David Wicht Explained

David Wicht
Birth Date:28 October 1955
Nationality:South African
Occupation:Film producer, writer

David Wicht (born 28 October 1955 in Gqeberha) is a South African film producer and writer who founded 'Film Afrika', a film production company.[1]

Early life and career

Born in Gqeberha, grew up in Robben Island, Saldanha Bay and Cape Town, Wicht returned to South Africa in 1994 to begin film production. According to him, it initially took time to "reassure the international film industry that it was safe to make films in South Africa".[2] [3] His works were listed in Martin Botha's South African Cinema: 1896-2010.

Since then, he has been credited as a producer for Mandela and de Klerk,[4] In My Country, The Breed (2006), Slipstream (2005), Dracula 3000,[5]

Awards

Wicht co-produced Mandela and de Klerk,[6] Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and Inside (1996).[7] Wicht has been documented in the British Film Catalogue's The Fiction Film, edited by Denis Gifford.[8]

List

Other ventures

Wicht is the founder/CEO of Film Afrika,[11] a film production company based in Cape Town, South Africa. Film Afrika has co-produced films with BBC, French channel France 2, and Hallmark.[9] He said it was challenging and those "years of persistent forging relationships with international producers and studios and overcoming skepticism about South Africa" later became his work.[12] [13] He served on the advisory panel of the Department of Arts and Culture and the Cape Film Commission.[14]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Armes, R. . Roy Armes . Dictionary of African Filmmakers . Indiana University Press. Bloomington, Indiana, US. 2008 . 978-0-253-35116-6 . May 21, 2024 . 306 . May 21, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521115840/https://books.google.com.ng/books?id=88sTRTl6yKwC . live .
  2. Web site: Bormann . Mixie Von . The Associated Press . Out of Africa . . 0018-3660 . 44653726 . May 5, 2009 . May 21, 2024 . September 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230905130847/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/africa-83419/ . live .
  3. Web site: Nwajiaku . Vivian Nneka . Why South Africa is Attracting Foreign Filmmakers . Afrocritik . April 9, 2022 . May 21, 2024 . July 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220728183915/https://www.afrocritik.com/why-south-africa-is-attracting-foreign/ . live .
  4. Web site: Downer . Leslie . Nelson Mandela: the movie . 2024-05-30 . www.independent.co.uk.
  5. Book: Browning, John Edgar . Dracula in Visual Media . 2014 . Picart . 2014 . 68 . 978-0-7864-6201-8 . English . 2024-05-21 . 2024-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521115823/https://books.google.com.ng/books?redir_esc=y&id=32-FBgZ1Ct4C&q=David+Wicht#v=snippet&q=David%20Wicht&f=false#v=snippet&q=David%20Wicht&f=false . live .
  6. Web site: Who's shooting who . The Mail & Guardian . January 10, 1997 . May 21, 2024 . August 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230830155006/https://mg.co.za/article/1997-01-10-whos-shooting-who/ . live .
  7. 1996 . Snippet Review of "Inside" . TV World . 19 . 7–12 . 41 . Book.
  8. Book: Gifford, Denis . Denis . Gifford . The British Film Catalogue: Fiction Film, 1895–1994 . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers (now Routledge) . October 24, 2018 . 978-1-315-82515-1 . 10.4324/9781315825151 . May 21, 2024 . May 21, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521115745/https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781315825151/british-film-catalogue-denis-gifford . live. 41018260. Oxfordshire, England, UK.
  9. Web site: Breach . Jo . Emmy nomination for Cape Town film company . . March 18, 2004 . May 21, 2024.
  10. Web site: 2010-03-09 . Imbongi Awards 2010 winners . 2022-07-31 . Screen Africa . en-US . 2022-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731104913/https://www.screenafrica.com/2010/03/09/film/imbongi-awards-2010-winners/ . dead .
  11. Web site: Vourlias . Christopher . 2014-05-19 . No Longer Exotic, South Africa Attracts More Productions . 2022-07-31 . Variety. Los Angeles, California, US. 0042-2738. 60626328. en-US . 2022-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731104918/https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/no-longer-exotic-south-africa-attracts-more-productions-1201185994/ . live .
  12. Web site: Jager . Christelle De. 2004-04-12 . Destination: South Africa . 2022-07-31 . Variety. Los Angeles, California, US. 0042-2738. 60626328. en-US . 2022-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731104955/https://variety.com/2004/film/features/destination-south-africa-1117903150/ . live .
  13. Web site: Punter . Jennie . 2015-11-04 . Blue Ice Launches Largest Production Company in South Africa (EXCLUSIVE) . 2022-07-31 . Daily Variety. Los Angeles, California . 0042-2738. 60626328 . en-US . 2022-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127232101/https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/blue-ice-laurence-fishburne-blue-ice-afrika-south-africa-1201632579/ . live .
  14. Web site: 1999-05-21 . Solitaire goes Hollywood . 2022-07-31 . Mail & Guardian. Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. M&G Media Ltd. en-ZA . 2022-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628185221/https://mg.co.za/article/1999-05-21-solitaire-goes-hollywood/ . live .

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