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Directors, writers and performers working in film or on stage talk about their craft.
ON THIS PAGE: DANIEL DERCKSEN TALKS TO WRITERS, DIRECTORS AND PERFORMERS ABOUT FILM AND THEATRE
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DANIEL DERCKSEN TALKS TO WRITERS, DIRECTORS AND PERFORMERS ABOUT FILM AND THEATRE
The Interviews below are alphabetically
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Khalid Abdalla Playing baddies on the big screen can be fun When it comes to playing a real-life terrorist that contributed to the deaths of thousands in United 93, it is a different story. Read more
Fred Abrahamse Writer-director Fred Abrahamse is very happy with the outcome of his gay-themed parody musical Bangbroek Mountain, the 'Boere-version of Hollywood's serious 'Oscar-winning cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain. Read more
Junaid Ahmed - After 20-years writing, producing and directing documentaries and short films, Junaid Ahmed's life-long dream materialised when Anant Singh approached him to direct More Than Just a Game, marking his remarkable feature film debut. Read more
Angels on Horseback - Fiona du Plooy and Candice D'Arcy talks about the thigh-slapping, butt-wiggling, tassel-shaking country-and-western musical rodeo Angels on Horseback. Read more
Ronnie Apteker - , who produced Purpose, Straight Outta Benoni, talks about his latest film Reeker is causing quite a stir: I don't see myself as a successful producer, so I can't really answer this question. I see myself as a driven and determined producer who has learnt some very hard lessons. I feel though that I am on a good path and the Reeker was a great step forwards. Read more
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Dan Barker - An online course in animation turned the childhood dreams of South African animator Dan Barker into big screen reality when he was selected as one of the animator's on Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who! the latest CG animated feature from the makers of the "Ice Age" films. Read more
John Barker "I'm proud to be a young South African filmmaker. I think it's an amazing time we live in. I really love the challenge, I think it's going to be great to try and put South Africa cinema on the map, and I am very proud to be a part of that." Read more
The Beatlemania Boys - The Aussie boys who step into the shoes of the Beatles talk about Beatlemania and what it takes to be a Beatle. Read more
Paul Berges Following 12 years of writing screenplays with his wife and partner Grinder Chadha, including the box office sensations Bend It Like Beckham and Bride and Prejudice, London-based Paul Mayeda Berges makes his directorial debut Read more
Charles Bouguenon Since July 2008 Charles Bouguenon's life has been blissfully hijacked by the psychotic role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show. Read more
Jay Brannan- New Yorker Jay Brannan is the star of Shortbus and Holding Trevor. Read more
Chris Buck As a major creative force in the world of animation for over two decades, his latest film is Surf's Up. Read more
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Chris Chameleon talks about his music and his latest show Klassieke Chameleon. Read more
Patrick Chamusso For Patrick Chamusso, whose life as ANC activist and freedom fighter is immortalised in the film CATCH A FIRE, watching the film is a painful reminder of his past. He could only sit through a part of the film during a preview screening and hopes to one day watch the film from start to finish on DVD. Read more
Emily Child - Emily Child is sensational in Steven Berkoff's Decadence, a risqué story of love and obsession, a naughty play that is a feast for all the senses…sex, temptation, indulgence, and glorious extravagance meet desire and a touch of murder.. Read more
Megan Choritz - Megan Chrotiz talks about writing and directing the showcase performance of her new play Tent. Read More
Roelof Colyn Following on from a very strange start with the Canaries in the SADF, Roelof launched into a confusing range of work including Return to the Forbidden Planet, The Rocky Horror Show, Let's Rock, Mercury Rising, Uptown Girl, Scribble, Aladdin, Janice Honeyman's A Lad 'n A lamp, Hairspray, he is now back on stage with Handful Of Keys. Read more
Matthew Counihan - 23-year-old Matthew Counihan talks about playing a 14-year-old in The Full Monty - The Broadway Musical, the pantomime Snow White and playing Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show. Read more
