Leon Ernest “Schuks” Schuster born 21 May 1951 is a South African filmmaker, comedian, actor, presenter and singer. Contents 1Early life 2Career 2.1Music 2.2Film 3Controversy 3.1Comedic style and blackface 3.2Showmax film removals 4Filmography 5Discography 5.1Albums 6Singles 7References 8External links Early life Schuster was drawn to the filmmaking process at an early age. As a child
Mthuli ka Shezi 1947–1972 was a South African playwright and political activist. He was a student activist when he attended the University of Zululand, and in 1972 he was elected the first vice president of the Black People’s Convention. His writing reflected the struggle of recovering African identity in colonial and post-colonial societies, a topic which reflects his involvement in Steve Biko’s Black
Michael Oblowitz is a South African filmmaker. Born in Cape Town, he is an Arts History, Fine Arts and Philosophy graduate of the University of Cape Town. Oblowitz received an M.F.A. in Film Theory and Production from Columbia University in 1982. He studied color photography and printing at the Central School of Art London (1976). Contents 1Notable
Mbongeni Ngema born 1 June 1956 is a South African writer, lyricist, composer, director and theatre producer, born in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal (near Durban). He started his career as a theatre backing guitarist. He was previously married to actress Leleti Khumalo, who received a 1988 Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for Sarafina!, as well as starring
Rob De Mezieres is a South African writer and director. His first film, mockumentary Shooting Bokkie won first prize at the Festival Africano di Milano, and Best South African Feature Film at the 24th Durban International Film Festival in 2003. Contents 1Films 1.1Shooting Bokkie 2Filmography 3References 4External links Films Shooting Bokkie Directed by: Rob de Mezieres, Adam Rist Writing credits: Rob de Mezieres, John Fredericks
XGavin Hood born 12 May 1963 is a South African filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and actor, best known for writing and directing Tsotsi (2005), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He also directed the films X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ender’s Game, Eye in the Sky and most recently, Official Secrets. Contents 1Directing career 2Filmography 2.1Acting roles 3References 4External links Directing
Oliver Hermanus born 26 May 1983 is a South African film director and writer. His films include Shirley Adams (2009), Beauty (Skoonheid) (2011), and The Endless River (2015). His film Beauty won the Queer Palm Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Contents 1Early life and career 2Films 2.1Shirley Adams 2.2Beauty 2.3The Endless River 2.4Moffie 2.5Living 3Awards 4See also 5References 6External links Early life and career
Sir Ronald Harwood CBE FRSL born Ronald Horwitz; 9 November 1934 – 8 September 2020 was a South African-born British author, playwright, and screenwriter, best known for his plays for the British stage as well as the screenplays for The Dresser (for which he was nominated for an Oscar) and The Pianist, for which he won the 2003 Academy Award for
Athol Fugard FRSL OIS born 11 June 1932 is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director widely regarded as South Africa’s greatest playwright. He is best known for his political plays opposing the system of apartheid and for the 2005 Oscar-winning film of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood. Acclaimed as “the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world” by Time in 1985, Fugard continues to
Charles J. Fourie born 1965, Potchefstroom is a South African writer, director working in television, film and theater. Fourie staged his first play as a drama student at the Windybrow Theatre in 1985, and went on to receive the Henk Wybenga bursary as most promising student in the same year. He is currently in a writing fellowship