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Louw Venter
Louw Venter (born 16 August 1975), is a South African actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his directorial and writing roles in the popular films ''The Tree'', ''Konfetti'' and ''Swartwater''. Personal life He was born on 16 August 1975 in Cape Town, South Africa. Career In 2001, he made film debut with ''Final Solution'' where he made a minor role as a 'Paramilitary member'. In 2002, he played a supportive role 'Marco' in the Italian film ''The Piano Player'' directed by Jean-Pierre Roux. In 2003, he starred in two films: ''Adrenaline'' and ''Citizen Verdict''. Apart from acting, he is also a scriptwriter who wrote the critically acclaimed award-winning film ''Konfetti'' which was directed by Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat. Apart from that, he was the writer of television serials: ''Rugby Motors'' and ''Vinkel & Koljander''. In 2015, he made directorial debut with the short film ''Leemte''. After the success of the film, he made the television serial ''Vinkel & Koljander'' in 2016. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest (after Johannesburg). Colloquially named the ''Mother City'', it is the largest city of the Western Cape province, and is managed by the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. The other two capitals are Pretoria, the executive capital, located in Gauteng, where the Presidency is based, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital in the Free State, where the Supreme Court of Appeal is located. Cape Town is ranked as a Beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. The city is known for its harbour, for its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region, and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Cape Town is home to 66% of the Western Cape's population. In 2014, Cape Town was named the best place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmmaker
Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, casting, pre-production, shooting, sound recording, post-production, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a film release and an exhibition. Filmmaking occurs in a variety of economic, social, and political contexts around the world. It uses a variety of technologies and cinematic techniques. Although filmmaking originally involved the use of film, most film productions are now digital. Today, filmmaking refers to the process of crafting an audio-visual story commercially for distribution or broadcast. Production stages Film production consists of five major stages: * Development: Ideas for the film are created, rights to existing intellectual properties are purchased, etc., and the screenplay is written. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat
Zaheer is a character in Nickelodeon's List of animated television series, animated television series ''The Legend of Korra'' (a sequel to ''Avatar: The Last Airbender''). He serves as the main antagonist of ''The Legend of Korra (Book 3), Book Three: Change'', and his actions have lingering effects on Korra, Avatar Korra and the series' plot in the The Legend of Korra (Book 4), following book. The character was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko and is voiced by Henry Rollins. The character was well received by critics as a complex and intimidating villain. Character overview Zaheer was born after the Air Nomad genocide and grew up as a non-bender, a person who does not possess the ability to manipulate one of the classical elements. However, he became fascinated with the Air Nomad culture and air bending philosophy from a young age and studied it rigorously; by adulthood, he was one of the few experts on the subject outside of Avatar Aang's descendants and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of Solomon Mahlangu
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Van Vuuren
Robert Craig Jansen van Vuuren (born 26 March 1976) is a South African comedian, actor, presenter, theatre maker, and writer. Early life Van Vuuren was born in Port Elizabeth. He completed his matriculation at Maritzburg College before going on to graduate with a degree in Drama from Rhodes University in 1997. During university, he joined the First Physical Theatre Company. Career Van Vuuren began his career in theatre, receiving Vita and Fleur du Cap Theatre Award nominations for his roles in the productions '' Birdy'' and ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' respectively. Forming a comedy and creative duo with Louw Venter, van Vuuren produced and played Twakkie in YouTube videos and later in the SABC2 sketch comedy series ''The Most Amazing Show'' from 2006 to 2007. Venter played Corné. The duo also took these personas on a live tour. During this time, van Vuuren presented ''Crazy Games'', also for SABC2 and starred in the comedy film '' Footskating 101'' as Vince Muldoon. Van Vu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Der Merwe (film)