Fiona Coyne As a playwright she has conquered many audiences with her biting plays. Coyne talks about her latest play Careful, as well as about The Shardrack Affair Read more
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Rocco de Villiers - Popular pianist, Rocco de Villiers celebrated 10 years as a solo pianist on stage with One Rocco, One Piano and a compilation CD, and launched his new show Rocco Entertains. Read more
Fatima Dike - Writer-director Fatima Dike talks about The Living. Read more
Mark Dornford-May Today Dornford-May is hitting international headlines with his controversial South African film Son Of Man, a new and adventurous interpretation of the Gospels re-told as a tale of corruption and redemption in contemporary Africa and filmed in the township of Khayelitsha and on the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Read more
Chris du Toit - Celebrating 40 years in the South African film and television industries, Chris du Toit, wears the hat of producer-writer-and director of the latest local film Hitchhiker. Read more
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Cory Edwards With the spate of animated films that have recently surfaced, director Edwards' Hoodwinked is indeed fresh and original, with a wicked sense of humour, turning the fable info a who dunnit fantasy. Read more
Willie Esterhuizen - Writer, comedian and director Willie Esterhuizen talks about his light hearted Afrikaans comedy Vaatjie Sien Sy Gat. Read more
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Fiela's Boys Dalene Matthee would have been please with the two young actors who brings her Benjamin to life in the charming stage adaptation of Fiela se Kind. Read more
Julie Frederikse talks about co-writing and producing Izulu Lami (My Secret Sky). Read more
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Ross Garland - Ross Garland not only wrote-produced and stars in the latest South African film Big Fellas, but also acquired the filming rights and will be shooting the adaptation of Johan van der Ruit's runaway bestseller 'Spud' Read more
Gillian Gorfil South African producer Gillian Gorfil, was not only one of the producers of the film, but initiated the project more than 10 years ago. Read more
Sunu Gonera - Vuka-award-winning director Sunu Gonera's debut feature Pride is now released in South Africa. Read more
Richard E. Grant If there's one person who is certainly proud of losing his virginity as writer and director to the vigorous filmmaking and distribution processes, it's actor Richard E. Grant, whose delightful autobiographical Wah-Wah is finally seeing the light of cinema, Read more
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Hansie - A visit on the set of Hansie Read more
Bonnie Henna For Bonnie Henna, who plays the wife of real-life ANC activist and freedom fighter Patrick Chamusso, the film is a "reality bite". Read more
David Hickson For Cape Town director David Hickson, a lifelong dream has come true with the release of Beat The Drum . Read more
Gavin Hood Shortly after winning the Oscar for Foreign Film, everyone wanted to talk Tsotsi. I managed to sneak in a one-on-one with Gavin Hood and an interview with Paul Raleigh . Read more
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Brendan Jack - With the release of Footskating 101 on September 14, it's clear that there's a new wave of filmmaking hitting South Africa: Graffiti filmmaking, allowing filmmakers like Brendan Jack to whip out their creative whip Read more
Pieter Jacobs - Pieter Jacobs' second play Dalliances was staged as part of the last year's Artscape Spring Drama Season; it tours to Dublin in May 2008. Read more
Rayda Jacobs - If there's one thing Rayda Jacobs is addicted to, besides her fervour for life and living it freely and fully, it's writing. "I have to have this release. I must write. I cannot never write. I will not be whole," says Rayda Jacobs. Read more
Steve Jacobs -- whose latest film Disgrace follows in the footsteps of his award-winning La Spagnola. Read more
Juliet Jenkin - The Boy Who Fell From The Roof playwright talks about the playreading of her new play.Sprawl. Read more
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Quentin Krog Quentin Krog who delivers a powerful performance in Boks. Read more
Quentin Krog With the release of Tornado and the Kalahari Horse Whisperer Quentin Krog makes his remarkable feature film debut. Read more
Gustav Kuhn - The first Afrikaans feature since Paljas, this sensational debut feature by 30-year-old Gustav Kuhn Read more
