And that’s a wrap for kykNET Silwerskermfees 2026! 

It was a grand affair at the kykNET Silwerskerm Awards for Film and TV, held on Saturday, 22 August, at the CTICC in Cape Town, as the film industry showed up dressed in glitz and glam for the much-anticipated awards. 

The awards followed the four-day Silwerskermfees at The Bay Hotel, which showcased a range of film projects from across South Africa. This year, the festival featured 11 Cape Town film projects, including two Film Fund recipients. 

The winners in 20 film categories were announced on Saturday morning  at The Bay Hotel in Camps Bay. The morning’s blue carpet event focused on the technical categories for all the feature films, as well as the short film and documentary categories. 

Among the feature films, Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg, a Film Fund recipient, walked away with four awards.

The legendary filmmaker Koos Roets was honoured with an honorary award for his lifetime contribution to the entertainment industry during the morning event. 

The evening awards at the Cape Town International Convention Centre focused on the television categories and four of the headline feature film categories, bringing together some of South Africa’s leading actors, TV presenters and filmmakers for a glamorous celebration of local talent. 

The feature film Landmyn, a project filmed in Kommetjie, Cape Town, by Nico Scheepers, made a clean sweep of the four headline feature film categories. 

Legendary Capetonian actor Ivan Abrahams was also honoured for his lifetime contribution to the industry, alongside South African actor, director and writer Willie Esterhuizen. 

It was a fitting celebration of the immense talent within South Africa’s film and television industry, with Cape Town once again taking centre stage through the many local productions showcased throughout the festival. 

Waldimar Pelser, Director for Premium Channels at MultiChoice, a Canal+ company, says it is now more important than ever to recognise the standouts in an industry that daily enriches viewers’ lives, challenges them, keeps them in touch with the world around them and above all entertains them. “I am astounded every year by the collective creative power that exists in the Afrikaans industry and the diverse ways in which it finds expression.” 

According to Pelser, kykNET will continue to offer quality programmes on the small screen – from current affairs and reality programmes to soap operas, drama, and comedy. “Where Nico Scheepers excelled last year with his horror film Hen, Landmyn will cause a stir in an entirely different way. It is a relationship drama in which he and the outstanding cast prove how unsettling a small gesture can be.” 

The kykNET Silwerskerm Awards for Film and TV will be broadcasted on kykNET (DStv channel 144) on Sunday 23 August at 19:00.

WINNERS IN SOME OF THE FEATURE FILM CATEGORIES: 

Best sound design Guy Steer – Al wat ek weet

Best original soundtrack Janine Neethling, Hunter Kennedy, Johnny de Ridder – Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg 

Best make-up and hair Jolene Cilliers – Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg 

Best costumes Sulet Meintjes – Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg 

Best production design Rocco Pool – Al wat ek weet 

Best editing Reghardt Botha – Landmyn 

Best screenplay Nico Scheepers – Landmyn 

Best cinematography Ebrahim Hajee – Silas en die Ysbeer op Tafelberg 

Best director Nico Scheepers – Landmyn 

WINNERS IN THE CATEGORIES FOR SHORT FILMS BY ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING FILMMAKERS: 

SHORT FILMS 

Best screenplay Michelle le Roux – Twee persent 

Best director Michelle le Roux and Heinrich Laubscher – Twee persent 

Best short film by an emerging filmmaker Michelle le Roux – Twee persent 

Best short film by an established filmmaker Wag ’n bietjie 

Best actor Danny Ross – Wag ’n bietjie 

Best actress Lauren Joseph – ’n Poppy op die heuwel 

Best cinematography Jason Haji-Joannou – Wag ’n bietjie 

Best editing Heinrich Laubscher – Twee persent

WINNERS: SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS 

Best editing Anlerie Cilliers – Rooi van aard 

Best director Mia Cilliers – Die grond onthou 

Best documentary Die grond onthou 

FESTIVAL FAVOURITE WINNER: 

Al wat ek weet 

WINNERS IN THE TELEVISION CATEGORIES: 

Best lead performer in a comedy Albert Pretorius (Flip) – Die kantoor 

Best supporting performer in a comedy Schalk Bezuidenhout (Tjaart) – Die kantoor 

Best supporting performer in a telenovela or soap opera Gretchen Ramsden (Patty Paulsen) – Skemergrond 

Best newcomer in a telenovela or soap opera Izette Blignaut (Petro) – Binnelanders 

Best actor in a telenovela or soap opera Germandt Geldenhuys (Louis) – Binnelanders 

Best actress in a telenovela or soap opera Sandi Schultz (Zelda Joubert) – Diepe waters 

Best actor in a drama Albert Pretorius (Gustaff Fouché) – Niggies 

Best actress in a drama Rolanda Marais (Adri Joubert) – Die nuusmakers 

Best male supporting performer in a drama Ian Roberts (Jakkals) – Appels en tee 

Best female supporting performer in a drama Roeline Daneel (Maks Fouché) – Niggies 

Best presenter in a lifestyle programme Hannes van Wyk – Kwêla 

Best presenter in an entertainment programme Rian van Heerden – Wie word ’n miljoenêr 

Best presenter in a reality programme Reandi Grey – Boer soek ’n vrou 

Best presenter in a talk show or current affairs programme Rian van Heerden – Laataand by Rian 

Best presenter in a documentary programme Rian van Heerden – Schuster 

Best ensemble presenter team Hamilton Wessels, Rika Calitz, Breyton Paulse, Bakkies Botha, Jonathan Mokuena, Jannie du Plessis, Rikus de Beer, Tommy Dickson (Chef Vaatjie) – Toks en Tjops 

WINNERS IN SOME OF THE FEATURE FILM CATEGORIES: 

Best female supporting performer Nicole Holm – Landmyn 

Best actor Ben Albertyn – Landmyn 

Best actress Anna-Mart van der Merwe – Landmyn 

Best feature film Landmyn