Perivi Katjavivi

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Perivi Katjavivi
Born
Perivi John Katjavivi

22 January 1984
Nationality Namibian
British
Alma mater Columbia College Hollywood
University of Cape Town
University of the Western Cape
Occupation(s)Director, writer, screen writer, cinematographer, editor
Years active2008–present
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Parents
Website https://perivikatjavivi.com

Perivi John Katjavivi, is a Namibian-British filmmaker. [1] [2] He has made several critically acclaimed films including Eembwiti, The Unseen and Film Festival Film. Apart from direction, he is also a producer, writer, camera operator, actor, cinematographer and editor. [3]

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Personal life

Katjavivi was born in Oxford, England and has with five siblings. His father Peter Katjavivi is a Namibian politician and diplomat, currently the speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia, his mother is Briton Jane Katjavivi. [4]

Katjavivi grew up in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. He studied film at Columbia College in Los Angeles where he obtained a BA. He holds an MA in African Cinema from the University of Cape Town. [5] He is currently a PhD candidate in Visual History at the University of the Western Cape.

Career

In 2016, Katjavivi made his maiden feature film The Unseen. The film was screened at several film festivals including Busan, in competition at Durban. The film won the award for the Best Film at Innsbruck in Austria as well. [6] In 2019, he produced the short Film Festival Film, was co-directed with Mpumelelo Mcata. The film has its World Premiere at the 69th Berlinale in February 2019. [1]

Apart from cinema, he has also written extensively for the Windhoek Observer , Africa is a Country and OkayAfrica. [6]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2008The ShopDirectorShort film
2009Love Is...Director, producerShort film
2011EembwitiDirectorShort film
2012100 BucksActor: NolanShort film
2012My Beautiful NightmareDirector, writer, producer, camera operator, cinematographer, editorShort film
2016Uushimba (City-Life)WriterShort film
2016The UnseenDirector, writer, producerFeature film [7]
2018Emoyeni: NsangulukoDirectorTV Mini-Series
2019Film Festival FilmDirector, producer, camera operator, additional editorFeature film [8]
2023 Under the Hanging Tree DirectorFeature film

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