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Jonathan Liebesman At the age of 30 South African-born director Jonathan Liebesman is calling the shots in Hollywood. Read more
Gideon Lombard Cape Town actor who made quite an impact with his performance in ...miskien. Read more
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Peter Matthews- Oil on Water marks Peter Matthews' feature film directorial debut, after nearly eight years as an award-winning commercials director. Read more
David McBrayer It has taken two years for the locally made independent film Beat The Drum to reach our screens. It is here at last and sure to make a lot of noise. Read more
Lizz Meiring 2009 is the Year of Astronomy and Lizz Meiring is indeed South Africa's very own space cadet armed with red lips, high heels and 'Mickey Mouse' undies to celebrate this event with her one-woman show Vrou In Die Maan. Read more
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David Newton Just as Sir Isaac Newton changed the world with his calculations, so does stand-up funnyman David Newton alter perceptions and shift worldviews with his new show Politically Incorrect. Read more
Madoda Ncayiyana talks about writing and directing Izulu Lami (My Secret Sky). Read more
Helena Nogueira Although Ingrid Jonker died tragically more than forty years ago, her poetry and persona are very much alive in Helena Nogueira's insightful and inspiring documentary feature Read more
Tara Louise Notcutt The writer-producer-director of the Afrikaans play …. miskien. Read more
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Deon Opperman - Ons Vir Jou, written by double Herzog Prize winner Deon Opperman in association with Sean Else, with music by Johan Vorster is the first musical about the Boer War in the history of South African theatre. Read more
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Daniele Pascal - Award winning, French chanteuse, actor and playwright Danièle Pascal received the 2008 PE Opera House Showtime award for the music- drama Piaf- A Passionate Life. Read More
Nicholas Pauling - For 27-year-old Nicholas Pauling, acting is his life and, judging from his many achievements and multitude roles ranging from Mozart on stage to a punked-out jailer in the futuristic film Doomsday, the world is his stage. Read more
Ann Peacock Cape Town screenwriter Ann Peacock talks about Nights in Rodanthe. Read more
Tim Plewman talks about being Tim Plewman, The Caveman, and now, an ageing vampire in the musical comedy Fangs: When you hear the name Tim Plewman you immediately think of Defending The Caveman, Read more
Albert Pretorius Cape Town actor who made quite an impact with his performance in ...miskien. Read more
Henk Pretorius - 26-year-old filmmaker Henk Pretorius' life is really Bakgat! As the writer-and director of the first Afrikaans feature film primarily produced for a youth market he is feeling on top of the world with his debut film distributed nationwide in South Africa and placing him way ahead of his peers.Read more
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Michael Raeburn After seven years of hard slogging, acclaimed Zimbabwean film director and novelist Michael Raeburn's adaptation of Marlene van Niekerk's award-winning novel Triomf is here. Read more
Paul Raleigh Shortly after winning the Oscar for Foreign Film, everyone wanted to talk Tsotsi. I managed to sneak in a one-on-one with co-producer Paul Raleigh . Read more
Frank Rautenbach Just when he thought it was safe to break away from his role in the popular soapie 7deLaan and flex his acting muscle in Los Angeles, Frank Rautenbach returned home to step into the shoes of two famous South Africans in two upcoming films: community hero Angus Buchan who runs a Children's Home for abandoned children on his farm in Kwa-Zulu Natal in Faith Like Potatoes; and an upcoming film about cricket legend Hansie Cronje. Read more
The Return - In Fatima Dike's exciting new play The Return two generations of actors step into the spotlight under direction of Roy Sargeant to explore a rich tapestry of issues facing South Africa's contemporary Black society. Read more
Joshua Rous - "Ultimately it's a movie about sex, honesty and love," says 30-year-old writer, director and Joshua Rous of Discreet, the latest South African film that is guaranteed to stir up some controversy. Read more
Jonathan Roxmouth He wowed audiences with his outstanding award-winning performance as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast and is now back on stage with Handful Of Keys. At this year's Naledi Awards, Jonathan received an award for Best Comedy Performance (which he shared with Sibu Radebe who played Le Fou in Beauty and the Beast) as well as Best Performance in a Musical (male). Read more
