Cape Town welcomes shnit

South African jury

Shnit, now in its seventh year in South Africa, has announced its South African jury. Director and photographer Sean Metelerkamp - with many music videos under his belt, his video for South African group Die Antwoord’s 'Zef Side', captured the eyes of the world and launched his international music video career. More recently, his first feature film, 'The Journeymen' - which chronicles the journey of him and two other South African photographers (Sipho Mpongo and Wikus de Wet) across the country as they explore the current state of South Africa - opened the Durban International Film Festival and went on to win Best South African Documentary in 2016.

Actress Zethu Dlomo is known for her role in the film ‘Fanie Fourie's Lobola’ as Dinky Magubane, which earned her both a SAFTA and SAIFTA nomination for best actress in a feature film. She featured in the international mini series ‘The Book Of Negroes’, and recently completed her second season on ‘Black Sails’ as Princess Madi.

World renowned stand up comedian David Kau is no stranger to film and television. He wrote and starred in two seasons of the comedy ‘Pure Monate Show’ for television, and also starred alongside another well know comedian Joey Rasdien in the feature film, ‘Blitz Patrollie’ for Comedy Central. Most recently he has been directing and producing for Mnet Mzansi Magic’s ‘Lokshin Bioskop.’

Showcasing South African talent

This year, 13 films compete in the Made In South Africa category, with an additional 13 South African films screening out of competition.

Now in shnit‘s fourteenth global year, shnit returns with its existing PLAYGROUNDS Bangkok, Bern, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Moscow and San José in a truly global celebration of the art of the short film, anchored by the International Competition. Naturally, the best in South African shorts take center-stage every night in the ever growing Made In South Africa award category and our staple out-of-competition SA category, Kaapse Bobotie.
Over 250 films will screen in total, in and out of competition, across the eight host cities.

shnit 2016 kicks off with a gala event at the City Bowl Market Building, and screens for five days at The Labia Theatre on Orange St in Cape Town, with highlight screenings at the Cinema Club on First Thursdays, Truth Coffee and Guga S’thebe Community Centre in Langa. For the first time shnit will be collaborating with the Black Filmmakers Film Festival, with a special screening at the Labia over the festival weekend. Another first is shnit’s showcase of the best kids’ films in the world at the new Waterkant Studios on Loop Street. Returning for a second year is A pretty $#i+ shnit night, where filmmakers (or anyone for that matter) can create the worst films they can for a night of hilarity and boos.

For the second year, the Elements Short Film Lab will run concurrently to the festival, offering filmmakers a chance to learn and expand their horizons through panel discussions, roundtables and networking events. Sunday 9 October sees shnit sign off for another year with a closing awards ceremony at the Cape Town Club, also featuring the premiere of the Real Time competition films.

shnit’s programme is divided into five sections which attendees may choose from as they wish. For film & scheduling information, please see shnit.org/programme-cape-town

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Ticketing

Opening Night - R70
Guga S’thebe Community Centre Screening - R20
Labia and Truth Coffee shows - R45
Long and Short - Kids Screening - R70
Closing Night - R120

Festival passes (weekend access) - R280 - Festival passes are non-transferrable.
Festival pass excludes Closing Night Awards ceremony
Tickets for the Elements Short Film lab R300
Tickets are available through Webtickets.

shnit is made possible through support from the National Film and Video Foundation, as well as the festival’s venue, industry, media and service partners.

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