Superhero

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION


Screenplays/Films:







MEERKAT MAANTUIG (MEERKAT MOONSHIP) (feature, drama)

Producers - Andre Scholtz, Dries Scholtz
Director/Writer - Hanneke Schutte
DOP - Willie Nel
Release date: 16 March 2018
Loosely based on the novel 'Blinde Sambok' by Riana Scheepers
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6922040/?ref_=nv_sr_1

- Winner Best Cinematography Silwerskerm Fees
- Winner Festival Honors Award for Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking - Feature Film, Newport Beach Film Festival

North American Premiere:

Austin Film Festival (Nov 2017)

Film Festival Official Selection:

Austin Film Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival
Sedona Film Festival
Omaha Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Festival (Award Winner)
Oxford Film Festival
Auckland International Film Festival
Harlem Film Festival, New York
GUKIFF International Kids Film Festival (Seoul, Korea)
Kids First Film Festival
Afrykamera Film Festival, Poland
Julien Dubuque Film Festival
Busan International Kids Film Festival, Korea
Giffoni Film Festival, Italy
Bay Area International Children's Film Festival, Oakland, California
Calcutta International Cult Film Festival (Winner Best Women's Film)
Prescott Film Festival, Arizona

Meerkat Moonship was listed as No.1 on Film Blogger, Jesse Knight's list of: The 10 Best Undistributed Films (in the U.S.) of 2017
"Schutte’s instant coming-of-age classic is a gauzy fairy tale about grief, loss, and friendship, with two of the most astonishing child performances you’ll ever see. There will be tears."
Austin Film Festival and MovieMaker Magazine's list of 25 Screenwriters to watch.
Movie review by Spling.
"Smart, touching, magical and beautifully composed, Meerkat Maantuig is one of South Africa's best films to date."






JIMMY IN PINK (feature, comedy)

Jimmy, a conservative corn farmer, is elated when his rich gay uncle offers him a way to save his farm from bankruptcy - only to find out that he’ll have to bare his midriff and master the up-do.

- Winner of the UK Film Council/NFVF 25 Words or Less Contest
- Winner of the Best Feature Film Award at the Beloit International Film Festival, Illinois, USA

Producer - Zaheer Bhyat - Light & Dark Films
Director/Writer - Hanneke Schutte
DOP - Jacques Koudstaal
Editor - Zelmari Degenaar
Released nationwide August 2013
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2211258/








SAVING NORMAN

Saving Norman tells the story of a hypochondriac ex ping pong player (Willem Dafoe) who never got over missing a major tournament final because of a cold.

- Winner of the Jameson First Shot Competition 2013

Producers - Dana Brunetti, Carter Swan, Kevin Spacey - Trigger Street
Director/Writer - Hanneke Schutte
DOP - Craig Kief
Editor - Nicole West
Released in May 2013

Watch the film:
https://vimeo.com/244014680




SUPERHERO (short, drama)

- Winner of the NFVF Female Helmer Short Film Screenplay Contest.
- Winner of 2 SAFTAs (South African Film and Television Awards) Best Short Film and Best Cinematography (Willie Nel)

Official Selection:
- Durban International Film Festival
- Tri-continents Film Festival
- Foyle Film Festival (Ireland)
- Cinemafrica (Sweden)
- Birds Eye View Film Festival (London)
- Sehsuchte Film Festival (Potsdam, Germany)
- 1 Reel Film Festival (Seattle, USA)
- Short Film Corner (Cannes)
- Film Initiativ Koln (Cologne, Germany)
- Montreal International Black Film Festival (Montreal, Canada)
- Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival (Delaware, USA)
- Aurora Picture Show (Houston, Texas, USA)
- Yasujiro Ozu International Short Film Festival (Sassuolo, Italy)