Excitement is building in Cape Town as the prestigious kykNET Silwerskermfees approaches its 13th edition, set to mesmerise audiences from 20 to 23 August at the iconic Bay Hotel and Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay.
This celebrated film festival, which unites thinkers, doers, creators, and dreamers, has firmly established itself as a vital platform for the South African film industry.
According to Waldimar Pelser, Director of M-Net's Premium Channels, the Silwerskermfees is a tribute to the magical art form of filmmaking. For this medium to thrive, a vast array of skills must be blended to ignite the imagination of audiences and people want to be moved when they watch films. We all long, at times, for escape, reflection or even catharsis,
Over the past decade, the festival has become synonymous with excellence and development in local film production. With each passing year, it manages to exceed expectations, offering an impressive array of works in Afrikaans that inspire and challenge the status quo.
Pelser noted, The diversity of what's being created in Afrikaans is dizzying and deeply inspiring. This fuels kykNET's commitment to significantly invest in Afrikaans films.