Oliver Schmitz

Oliver Schmitz was born on Nov 30, 1960 in South Africa. Oliver Schmitz's big-screen debut came with Hijack Stories directed by Oliver Schmitz in 2000. Oliver Schmitz is known for Life, Above All directed by Oliver Schmitz, Khomotso Manyaka stars as Chanda and Keaobaka Makanyane as Esther. Oliver Schmitz has got 11 awards and 11 nominations so far. The most recent award Oliver Schmitz achieved is South African Film and Television Awards. The upcoming new movie Oliver Schmitz plays is Shepherds and Butchers which will be released on Mar 23, 2017.

Oliver Schmitz is an award-winning South African director. He has, with his film Life Above All, been shortlisted for "Best Foreign Film" at the academy awards and received accolades from the likes of Roger Ebert. His 1980s gangster drama Mapantsula has become a classic and is taught in film studies in many universities.Growing up in Cape Town, Schmitz comes from fine art and music background. With others, from 1981-1983 he ran a cult nightclub (Scratch), that successfully beat Apartheid segregation laws and nurtured a generation of creative and militant youth.Schmitz has made five movies for cinema, four of which have screened in official selection in Cannes - one being the Parisian omnibus film Paris je t'aime (Place des fetes). Shepherds and butchers with Steve Coogan and Andrea Riseborough premiered at the Berlinale 2016, where it won an audience award and Best Directing at the South African Film and Television Awards.He lives in Berlin with his wife and daughter and also has an active television career, directing. Credits include; the award-winning comedy series Türkisch für Anfänger and Doctor's Diary, winning respectively, Best Series, at the German Television Awards, the German Comedy Awards, and a prestigious Grimme Prize.