Daryne Joshua

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Daryne Joshua
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Daryne Joshua

Nationality South African
EducationLivingstone High School
Alma mater AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer
Years active2010–present
AwardsSAFTA Best Achievement in Directing: Feature Film

Daryne Joshua (born 1980), is a South African filmmaker. [1] He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed films Noem My Skollie and Ellen: Die storie van Ellen Pakkies. [2] Apart from filmmaking, he is also a philanthropist, editor, animation designer, sound designer, media and communication director. [3]

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Personal life

He was born and raised in Cape Town. He was educated at Livingstone High School. He is a lecturer on Cinema and Film Studies at Cape Peninsula, University of Technology. [3]

Career

At the age of seven, he started visual storytelling. At that time, he made and sold comics to his friends in Bridgetown. [4] He later attended to AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy and obtained the degree with distinction. [1] [5]

He is the co-founder, writer and director of Gambit Films which he formed right after graduation. Gambit Films produced Cape Town’s first Afrikaans soap opera, Suidooster for DSTV and Kyknet. [3]

In 2016, he directed his debut film Noem My Skollie. The film was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. [6] The film won the RapidLion Awards for Best Screenplay and Best South African Film in 2017. With the success of the film, he made his second feature film Ellen: Die storie van Ellen Pakkies. It was based on the true story of Ellen Pakkies. The film has its world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on 27 January 2018 and received critical acclaim. [4] [1] [5] It was released in South Africa on 7 September 2018. [7]

In 2018, he wrote the script of short film Number 37 directed by Nosipho Dumisa. The script later won South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA) award as well. [3]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2010Lost Boys: The ThirstStaff assistantHome video
2016Noem My Skollie (Call Me Thief)DirectorFilm [8]
2018Ellen: Die storie van Ellen PakkiesDirectorFilm
2018Number 37Writer, scriptShort films
2020Blood & WaterDirector, writerTV series

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