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Collaborating producer with Advantage Entertainment, which has produced, co-produced or serviced 60 projects features and series, mostly international but also some local.Companies: Dancing Light Productions and FilmZar. Recently: Co-Produced a Norwegian feature film and a Swedish feature film, created and directed a 13 episode TV series and recently completed servicing another series of commercials for the US and Swedish commercials.Completed writing scripts and presentation for a ground breaking dramality TV series which is currently being pitched for local and international broadcast. International partners can be included. Looking for co pro feature film and TV fiction projects with international partners. The South African rebate is available and some funding is also possible, making shooting in South Africa financially attractive. In the nineties in Cape Town I started a TV production company with Ivan Hall (famous for directing features "Karate Olympia" and "Kill and Kill Again").Together we produced a bunch of TV series including comedy, action drama and romance. I either wrote or co-wrote all of them and I directed them all.Began then to also direct commercials for some years.Since then have produced a few TV series, directed five, serviced some features, co-produced a Norwegian and a Swedish feature, and serviced a host of international commercials.I have also written feature scripts. Past board member of the industry bodies Cape Film & Video Foundation and National Television & Video Association. Our commercial servicing continues.Specialities: Writing fiction is a passion and I have successfully written a number of TV series and some features. Recently completed writing a feature script for a large US-based romcom organisation.Also directing of fiction drama, particularly human interest stories, as well as reality TV- I have produced and directed two nationally broadcast reality series.Knowledge of local and international budgeting, scheduling and accounting - handy.Holder of : Higher Diploma in SA Tax cum laude and Advanced Diploma in International Tax 1st class.The writing continues.

Listed skills include Film, Commercials, Television, Film Production, and 12 others.