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South African film director
Elaine Proctor |
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Born | 1960 (age 63–64)
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Nationality | South African |
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Citizenship | South African |
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Occupation(s) | Novelist, film director, screenwriter, actor |
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Years active | 1979–present |
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Notable work | Friends Game for Vultures |
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Elaine Proctor (born 1960) is a South African
film director,
screenwriter, novelist, and actress. Her film
Friends was entered into the
1993 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the
Caméra d'Or Special Distinction.
[1]
Proctor attended the
National Film and Television School, where she studied under director
Mike Leigh.
[2] Her graduation film, On the Wire, won the school's
Sutherland Trophy.
[3] Proctor has also written two novels. Her second novel, Savage Hour, was shortlisted for the 2015
Barry Ronge Fiction Prize.
[4]
Filmography
Fiction
References
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"Festival de Cannes: Friends". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
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^ Candice Pires,
"Filmmakers Mike Leigh and Elaine Proctor on their close friendship: Elaine Proctor and Mike Leigh met when she was a student at the National Film School and he was her teacher, and then, as fellow filmmakers, their friendship blossomed."
The Guardian, 17 May 2015.
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b Beverly Andrews,
"Himba on film",
New African, 1 March 2001, via
HighBeam Research.
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"The Outsiders in My Head: 2015 Barry Ronge Fiction Prize Shortlistee Elaine Proctor on Writing The Savage Hour",
The Sunday Times (South Africa), 2 June 2015.
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"Review: Kin",
Variety, 7 August 2000.
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"Woven Tapestry of Colour",
Daily News (Durban), 11 July 2012, via
HighBeam Research.
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