FILM DIRECTOR
Oliver Schmitz
1960 - Today
Oliver Schmitz
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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Byambasuren Davaa
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 1,950
Harald Zwart
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 1,951
Chetan Anand
1915 - 1997
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 1,952
Ryan Coogler
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 1,953
Sharon Maguire
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,954
Shakti Samanta
1926 - 2009
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,955
Oliver Schmitz
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,956
Sean McNamara
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,957
Michelle MacLaren
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,958
Wang Quan'an
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 1,959
Oren Peli
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 1,960
Alex Kendrick
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 1,961
Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov
1965 - 2015
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 1,962
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.
Others Born in 1960
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Vicki Lewis
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 936
Arye Gross
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 937
Wanda Vázquez Garced
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 938
Isabelle Boéri-Bégard
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 939
Anatoli Starostin
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 940
Sharon Maguire
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 941
Oliver Schmitz
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 942
Jayne Brook
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 943
Siegfried Wentz
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 944
Chung Yong-hwan
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - 2015
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 945
Muayad Al-Haddad
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 946
Aleksandr Panfilov
CYCLIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 947
Alan Forney
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 948
Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Africa
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