Sandra Prinsloo.

Best Presenter in a Journal Programme: “Prontuit” - Kabous Meiring.

Best Presenter in a Documentary Reality Programme: “Grondpad geloof” - Dana Snyman.

Best Presenter in a Talk Show: “Hannes aan huis” - Hannes van Wyk.

Best Presenter in a Current Affairs Programme: “In gesprek” - Lourensa Eckard.

Best Actor in a Drama: “Koek” - Jacques Bessenger.

Best Actress in a Drama: “Koek” - Cindy Swanepoel.

Best Actress in a Telenovela or Soap: “Suidooster”- Jill Levenberg.

Best Actor in a Telenovela or Soap: “Arendsvlei” - Jody Abrahams.

Personality of the Year: Rachelle Fourie.

FEATURE FILM WINNERS

Best Screenplay in a Feature Film: “Som van twee” - Simoné Pretorius.

Best Original Soundtrack in a Feature Film: “Som van twee” - Snoozefest, Hunter Kennedy.

Best Sound Design in a Feature Film: “Die Kwiksilwers” - Sound Surgeon Studios, Morné Marais.

Best Cinematography in a Feature Film: “Hier.Na” - Ebrahim Hajee.

Best Editing in a Feature Film: “Som van twee” - Dries Scholtz.

Best Make-up and Hair Styling in a Feature Film: “Die Kwiksilwers” - Hanri Neethling.

Best Costumes in a Feature Film: “Hier.Na” - Ayesha Khatieb.

Best Direction in a Feature Film: “Som van twee” - Simoné Pretorius.

Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film: “Som van twee” - Pierre Breytenbach.

Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film: “Hier.Na” - Trudy van Rooy.

Best Actor in a Feature Film: “Som van twee” - James Borthwick.

Best Actress in a Feature Film: “Hier.na” - June van Merch.

Best Feature Film: “ Som van twee”.

SHORT FILM WINNERS

Best Script of a Short Film by an Emerging Filmmaker: “Marie se laaste dag” - Mercy Kannemeyer and Lourensa Eckard.

Best Direction of a Short Film by an Emerging Filmmaker: “Die skynwerper” – Dewet van Rooyen.

Best Short Film by an Emerging Filmmaker: “Marie se laaste dag”.

Beste Cinematography in a Short Film: “Marie se laaste dag” - Tom Marais.

Best Editing in a Short Film: “Baas se honne” - Leon Visser.

Best Actor in a Short Film: “Die Skynwerper” - Ben Albertyn.

Best Actress in a Short Film: “Selah” - Erica Wessels.

Best Shotgun Short Film: “ Baas se honne”.

DOCUMENTARY WINNERS

Best Short Documentary: “Maak stil die geblaf”.

Best Direction of a Short Documentary: “Maak stil die geblaf” - Marisa van Tonder.

Best Editing in a Short Documentary: “Vergeet van my” - Pierre-Arnold Theron.

Lifetime Achievement Awards: Denise Newman (actress), Hans Strydom (actor), Roberta Durrant (TV producer).

Festival Favourite: “Die Kwiksilwers”.