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Oliver Schmitz

1960 - Today

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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. His 2010 film Life, Above All was also screened in the Un Certain Regard 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Oliver Schmitz is the 1,956th most popular film director, the 297th most popular biography from South Africa and the 6th most popular South African Film Director.

Oliver Schmitz is a South African film director best known for his work on the film "Mapantsula," which explores themes of apartheid and social justice in South Africa. He has also directed other notable films such as "Hijack Stories" and "Life, Above All."

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Oliver Schmitz ranks 1,956 out of 2,041. Before him are Byambasuren Davaa, Harald Zwart, Chetan Anand, Ryan Coogler, Sharon Maguire, and Shakti Samanta. After him are Sean McNamara, Michelle MacLaren, Wang Quan'an, Oren Peli, Alex Kendrick, and Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Oliver Schmitz ranks 942. Before him are Vicki Lewis, Arye Gross, Wanda Vázquez Garced, Isabelle Boéri-Bégard, Anatoli Starostin, and Sharon Maguire. After him are Jayne Brook, Siegfried Wentz, Chung Yong-hwan, Muayad Al-Haddad, Aleksandr Panfilov, and Alan Forney.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Oliver Schmitz ranks 297 out of 454. Before him are Patricia de Lille (1951), Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), Zola Budd (1966), Matthew Booth (1977), Anele Ngcongca (1987), and Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (1995). After him are Neil Turok (1958), Péter Nagy (null), Cliff Simon (1962), Jeff Coetzee (1977), Chanelle Scheepers (1984), and Eudy Simelane (1977).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Africa

Among film directors born in South Africa, Oliver Schmitz ranks 6. Before him are Jamie Uys (1921), Tosca Musk (1974), Gavin Hood (1963), Neill Blomkamp (1979), and Roger Michell (1956). After him are Jonathan Liebesman (1976), Richard Stanley (1966), Wayne Kramer (1965), and Darrell Roodt (1962).

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