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Cape Town - The first Silwerskerm-Filmfees (Silver Screen Film Festival) of classic Afrikaans films will show country wide at Nu Metro cinemas from 5 to 11 August.
With the current revival of Afrikaans film unfolding - ten new films in various genres are on their way - it is appropriate to revisit the works of the old masters.
Directors Manie van Rensburg, Jans Rautenbach, Jamie Uys, Dirk de Villiers, Koos Roets and Jan Scholtz are being honoured with the screening of their films; Die bank rower (sic), Katrina, Dirkie, My broer se bril, Babbelkous en bruidegom and Môre Môre.
These movies cover different genres and include in addition to romantic and comedy dramas, the first Afrikaans thriller in the form of: De Villiers’ My Broer se Bril and probably the first “armed” bank robbery film, Die Bank Rower (sic).
The festival, a collaboration between Nu Metro and M-Net, marks the launch of an annual national Afrikaans film festival. Veteran film maker Jans Rautenbach acts as the festival’s patron.
Head of Afrikaans channels at M-Net, Karen Meiring, has said that this festival is an opportunity for the public “to look back at the old classic movies and to follow the path of Afrikaans film”.
Heritage of Afrikaans film
Van Rensburg’s The Fourth Reich screened at the Cannes Film Festival and it was shown as a television series in South Africa. His drama series Heroes was singled out at the International Film Festival in New York.
Jamie Uys also raked in the prizes – winning the Grand Prix at the Festival International du Film in 1981 and the Comedy Vevey for The Gods Must Be Crazy. He was also honoured by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1974 for his documentary Beautiful People.
Meiring does not have a favourite among the six pictures. “Every picture is exceptional, but Katrina stands out in terms of the courage it took to tell that story”.
The Silwerskerm Filmfees opens August 4 with a gala premiere of Diony Kempen’s Saak van Geloof.
This film, which can be seen as a modern day version of the nativity story, is set in Prince Albert. Robbie Wessels, Riana Nel, Lelia Etsebeth and Niekie van den Berg portray the lead roles.
“We are busy locating all the actors of these films,” said Meiring. “We want as many of them as possible to be present on the evening.” The festival will conclude August 11 with a similar grand event at Canal walk shopping centre where they also hope to have some of the stars present.
The Silverscreen Filmfees will be held at Nu Metro cinemas from Mountain Mill in Worcester, Canal Walk in Cape Town and in Walmer Park in Port Elizabeth. Tickets cost R20.
With the current revival of Afrikaans film unfolding - ten new films in various genres are on their way - it is appropriate to revisit the works of the old masters.
Directors Manie van Rensburg, Jans Rautenbach, Jamie Uys, Dirk de Villiers, Koos Roets and Jan Scholtz are being honoured with the screening of their films; Die bank rower (sic), Katrina, Dirkie, My broer se bril, Babbelkous en bruidegom and Môre Môre.
These movies cover different genres and include in addition to romantic and comedy dramas, the first Afrikaans thriller in the form of: De Villiers’ My Broer se Bril and probably the first “armed” bank robbery film, Die Bank Rower (sic).
The festival, a collaboration between Nu Metro and M-Net, marks the launch of an annual national Afrikaans film festival. Veteran film maker Jans Rautenbach acts as the festival’s patron.
Head of Afrikaans channels at M-Net, Karen Meiring, has said that this festival is an opportunity for the public “to look back at the old classic movies and to follow the path of Afrikaans film”.
Heritage of Afrikaans film
Van Rensburg’s The Fourth Reich screened at the Cannes Film Festival and it was shown as a television series in South Africa. His drama series Heroes was singled out at the International Film Festival in New York.
Jamie Uys also raked in the prizes – winning the Grand Prix at the Festival International du Film in 1981 and the Comedy Vevey for The Gods Must Be Crazy. He was also honoured by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1974 for his documentary Beautiful People.
Meiring does not have a favourite among the six pictures. “Every picture is exceptional, but Katrina stands out in terms of the courage it took to tell that story”.
The Silwerskerm Filmfees opens August 4 with a gala premiere of Diony Kempen’s Saak van Geloof.
This film, which can be seen as a modern day version of the nativity story, is set in Prince Albert. Robbie Wessels, Riana Nel, Lelia Etsebeth and Niekie van den Berg portray the lead roles.
“We are busy locating all the actors of these films,” said Meiring. “We want as many of them as possible to be present on the evening.” The festival will conclude August 11 with a similar grand event at Canal walk shopping centre where they also hope to have some of the stars present.
The Silverscreen Filmfees will be held at Nu Metro cinemas from Mountain Mill in Worcester, Canal Walk in Cape Town and in Walmer Park in Port Elizabeth. Tickets cost R20.
