Caroline Rowland (filmmaker)

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Caroline Rowland (born 13 May 1968) is a British producer, director, strategic business advisor, and entrepreneur. She is the founder of New Moon Television and Egoli Media. [1]

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Caroline Rowland
Born (1968-05-13) 13 May 1968 (age 56)
NationalityBritish / Swiss
Alma mater Rhodes University
Occupation(s)Producer, Entrepreneur
Known forThe Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games

Early life and education

Rowland attended St. Agnes High School in Welkom. She graduated from Rhodes University in English and Journalism in 1989. [2]

Career

Rowland started her career by working as an Account Director at J. Thompson [3] in 1993. In 1996, she founded New Moon Television Limited, and her company produced two films Sport at Heart and Inspiration for the London bid for Summer Olympics in 2012, [4] and have since earned 26 awards between them. [5] Rowland's directorial debut, FIRST: The Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games, was nominated for a 2014 Emmy [6] [7] and was awarded "Best Documentary: Feature at the Moondance Film Festival. [8]

Rowland's production credits include the film Belief for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, the films for Sochi's successful bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics [9] the films for the successful Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid, [10] and the films for PyeongChang's successful bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. [11]

Filmography

Rowland has produced multiple films. She has produced a reinterpretation of W. H. Auden’s Night Mail for the royal opening of St. Pancras railway station.[ citation needed ]

Films/Documentaries
S.No.Name of the film/documentariesYear
1Sport at Heart2005
2Florida Fatbusters2006
3Festival of Taste2006
4Vision Beijing: Belief  2008
5We Are the People We’ve Been Waiting For2009
6First2012
7Legends Live On2016
8SEVE Artist Fighter Legend2022

Awards

In 2011, Rowland received the South African Business Club Woman in Business of the Year award. [12] She has been regarded as one of the Influential People in the Bid for the London 2012 Olympics by The Observer . [13] [14] In 2016, Rowland received the Distinguished Rhodian Award from Rhodes University. [15] In 2019, she was inducted into the Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs (FICTS) Hall of Fame.[ citation needed ]

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  2. ↑ "Rhodes University Trust UK » Alumni Accolades". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  3. ↑ "First the Games, now watch the film". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  4. ↑ O’Connor, Ashling. "Film maker Caroline Rowland has run of luck with Olympic stories". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  5. ↑ "New Moon achieves Olympic success with winning film" . Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  6. ↑ Johns, Nikara (2014-03-26). "ESPN, Fox Lead Sports Emmy Awards Noms". Variety. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  7. ↑ Macnab2012-07-12T15:18:00+01:00, Geoffrey. "Caroline Rowland to make official feature film of London 2012 Olympics". Screen. Retrieved 2023-01-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Moondance International Film Festival". moondancefilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26.
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  10. ↑ "FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar - The Inspiration Room". The Inspiration Room. 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
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