Oliver Schmitz
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| Oliver Schmitz | |
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| Born | 1960 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Occupation | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1988 - present |
Oliver Schmitz (born 1960) is a South African film director and screenwriter.
His film Mapantsula was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.[1] His 2010 film Life, Above All was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.[2] It made the shortlist of nominations announced in January 2011.[3]
[edit] Selected filmography
- Mapantsula (1988)
- Hijack Stories (2000)
- Paris, je t'aime (2006)
- Life, Above All (2010)
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Mapantsula". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/345/year/1988.html. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "65 Countries Enter Race for 2010 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20101013a.html. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20110119.html. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
[edit] External links
- Oliver Schmitz at the Internet Movie Database
- IONCINEMA.com TIFF 2010 Viral: Oliver Schmitz's Life, Above All
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