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Caroline Rowland (filmmaker)

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Caroline Rowland (born 13 May 1968) is a British producer, director, strategic business advisor, and entrepreneur. She is the founder of New Moon Television and Egoli Media.[1]

Caroline Rowland
Born (1968-05-13) 13 May 1968 (age 56)
NationalityBritish / Swiss
Alma materRhodes University
Occupation(s)Producer, Entrepreneur
Known forThe Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games

Early life and education

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Rowland attended St. Agnes High School in Welkom. She graduated from Rhodes University in English and Journalism in 1989.[2]

Career

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Rowland started her career by working as an Account Director at J. Thompson[3] in 1993. In 1996, she founded New Moon Television Limited, and her company produced two films Sport at Heart and Inspiration for the London bid for Summer Olympics in 2012,[4] and have since earned 26 awards between them.[5] Rowland's directorial debut, FIRST: The Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games, was nominated for a 2014 Emmy[6][7] and was awarded "Best Documentary: Feature at the Moondance Film Festival.[8]

Rowland's production credits include the film Belief for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, the films for Sochi's successful bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics[9] the films for the successful Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid,[10] and the films for PyeongChang's successful bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.[11]

Filmography

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Rowland has produced multiple films. She has produced a reinterpretation of W. H. Auden’s Night Mail for the royal opening of St. Pancras railway station.[citation needed]

Films/Documentaries
S.No. Name of the film/documentaries Year
1 Sport at Heart 2005
2 Florida Fatbusters 2006
3 Festival of Taste 2006
4 Vision Beijing: Belief   2008
5 We Are the People We’ve Been Waiting For 2009
6 First 2012
7 Legends Live On 2016
8 SEVE Artist Fighter Legend 2022

Awards

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In 2011, Rowland received the South African Business Club Woman in Business of the Year award.[12] She has been regarded as one of the Influential People in the Bid for the London 2012 Olympics by The Observer.[13][14] In 2016, Rowland received the Distinguished Rhodian Award from Rhodes University.[15] In 2019, she was inducted into the Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs (FICTS) Hall of Fame.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "The Televisual Handbook". www.televisual.com. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  2. ^ "Rhodes University Trust UK » Alumni Accolades". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  3. ^ "First the Games, now watch the film". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  4. ^ O’Connor, Ashling. "Film maker Caroline Rowland has run of luck with Olympic stories". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  5. ^ "New Moon achieves Olympic success with winning film". Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  6. ^ Johns, Nikara (2014-03-26). "ESPN, Fox Lead Sports Emmy Awards Noms". Variety. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  7. ^ Macnab2012-07-12T15:18:00+01:00, Geoffrey. "Caroline Rowland to make official feature film of London 2012 Olympics". Screen. Retrieved 2023-01-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Moondance International Film Festival". moondancefilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26.
  9. ^ "New Moon - Caroline Rowland - testimonial — David and Associates". Archived from the original on 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  10. ^ "FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar - The Inspiration Room". The Inspiration Room. 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  11. ^ "A sporting chance". Financial Times. 17 June 2011.
  12. ^ "WINNER: Woman in Business of the Year: Caroline Rowland". Archived from the original on 2014-06-08. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  13. ^ Campbell, Dennis (2005-07-10). "The day Coe won gold - part two". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  14. ^ "Caroline Rowland". www.ru.ac.za. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  15. ^ "Rhodes University Trust (USA)". www.rhodesalumni.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.