Anant Singh | |
---|---|
Born | Anant Singh 7 May 1956 |
Nationality | South African |
Alma mater | University of Durban-Westville |
Occupations |
|
Years active | 1986–present |
Notable work |
Anant Singh (born May 1956, Durban) is a South African film producer and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Singh attended the University of Durban-Westville, in South Africa. [1]
Singh is the CEO of Videovision Entertainment, and the producer of " Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" [2] which premiered in 2013 at the Toronto International Film Festival. Singh spent more than two decades on producing the film, in which he also interviewed Mandela while he was still imprisoned. The film took more than sixteen years to complete. [3] He is also chairman of Cape Town Film Studios [4] and can be accredited for over 100 films. [5]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | Place of Weeping | No | No | Yes |
1992 | Sarafina! | No | No | Yes |
1995 | The Mangler | No | No | Yes |
Cry, the Beloved Country | No | No | Yes | |
2001 | Mr Bones | No | No | Yes |
2004 | Yesterday | No | No | Yes |
2008 | Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past | No | No | Yes |
2013 | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | No | No | Yes |
Title | Creator | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
---|---|---|---|---|
Imbewu: The Seed | No | No | No | Yes |
House of Zwide | No | No | No | Yes |
Singh entered the IOC in 2016, where he became Chair of the Communications Commission in 2018. He is also part of the Olympic Channel Commission since 2015, the Digital and Technology Commission since 2018, and the Coordination of the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad Los Angeles 2028 Commission since 2019. [1] Singh is the producer of the sports-themed films " The Long Run" [6] and " More than Just a Game". [7]