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Home/People/Oliver Schmitz
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Born
Jan 1, 1960
Age 66
Place of Birth
Cape Town, South Africa
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

3
Movies
1
TV Shows
33
Directed
IMDb Profile

Oliver Schmitz

Directing

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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Alaska's Giant Bears

Cast
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Yellowstone: The Mystery of the Wolves

as Narrator
2018
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid poster

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

as Self
1994