''Van der Merwe'' is a 2017 South African comedy film written and directed by Bruce Lawley and starring Rob van Vuuren, Chanelle de Jager, and Reine Swart. Plot Van is a Boer farmer who lives on farm inherited after the death of his grandfather. He lives with his wife Suzette and son Klein Jan. When Suzette learns that their daughter Marike, is getting engaged to an Englishman, George, it is met with shock. Van knows what his father, Schalk, will think. That night, at an induction ceremony for Klein Jan, Van breaks the news to Schalk, his mother, his brothers Danie and Willem and sister Elmarie. Schalk demands that Van cancel the engagement due to his stuck in the past rivalry between the Boers and the British. Things get worse when Marike and George arrive at the farm two weeks later. The couple's arrival is met with disdain for Van, who had to go to the doctor prior to their arrival due to stress. Marike tells Van and Suzette that she and George plan to marry while on vacati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stam (film)
''Stam'' () is a 2020 South African Afrikaans-language thriller film written and directed by Louw Venter. The film stars Inge Beckmann, Gideon Lombard, Tarryn Wyngaard and Niza Jay in the lead roles. It was screened in few film festivals. The film also won the Best South African film award at the 2020 Durban International Film Festival. Plot The story deals with the unpredictable sequence around interconnected lives of vastly differentiated characters over of the course of few hours in Cape Town and explores a wide range of associations that go far beyond gender, race and social background. Cast * Inge Beckmann * Gideon Lombard * Tarryn Wyngaard * Niza Jay Release The film had its worldwide premiere at the Durban International Film Festival in September 2020. It also premiered at the 18th Tofifest International Film Festival 2020 in Poland. The film had its theatrical release in South Africa through DStv BoxOffice on 2 October 2020 and opened to generally positive r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Fellas
Big or BIG may refer to: * Big, of great size or degree Film and television * ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks * ''Big!'', a Discovery Channel television show * ''Richard Hammond's Big'', a television show presented by Richard Hammond * ''Big'' (TV series), a 2012 South Korean TV series * '' Banana Island Ghost'', a 2017 fantasy action comedy film Music * '' Big: the musical'', a 1996 musical based on the film * Big Records, a record label * ''Big'' (album), a 2007 album by Macy Gray * "Big" (Dead Letter Circus song) * "Big" (Sneaky Sound System song) * "Big" (Rita Ora and Imanbek song) * "Big", a 1990 song by New Fast Automatic Daffodils * "Big", a 2021 song by Jade Eagleson from ''Honkytonk Revival'' *The Notorious B.I.G., an American rapper Places * Allen Army Airfield (IATA code), Alaska, US * BIG, a VOR navigational beacon at London Biggin Hill Airport * Big River (other), various rivers (and other things) * Big Island (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semi-Soet
''Semi-Soet'' is an Afrikaans-language romantic comedy directed by Joshua Rous. It stars Anel Alexander and Nico Panagio and was released on 17 February 2012. Cast * Anel Alexander as Jaci van Jaarsveld * Corine du Toit as Denise Marais * Paul du Toit (actor) as Markus Rossouw * Wikus du Toit as Josie * Nico Panagio as JP Basson * Sandra Vaughn as Karla Jordaan * Louw Venter as Hertjie Greyling Plot Workaholic Jaci van Jaarsveld (Alexander) will do everything in her power to ensure that the advertising company she works for is not taken over by Amalgamated Media, a corporate giant run by businessman JP Basson (Panagio), who is referred to as the "Jackal" on account of his ruthless business tactics. Her only hope is to secure a valuable contract with ''Vrede en Lust'', a Cape wine estate wanting to enter into the international market. However, the winegrower makes it clear that the person who is to market his wines must conform to the family ideals of his company, and thus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seal Team (film)
''Seal Team'' is a 2021 South African computer-animated action comedy film co-directed by Greig Cameron and Kane Croudace, produced by Triggerfish Animation Studios and Cinema Management Group oversees worldwide distribution. The film stars the voices of J. K. Simmons, Jessie T. Usher, Matthew Rhys, Patrick Warburton, Kristen Schaal, Sharlto Copley, John Kani, Dolph Lundgren, and Seal. It tells the story of a group of misfit Cape Fur Seals who come together to fight a gang of ruthless sharks. The film was released in cinemas in the Netherlands on 13 October 2021, followed by Belgium in 27 October, Czech Republic one day later, and in West Asian Arab countries on 4 November. Netflix acquired the rights for the film for release on 31 December 2021 in many other territories. Plot During the 1980s, near the Cape of Storms, an animal military unit called H.M.M.F. (Hydro Marine Military Force), consisting of two South African cape fur seals: veteran Claggart and tech genius Switch, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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