Amr Singh
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Amr Singh | |
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| Born | 26 April 1985 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | Music video and film director, chief creative officer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | www.amrsingh.com |
Amr Singh[1] is a film director, and creative partner[2] at Fort. He is currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Early life
[edit]Amr Singh was born in Cape Town, South Africa on 26 April 1985. He attended the University of Cape Town in 2003 where he graduated with degrees (BA Hons) in media studies, anthropology and film.
Career
[edit]While students, Amr Singh and Shukri Toefy founded Fort, where Singh now serves as co-founder, creative partner and film director.
Best known for his music videos and commercials, Singh has since worked with international celebrities, directors and talent, including Nigerian singer-songwriter and musician D'banj, actor, writer, comedian and producer Kevin Hart, director and producer Leslie Small,[3] and Swedish singer-songwriter and music producer Maher Zain, among others.
Unwritten: A Visual Journey of Nepal
[edit]In 2014, filming began on Unwritten: A Visual Journey of Nepal, an arthouse short film shot in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal only months before the Ghorka earthquakes.[4][5] A film project started with Shukri Toefy under the Rainmakers Journal thought leadership platform, Unwritten is a powerful cinematic account of Toefy's journey across the Kathmandu Valley as told by the pages of his journal. Along his journey he meets with artisans, musicians, spiritualists, scholars, and survivors of a bygone era where the knowledge handed down from generation to generation was seen as a rite of passage, in search of lessons he can apply to his own life.[6]
Unwritten has received critical acclaim in the international film category with Official Selection at Roma Cinema Doc, Largo Film Awards and the 10th Annual Bali International Film Festival,[7] and has won at the 2016 Amsterdam Film Festival[8] and Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards.[9]
Filmography
[edit]Short films
[edit]- Unwritten: A Visual Journey of Nepal (2016)
Music videos
[edit]- Maher Zain – Close to You (2016)
- Maher Zain – The Power (2016)
- Da L.E.S – Heaven (2014)
- AKA – Congratulate (2014)
- Danny K – Brown Eyes (2013)
Television commercials
[edit]- South African Airways – Next Beginnings (2016)
- Brutal Fruit – Blesser (2016)
- Nedbank – Athlete (2016)
- Menlyn Park – Beautiful Day (2016)
- MTV Base – My Base My Life (2016)
- South African Airways – Carrier of Dreams (2015)
- YAS Mall – The Race (2015)
- Etisalat – Photobook (2014)
Awards and nominations
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| List of awards and nominations | |||||
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| Year | Award / Film Festival | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
| 2013 | CFP-E & SHOTS Young Director Award | Non-European | Sizalo – Flower Seller | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Channel O Music Video Awards | Most Gifted Music Video | AKA – Congratulate | Nominated | |
| MTV Africa Music Awards | Best Music Video | Da L.E.S – Heaven | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Amsterdam Film Festival | Van Gogh Award: World Cinema Doc | Unwritten: A Visual Journey of Nepal | Won | |
| Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards | Best Cultural Short | Won | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "The Fort: An African content production agency". Screenafrica.com. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "About – The Fort". Thefort-group.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Local creatives work on Universal's Kevin Hart: What Now?". Screenafrica.com. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Aftershocks of Gorkha Earthquake". National Seismological Centre, Nepal.
- ^ Chidanand Rajghatta (26 April 2015). "Is this the 'Big Himalayan Quake' we feared?". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Unwritten Plot Summary". IMDb.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Stacey Nel. "Searching for enlightenment in Nepal". Gq.co.za. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Amsterdam Film Festival | Amsterdam Screenplay Contest - 2016 Winners". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "July 2016 Winners – Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards". Hiida.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.