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'''John da Silva''' (b. **/**/**** – d. 15/05/1980) was a documentary filmmaker.

== Biography ==

After shooting several shorts for director [[Vernon Whitten]] when he was with the [[South African Tourist Corporation]], John da Silva became the organisation’s in-house producer, following in the footsteps of [[Harold C. Weaver]] and [[Sven Persson]]. His first big success was ''[[The Peace Game]]'' (1970), which depicted South Africa’s game reserves. It won numerous awards, as did ''[[On the Third Day]]'' (1973), which dealt with the country’s indigenous plant life. His ''[[Visions of the Wind]]'' (1980) was shown commercially with [[Jamie Uys]]’s ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]''. He was killed in a car accident near Colesberg in May 1980. One of his last films was ''Malawi: the Warm Heart of Africa'' (1980), made for the Department of Tourism of that country.

== Credits ==

1965 – ''South Africa’s Animal Kingdom'' / ''Die Diererykdom van Suid-Africa'' (Cinematographer) (Director: [[Vernon Whitten]]), 1967 – ''Orange Free State'' / ''Die Oranje-Vrystaat'' (Cinematographer) (Director: [[Vernon Whitten]]), 1969 – ''Natal'' (Cinematographer) (Director: [[Vernon Whitten]]), 1970 – ''The Golden Transvaal'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1970 - ''The Peace Game'' / ''Vrede in ons Tyd'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1973 – ''On the Third Day'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1975 – ''A World in One Country'' / ''‘n Wêreld in Een Land'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1977 – ''South Africa: Jewel of a Continent'' (Director), 1978 - ''The Game Reserves of South Africa'' (Directed with Jake de Boer for Bonaventure Productions, Canada), 1980 – ''Visions of the Wind'' (Director), 1980 – ''Malawi, the Warm Heart of Africa'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1980 – ''Coastal Cape'' (Cinematographer with [[Ken Eddy]] & [[Reinhold Thaumüller]]) (Director: [[Lee Marcus]]).

== Sources ==

Rand Daily Mail, 11 June 1970

Rand Daily Mail, 17 May 1980

Western Cape Provincial Library Records

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 == Credits ==
-– ''South Africa’s Animal Kingdom'' / ''Die Diererykdom van Suid-Africa'' (Cinematographer) (Director: [[Vernon Whitten]]), 1967 – ''Orange Free State'' / ''Die Oranje-Vrystaat'' (Cinematographer) (Director: [[Vernon Whitten]]), 1969 – ''Natal'' (Cinematographer) (Director: [[Vernon Whitten]]), 1970 – ''The Golden Transvaal'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1970 - ''The Peace Game'' / ''Vrede in ons Tyd'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1973 – ''On the Third Day'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1975 – ''A World in One Country'' / ''‘n Wêreld in Een Land'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1977 – ''South Africa: Jewel of a Continent'' (Director), 1978 - ''The Game Reserves of South Africa'' (Directed with Jake de Boer for Bonaventure Productions, Canada), 1980 – ''Visions of the Wind'' (Director), 1980 – ''Malawi, the Warm Heart of Africa'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1980 – ''Coastal Cape'' (Cinematographer with [[Ken Eddy]] & [[Reinhold Thaumüller]]) (Director: [[Lee Marcus]]).
+– ''South Africa’s Animal Kingdom'' / ''Die Diererykdom van Suid-Africa'' (Cinematographer) (Director: [[Vernon Whitten]]), 1967 – ''Orange Free State'' / ''Die Oranje-Vrystaat'' (Cinematographer) (Director: [[Vernon Whitten]]), 1969 – ''Natal'' (Cinematographer) (Director: [[Vernon Whitten]]), 1970 – ''Golden Transvaal'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1970 - ''The Peace Game'' / ''Vrede in ons Tyd'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1973 – ''On the Third Day'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1975 – ''A World in One Country'' / ''‘n Wêreld in Een Land'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1977 – ''South Africa: Jewel of a Continent'' (Director), 1978 - ''The Game Reserves of South Africa'' (Directed with Jake de Boer for Bonaventure Productions, Canada), 1980 – ''Visions of the Wind'' (Director), 1980 – ''Malawi, the Warm Heart of Africa'' (Cinematographer & Director), 1980 – ''Coastal Cape'' (Cinematographer with [[Ken Eddy]] & [[Reinhold Thaumüller]]) (Director: [[Lee Marcus]]).
 == Sources ==

John da Silva - Revision history

Fogterop at 12:47, 4 November 2022

Fogterop: Created page with " '''John da Silva''' (b. **/**/**** – d. 15/05/1980) was a documentary filmmaker. == Biography == After shooting several shorts for director Vernon Whitten when he was..."

Fogterop: Created page with " '''John da Silva''' (b. //**** – d. 15/05/1980) was a documentary filmmaker. == Biography == After shooting several shorts for director Vernon Whitten when he was..."