Oliver Schmitz (born 1960) is a South African
film director and
screenwriter.
His film ''
Mapantsula'' was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
1988 Cannes Film Festival
The 41st Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1988. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Pelle erobreren'' by Bille August.
The festival opened with '' Le Grand Bleu'', directed by Luc Besson and closed with ''Willow'', directed by Ron How ...
.
His 2010 film ''
Life, Above All'' was also screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
2010 Cannes Film Festival and it was selected as the South African entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
83rd Academy Awards.
It made the shortlist of nominations announced in January 2011.
Selected filmography
* ''
Mapantsula'' (1988)
* ''
Hijack Stories'' (2000)
* ''
Paris, je t'aime
''Paris, je t'aime'' (; ''Paris, I love you'') is a 2006 anthology film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities. The two-hour film consists of eighteen short films set in different arrondissements (districts). The 22 director ...
'' (2006)
* ''
Deadly Harvest'' (2008)
* ''
Life, Above All'' (2010)
* ''
Shepherds and Butchers'' (2016)
Awards
* Black Reel Awards 2012 Nominated
* Black Reel Outstanding Foreign Film
*
Dubai International Film Festival
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF, ar, مهرجان دبي السينمائي الدولي) is the leading film festival in the Arab region. The 12th edition of DIFF took place from December 9 – 16, 2015. In 2018, the DIFF announc ...
2010 Won
*
Durban International Film Festival
The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Founded in 1979 by Teddy Sarkin and Ros Sarkin, it is the oldest and largest film festival in Africa and ...
2010 Won Best South African Film
* Muhr Asia Africa Special Jury Prize Feature Oliver Schmitz Nominated
* Muhr AsiaAfrica Award Best Film - Feature Oliver Schmitz
* Image Awards 2012 Nominated Image Award Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture
* Leo Awards 2011 Won Leo Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length DramaDennis Foon
* National Board of Review, USA 2010 Won NBR Award Top Five Foreign Films
References
External links
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1960 births
Living people
South African film directors
South African screenwriters
Writers from Cape Town
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