Filmskole: Topvier-kortfilms | Film School: Top Four Short Films

Filmskole: Topvier-kortfilms | Film school: Top Four Short Films Die kykNET Silwerskermfees bied ’n platform vir ontluikende talent en erken die groot rol wat akademiese instansies speel om jong filmmakers op te lei en te inspireer. Ná vele jare keer ’n kategorie spesiaal vir studentefilms terug na die fees. Die top-filmskole van dwarsoor die land is genader om hul films in te skryf vir keuring en slegs die room word by die fees vertoon. Vars talent. Vreeslose stories. Hier is waar als begin. The kykNET Silwerskerm Festival offers a platform for emerging talent and recognises the significant role that academic institutions play in training and inspiring young filmmakers. After many years, a category especially for student films returns to the festival. The top film schools from across the country were approached to submit their films for selection, and only the cream of the crop is screened at the festival. Fresh talent. Fearless stories. This is where it all starts.

Dogman FILMSKOOL | FILM SCHOOL: Open WindowGENRE: Komedie | ComedyREGISSEUR | DIRECTOR: Mikail OlivierVERVAARDIGER | PRODUCER: Robin Bernard, Mikail Olivier PRODUKSIE ONTWERPER | PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Aliyah Bennett SKRYWER | WRITER: Mikail OlivierREDIGEERDER| EDITOR: Mikail Olivier KINEMATOGRAAF | CINEMATOGRAPHER: Shaniel JasmathKLANKONTWERP | SOUND DESIGN: Brynne van ZylROLVERDELING | CAST: Andreas Damm, Zoë Beetge, Jordan Human, Lizelle LindequeOUDERDOMSBEPERKING | AGE RESTRICTION: 16V L Cadence verras sy meisie, Ash, met Ziggy – ’n volgroeide man in ’n pak klere wat presies soos ’n troeteldierhond optree. Aanvanklik is dit alles ’n grap. Cadence voer hom lekkernye, leer hom toertjies, en Ash bou ’n band met hom asof hy ’n regte klein hondjie is. Maar onder die oppervlak broei spanning. Ash begin haar hart teenoor Ziggy uitstort. Sy deel haar onsekerhede en ontbloot die wanbalans in haar verhouding met Cadence. Terwyl Cadence meer aggressief en baasspelerig teenoor Ziggy begin optree, begin Ash om Ziggy meer soos ’n vertroueling as ’n hond te behandel en span sy Ziggy selfs in om haar op Cadence te wreek. Ziggy se ingewikkelde rol in die huishouding raak te veel vir hom, en sy werklikheid disintegreer. Uiteindelik eis Ziggy sy menslikheid op die mees dierlike wyse denkbaar terug en dwing hy Cadence, wat die marionetmeester was, om te sit en te gehoorsaam. Cadence surprises his girlfriend, Ash, with Ziggy – a fully grown man in a suit who behaves exactly like a pet dog. At first, it’s played for laughs. Cadence feeds him treats, teaches him tricks, and Ash bonds with him as if he were a real puppy. But underneath the absurdity, deeper tensions begin to surface. Ash starts to confide in Ziggy, exposing her insecurities and the imbalance in her relationship with Cadence. As Cadence’s control over Ziggy grows more aggressive and performative, Ash begins treating Ziggy less like a dog and more like a confidant, or even a tool for revenge. Ziggy, stuck in this twisted domestic role, starts to crack. Eventually, Ziggy reclaims his humanity in the most primal way possible, forcing Cadence, once the puppet master, to sit and obey.

Laika Goes Home FILMSKOOL | FILM SCHOOL: The Animation School GENRE: DramaREGISSEUR | DIRECTOR: Can Richards PRODUKSIE BESTUURDER | PRODUCTION MANAGER: Can RichardsPRODUKSIE KOÖRDINEERDER | PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Jayme WakefordPRODUKSIE ONTWERPER | PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Sanaa Ally ANIMASIE | ANIMATION: Wakeford, Can Richards GRAFIESE BEWEGINGSKOMPOSITEERDER | MOTION GRAPHICS COMPOSITOR: Can Richards, Sanaa Ally VISUELE EFFEKTE | VISUAL EFFECTS: Sanaa AllyREDIGEERDER| EDITOR: Can Richards FILM SPAN | FILM TEAM: Can Richards, Jayme Wakeford, Sanaa Ally, Alexa Wium, Josh Borton, Chloé van Wyk, Sinalo Nyikana, Lexi Martin, Ryan Maggott, Reuben SempleOUDERDOMSBEPERKING | AGE RESTRICTION: PG Kaptein Talia Valentine is ’n ambisieuse jong ruimtevaarder wat op pad terug na die Aarde teëspoed optel en ’n noodlanding op ’n godverlate asteroïde maak.…