Dian Weys is a South African writer/director. He studied BCom Law and BA Honours in English cum laude at the University of the Free State and BA Honours in Film & Television Studies cum laude at the University of Cape Town. In 2016, he completed a MA in Film Studies cum laude at the University of Cape Town and has since published research papers on cinematic ethics, responsible filmmaking and short film studies. "Versnel", his first short film, screened at fifteen film festivals, including five Oscar-qualifying festivals. "Plaashuis", his crowdfunded second short film, was selected at festivals such as the FIAPF-accredited Tampere Film Festival and Message to Man IFF. “Bergie” is his third short film which screened at festivals such as Clermont-Ferrand, Palm Springs, ZINEBI Bilbao, Busan ISFF and won the Tanit d'Argent for Best Short Film at the Carthage Film Festival. He is currently a joint-PhD candidate at the University of Groningen and Stellenbosch University.
  • Writer (3 Credits)
    Bergie2022
    Short
    Farmhouse2021
    Short
    Accelerate2017
    Short
  • Director (3 Credits)
    Bergie2022
    Short
    Farmhouse2021
    Short
    Accelerate2017
    Short
  • Producer (2 Credits)
    Bergie2022
    Short
    Farmhouse2021
    Short
Official Selection
Bergie
Flatpack Festival
Birmingham
2024
Official Selection
Bergie
Independent Days International Filmfest
Karlsruhe
2024
International Shorts
Bergie
Tournai Ramdam Festival
Tournai
2024
International Competition
Bergie
Dhaka International Film Festival
Dhaka
2024
International Competition
Bergie
Athens International Film + Video Festival
Athens, Ohio
2024
International Short Film Competition
Bergie
International Usak Short Film Festival
Usak
2023
International Competition
Bergie
Séquence Court-Métrage
Toulouse
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Reggio Film Festival
Reggio Emilia
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Lublin Film Festival
Lublin
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Canadian Labour International Film Festival
Toronto
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Hexagon Film Festival
Toscana
2023
Special Jury Mention
Bergie
Fiaticorti Film Festival
Treviso
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Jakarta Film Week
Jakarta
2023
Official Selecction
Bergie
FILMETS Badalona Film Festival
Badalona
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Linz International Short Film Festival
Linz
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Filmfest Sundsvall
Sundsvall
2023
International Competition
Bergie
shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival
Bern
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Kinotrip International Film Festival
Ljubljana
2023
International Short Film Competition
Bergie
KO:SH Film Fest
Korca
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Tripoli Film Festival
Tripoli
2023
Short Film Competition
Bergie
Afrika Film Festival Köln
Cologne
2023
Short Film Competition
Bergie
Gozo Film Festival
Gozo
2023
Promesses Africaine
Bergie
Accra Indie Filmfest
Accra
2023
Promesses Africaine
Bergie
Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar
Antananarivo
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Bašta Fest
Bajina Bašta
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Adriatic Film Festival
Francavilla al Mare
2023
International Competition
Bergie
BuSho Film Festival
Budapest
2023
Short Film Competition
Bergie
Ischia Film Festival
Ischia
2023
African Short 2023
Bergie
Festival del Cinema Africano di Verona
Verona
2023
Official Selection of Short Films
Bergie
Philosophical Film Festival
Skopje
2023
Maremetraggio Selection
Bergie
ShorTS International Film Festival
Trieste
2023
International Competition of Short Films
Bergie
Art Film Fest
Košice
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Civitanova Film Festival
Civitanova
2023
International Competition
Bergie
Short on Work
Modena
2023
Ennesimo Official Selection
Bergie
Ennesimo Film Festival
Emilia-Romagna
2023
International Competition
Bergie
Cortisonici Film Festival Varese
Varese
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Dieciminuti Film Festival
Ceccano
2023
International Competition
Bergie
Medina del Campo Film Festival
Valladolid
2023
International Competition
Bergie
Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia
Palencia
2023
Perspective
Bergie
Akbank Short Film Festival
Akbank Sanat
2023
African Short Film Competition
Bergie
Festival del Cinema Africano, d'Asia e America Latina
