Elaine Proctor (born 1960) is a South African

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, novelist, and actress. Her film ''

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'' was entered into the

1993 Cannes Film Festival The 46th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1993. The Palme d'Or went to '' Farewell My Concubine'' by Chen Kaige and ''The Piano'' by Jane Campion. The festival opened with ''My Favorite Season'', directed by André Téchiné and cl ...

, where it won the Caméra d'Or Special Distinction. Proctor attended the

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, where she studied under director

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. Her graduation film, ''On the Wire'', won the school's Sutherland Trophy. Proctor has also written two novels. Her second novel, ''Savage Hour'', was shortlisted for the 2015 Barry Ronge Fiction Prize.

Filmography

* '' Game for Vultures'' (1979) *'' Sharpeville Spirit'' (1986) * '' We Will See/Re tla bona'' (1987) * '' On the Wire'' (1990) * ''

'' (1993) * '' Kin'' (2000) Beverly Andrew
"Himba on film"
''

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'', 1 March 2001 .

Fiction

* ''

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'' (2011)"Woven Tapestry of Colour"
''Daily News'' (Durban), 11 July 2012 . * ''Savage Hour'' (2015)

References

External links

Official website
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"Elaine Proctor on The Savage Hour: trying to give goodness a shape"
''

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'', 22 May 2015. 1960 births Living people South African film directors South African women film directors South African screenwriters 20th-century South African women writers South African film actresses People from Johannesburg 20th-century South African actresses 21st-century South African women writers 20th-century South African writers 21st-century South African writers {{SouthAfrica-film-director-stub