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Roy Sargeant - One of South Africa's most celebrated and prolific theatre personalities and directors talks about his craft. Read more
Milton Schorr It's curtain up for local playwright Milton Schorr. "It's strange how projects finally come to fruition," says Schorr, who spent the last seven years writing two plays - The Game of the Heart and Wrestlers - both to be performed within a month of each other, with Schorr as director. Read more
Shamim Sharif - Writer-director Shamim Sarif talks about adapting her critically acclaimed and award winning debut novel The World Unseen to the big screen. Read more
Shawn Slovo During my conversation with Shawn Slovo on February 5, 2007 (a week before the opening of CATCH A FIRE IN South Africa), it was clear that her mind was racing a million miles per second. Read more
Scott Sparrow He now frocks up as Dame Grosslady in Dario Fo's outrageous farce Elizabeth: Almost by Chance A Woman at The Little Theatre. Following Decadence, you are now launching into Elizabeth: Almost a Woman and then the Four Dirty Britty Things with Mechanicals. Read more
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Stuart Taylor - Stuart Taylor talks about the pros and cons of being a Learner Husband. Read more
Terri Tatchell talks about writing District 9. Read more
David Thompson Following his tour of The Abba Show playing the role of Bjorn Ulvaeus, he steps into the shoes of Barry Gibb for The Bee Gees: Night fever tour of South Africa. Read more
Truth in Translation - Director Michael Lessac and cast members Andrew Buckland, Sibulele Ggilitshana, Nick Boraine, Thembi Mtshali-Jones, Robert Koen and Quanita Adam in conversation at the opening night performance of TRUTH IN TRANSLATION at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town on February 16, 2007. Read more
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Martinus van den Berg - After finishing his studies at UCT and a workshop with The Writing Studio, Martinus spent a couple of years in New York where he studied filmmaking and acting at The Neighbourhood Playhouse, before returning home. Read more
Regardt van den Bergh Following directing and writing Faith Like Potatoes you jumped straight into filming Hansie, and directly after the massive undertaking of Hansie, you immediately started working on Tornado and the Kalahari Horse Whisperer. Read more
Regardt van den Bergh If there's one man whose faith is restored in the South African film industry, it's writer-director Regardt van den Bergh, who directed Faith Like Potatoes from a screenplay he adapted from Angus Buchan's bestseller of the same title. Read more
Wimpie van der Merwe talks about his new film Karate Kallie - Die Hele Movie. Read more
Mike van Graan - We need more writers, writers who are bold, technically sound and willing to try new things. I look forward to a new batch of writers emerging in the next few years.." Read more
Neels van Jaarsveld Neels van Jaarsveld delivers a stunning performance in Boks. Read more
J.J. van Rensburg talks about writing-producing-and directing Intonga. Read more
Dennis Venter - Dennis Venter, who attended one of The Writing Studio's first workshops for scriptwriters, and writer of Home Affairs, Interrogation Room, Stokvel, Madam & Eve, has optioned his screenplay The Fubars to Hollywood-based Original Content Productions. Read more
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Leigh Whannell Talking to Australian screenwriter and actor Leigh Whannell, who wrote all three Saw films and starred in the first one, it is interesting to discover that the seed for these films was planted and one of the most monstrous killers in cinema was born, when he was only 25-years-old facing his own morality in a hospital. Read more
Edward Wright - Young British writer-director Edward Wright's Hot Fuzz is refreshing variation on a saturated genre Read more
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Ralph Ziman - The dark underbelly of a New South Africa is ripped open with the latest local film Jerusalema, a provocative and haunting journey into an apocalyptic Hillbrow where the hijacking of buildings turns ordinary street criminals into millionaires and profiteering businessmen. This latest South African film was written by Ralph Ziman, a South African now living in Los Angeles. He was only 18 years old when he joined the SABC as a cameraman. Read more
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