Robert de Mézières: Filmactivist
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Bio
Born in Durban, Robert Michael de Mézières Lepervanche is a South African filmmaker (writer-director-editor), blogger and activist with more than 25 years Film/TV experience in various roles.
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He is best known for writing, producing, directing and editing the groundbreaking shock-doc, Shooting Bokkie, the short (1998) and award-winning feature (2003). The feature re-screened at Visions Du Reel in 2017 to rave reviews.
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Rob is currently writing, developing and raising slate investment for several Film/TV projects in progress. He sometimes writes and blogs under the pen-name, De Mezier.
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View his extended bio, filmography and clips from his reel.
CV
Education
1980 - '84: Fairmont High, Cape Town
1990 - '92: Technikon Natal (DUT)
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Grants & Awards
2003 - Best SA Feature (DIFF)
2010 - Development Funding (NFVF)
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Exhibitions & Festivals
1999 - Africano Di Milano
1999 - Gothenburg
2003 - Rotterdam
2017 - Visions Du Reel
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Press & Publications
All Africa: Bloody, Sad Bokkie
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