Uga Carlini

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Uga Carlini
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Born
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
NationalitySouth African and Italian
Alma materStellenbosch University
Occupations
  • Director
  • writer
  • producer
  • actor
Years active2010 – present
Notable workThe Butterfly Revolution; Alison
Children2

Uga Carlini is a South African and Italian film director, writer, actor and producer. [1] [2] She is known for the documentary Alison (2016), the feature film Angeliena (2021), and the documentary Beyond the Light Barrier (2023). [3] [4] [5]

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Life and career

Carlini was born in Pretoria, Gauteng and graduated from Stellenbosch University. [6] Her mother is South African and her father is of Italian descent.[ citation needed ] In 2010, She founded Towerkop Creations, a production company centered on stories featuring female protagonists. Since 2025, Towerkop Creations has operated a branch in Vancouver, Canada, expanding its presence beyond South Africa. [7] Her debut documentary short film, Good Planets Are Hard to Find, was about Elizabeth Klarer. [8] In 2016, she directed the feature documentary, Alison , based on the Marianne Thamm book, I Have Life. It premiered at the Dances with Films Festival. [9] She has also directed the music videos 17 shots, Die Deur, Wildste Oomblik and Beauty of Africa for the Sony Music Africa. [10] [11]

Carlini's debut feature film, Angeliena , about a formerly homeless parking attendant, was released worldwide Netflix on October 8, 2021. [12] [13] She directed Beyond the Light Barrier (2023), a hybrid documentary about Elizabeth Klarer, a South African meteorologist. [5] In 2006, she wrote a syllabus in acting, filmmaking, and screenwriting for the Fiji Institute of Technology (now FNU). [14] In 2024, she returned to FNU to host a film masterclass. [15] She is a member of the Producers Guild of America.

Personal life

Carlini has two sons, Roka and Neo, both made their acting debuts together on the feature film, Angeliena . [16]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNote
2010Sewe Sakke SoutYesTV series
2011Good Planets Are Hard to FindYesYesYesDocumentary
2016 Alison YesYesYesDocumentary
The Butterfly RevolutionYesYesYesCommercial video
2017Die BergsYesYesYesTV series
201917 ShotsYesYesYesMusic video
Die DeurYesYesYesShort film
Far from homeYesYesDocumentary
Day ZeroYesYesDocumentary
2020Home #homehuman2020YesYesShort film
Wildste OomblikYesYesMusic video
2021Beauty of AfricaYesYesShort film
Angeliena YesYesYesFeature film
2023 Beyond the Light Barrier YesYesYesDocumentary

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2016Won Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best Documentary FilmAlison [17]
Nominated Silwerskerm Film Festival Best documentary Feature
WonWriters Guild of South AfricaBest documentary script
2017Won Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Best Documentary Feature [18]
Nominated South African Film and Television Awards Best Documentary Feature [19]
NominatedBest Achievement in Directing
2019Nominated New Media Film Festival Festival Award17 Shots [20]
2022NominatedAfrica Movie Academy AwardsBest director Angeliena
2022NominatedAfrica Movie Academy AwardsFirst feature by a director Angeliena
2022NominatedAfrica Movie Academy AwardsBest film Angeliena
2022WonSAFTA AwardsBest supporting actor in a feature film: Tshamano Sebe Angeliena
2022NominatedSAFTA AwardsBest achievement in original music/score - feature film: Charl-Johan Lingenfelder Angeliena
2023WonWriters Guild of South AfricaBest produced documentary feature film screenplay Beyond the light barrier
Won Female Eye Film Festival Best Foreign Documentary [21]
Nominated Encounters Festival South Africa Best Documentary Film by an African Woman [22]
NominatedBest South-African Film
2024Nominated South African Film and Television Awards Best Documentary Feature [23]

References

  1. ↑ "Film writer and director Uga Carlini talks new film, Angeliena". bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Writer-director Uga Carlini talks about her inspirational and life-affirming film Angeliena". writingstudio.co.za. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "MOVIE REVIEW: Alison". iol.co.za. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "SPOTLIGHT - New Venom movie; DC Fandome global event; & local film 'Angeliena' on Netflix". sowetanlive.co.za. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Uga Carlini on 'Beyond the Lightbarrier: The Elizabeth Klarer story'". ofm.co.za. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Uga Carlini: The heroine of her own story". mediaupdate.co.za. June 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Alison wins big at the International Innovation Film Festival in Switzerland". screenafrica.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Local UFO believer in film about extraterrestrial lover Klarer". news24.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "South Africa Pic 'Alison' Screens at Dances With Films". variety.com. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Celebrating heroines". news24.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Carlini and her heroines - just in time for a women's month finale". quickread.co.za. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  12. ↑ Carlini, Uga (8 October 2021), Angeliena (Comedy, Drama), Towerkop Creations, retrieved 21 June 2022
  13. ↑ "Watch Angeliena | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Uga Carlini: Be the Change". splingmovies.com. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  15. ↑ "16 Students Complete Short Film Course with Renowned Filmmaker". fnu.ac.fj. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "Writer-director Uga Carlini talks about her inspirational and life-affirming film Angeliena". writingstudio.co.za. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "Another win for Uga Carlini's award winning 'Alison'". filmcontact.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "AMVCA 2017: Complete winners list". africamagic.dstv.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "Golden Horn Documentary Feature Nominations 2017" (PDF). nfvf.co.za. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  20. ↑ "10th Annual New Media Film Festival Programming". newmediafilmfestival.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  21. ↑ "award winners & honourable". thefemaleeyefilmfestival.com. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  22. ↑ "Encounters Docfest". the2023.encounters.co.za. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  23. ↑ "2024's SAFTA nominations announced: See all the dominators and new categories at this year's event". news24.com. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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