| Uga Carlini | |
| Birth Place: | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Nationality: | South African and Italian |
| Alma Mater: | Stellenbosch University |
| Years Active: | 2010 – present |
| Notable Works: | The Butterfly Revolution; Alison |
| Children: | 2 |
Uga Carlini is a South African and Italian film director, writer, actor and producer.[1] [2] She is best known for her work on Alison (documentary film), 17 Shots (music video) and Angeliena (feature film). [3] [4]
Carlini was born in Pretoria, Gauteng and graduated from Stellenbosch University.[5] Her mother is South African and her father is of Italian descent. She is the co-founder of the production company, Towerkop Creations in 2010, which supports female driven stories.[6] Her debut documentary short film, Good Planets Are Hard to Find, was about Elizabeth Klarer.[7] In 2016, she directed the feature documentary, Alison, based on the Marianne Thamm book, I Have Life. It premiered at the Dances with Films Festival.[8] She has also directed the music videos 17 shots, Die Deur, Wildste Oomblik and Beauty of Africa for the Sony Music Africa.[9] [10]
Carlini's debut feature film, Angeliena, about a formerly homeless parking attendant, was released worldwide Netflix on October 8, 2021.[11]
Carlini has two sons, Roka and Neo, both made their acting debuts together on the feature film, Angeliena.[12]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sewe Sakke Sout | TV series | ||||
| 2011 | Good Planets Are Hard to Find | Documentary | ||||
| 2016 | Alison | Documentary | ||||
| The Butterfly Revolution | Commercial video | |||||
| 2017 | Die Bergs | TV series | ||||
| 2019 | 17 Shots | Music video | ||||
| Die Deur | Short film | |||||
| Far from home | Documentary | |||||
| Day Zero | Documentary | |||||
| 2020 | Home #homehuman2020 | Short film | ||||
| Wildste Oomblik | Music video | |||||
| 2021 | Beauty of Africa | Short film | ||||
| Angeliena | Feature film | |||||
| 2023 | Beyond the Light Barrier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Won | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Documentary Film | Alison | [13] | |
| Nominated | Silwerskerm Film Festival | Best documentary Feature | ||||
| Won | Writers Guild of South Africa | Best documentary script | ||||
| 2017 | Won | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Documentary Feature | [14] | ||
| Nominated | South African Film and Television Awards | Best Documentary Feature | [15] | |||
| Nominated | Best Achievement in Directing | |||||
| 2019 | Nominated | New Media Film Festival | Festival Award | 17 Shots | [16] | |
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best director | Angeliena | ||
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | First feature by a director | Angeliena | ||
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best film | Angeliena | ||
| 2022 | Won | SAFTA Awards | Best supporting actor in a feature film: Tshamano Sebe | Angeliena | ||
| 2022 | Nominated | SAFTA Awards | Best achievement in original music/score - feature film: Charl-Johan Lingenfelder | Angeliena | ||
| 2023 | Won | Writers Guild of South Africa | Best produced documentary feature film screenplay | Beyond the light barrier |