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Date of Birth
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1960
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Place of Birth
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Cape Town
(Western Cape, South Africa, City of Cape Town)
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Nationality
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South Africa
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Profession
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Screenwriter, Film Director, Film Editor, Television Director
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Oliver Schmitz 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.
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