Milan
2023
Jury Special Mention
Bergie
Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art
Lviv
2023
International Selection
Bergie
International Short Film Festival - Film Front
Novi Sad
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Minikino Film Week
Bali
2023
Official Selection
Bergie
Santa Fe International Film Festival
Santa Fe
2023
International Short Film Competition
Bergie
Uruguay International Film Festival
Montevideo
2023
African Express: Short Station
Bergie
Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy
Helsinki
2023
FEST’s Silver Lynx - Fiction
Bergie
FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival
Espinho
2023
International Competition
Bergie
São Paulo International Short Film Festival
São Paulo
2023
International Competition
Bergie
Vilnius International Short Film Festival
Vilnius
2023
Lights in Motion
Bergie
Foyle Film Festival
Derry
2023
International Competition
Bergie
Odense International Film Festival
Odense
2023
International Competition
Bergie
Norwegian Short Film Festival
Grimstad
2023
International Competition
Bergie
Brussels International Short Film Festival
Brussels
2023
International Competition
Bergie
Busan International Short Film Festival
Busan
2023
Short Film Competition
Bergie
Nashville Film Festival
Nashville
2023
Best International Short
Bergie
Palm Springs International ShortFest
Palm Springs
2023
International Competition
Bergie
Tampere Film Festival
Tampere
2023
International Competition
Bergie
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Clermont-Ferrand
2023
Shorts on Rights
Bergie
Corto Dorico Film Festival
Ancona
2022
International Short Competition
Bergie
Alice nella Città
Rome
2022
Tanit d'Argent for Best Short Film
Bergie
Carthage Film Festival
Tunis
2022
International Short Film Competition
Bergie
ZINEBI - International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Bilbao
Bilbao
2022
Official Selection
Farmhouse
Minikino Film Week
Bali
2022
International Competition
Farmhouse
Regensburg Short Film Week
Regensburg
2022
International Competition
Farmhouse
Tampere Film Festival
Tampere
2022
Lights in Motion Competition: International Shorts
Farmhouse
Foyle Film Festival
Derry
2021
Official Selection: Drama
Farmhouse
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
York
2021
International Competition
Farmhouse
Message to Man IFF
Saint Petersburg
2021
Official Selection
Farmhouse
GwangHwaMun (Asiana) International Short Film Festival
Seoul
2021
South African Competition
Farmhouse
Jozi Film Film Festival
Johannesburg
2021
Official Selection: Thriller Programme
Accelerate
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
York
2019
Official Selection
Accelerate
Athens International Film + Video Festival
Athens
2019
Best Director
Accelerate
Kleinkaap Short Film Festival
Pretoria
2018
Official Selection International Shorts
Accelerate
Bogotá International Short Film Festival
Bogotá
2018
International Panorama Official Selection
Accelerate
Izmir International Short Film Festival
Izmir
2018
National Competition Made in South Africa
Accelerate
shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival
Cape Town
2018
South African Short Film Competition; Honourable Mention
Accelerate
Jozi Film Festival
Johannesburg
2018
International Competition
Accelerate
Filmfestival Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel
2018
Official Selection
Accelerate
HollyShorts Film Festival
Los Angeles
2018
International Short Film Competition
Accelerate
Anonimul International Independent Festival
Sfântu Gheorghe
2018
Official Selection: Short Film Competition
Accelerate
Zanzibar International Film Festival
Stone Town
2018
Selected Films: 2018
Accelerate
Transilvania Shorts
Sibiu
2018
Shorts: Narrative
Accelerate
Maryland Film Festival
Baltimore
2018
International Competition
Accelerate
Brussels Short Film Festival
Brussels
2018
Best Short Film; Best Screenplay
Accelerate
Silwerskermfees
Cape Town
2017
Official Selection
Bergie
Caravane des Cinémas d'Afrique
Ste-Foy-lès-Lyon
Official Selection
Bergie
AUS & NZ South African International Film Festival
Official Selection
Bergie
Tangier International Film Festival
Tangie
Promesses Africaine
Bergie
Dakar Court
Dakar
Promesses Africaine
Bergie
Festival Ouaga Côté Court
Ouagadougou
College
University of Cape Town
MA in Film Studies
20152016
College
University of Groningen
PhD in Film Studies
2023Present
Birth Date
January 17, 1991
Nickname
Dian
Current City
Cape Town
Gender
Male
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