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Oliver Schmitz profile
Director

Oliver Schmitz

Directing

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Directed credits

29

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TMDB popularity

0.4

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Directed movies: 24Directed series: 5All crew credits: 30

TMDB ID: 21683

IMDb ID: nm0005628

Known for: Directing

Born: January 1, 1960

Age: 66

Place of birth: Cape Town, South Africa

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1988 - 2023

Years active: 36

Average TMDB rating: 6.59

Wikidata: Q822240

Frequent jobs

Director (29)Camera Operator (1)

Biography

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 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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