Oliver HERMANUS

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Oliver Hermanus (26) was born in Cape Town, South Africa. As a child his family lived in various parts of the country, but when he was a teenager they settled in Cape Town where he attended high school. Oliver furthered his studies at the University of Cape Town, where he enrolled for a BA in Film, Media and Visual Studies. He was awarded an exchange program scholarship during this time and completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California in the United States. Upon return to South Africa he secured a position as a press photographer working for a national news agency. 18 months into his photographic career, he received a private scholarship from renowned film director Roland Emmerich to attend the film school of his choice. He completed an MA degree at the London Film School. His debut feature film Shirley Adams premiered In Competition at the Locarno Film Festival in 2009. Oliver is currently working on his second feature film script titled Elective Affinity, which tells the story of an unlikely love affair between an older man and a younger woman, set against the back drop of the ever-changing and complicated post-apartheid South African society.
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