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| − | (b. South Africa, 16/10/1946). Director, writer. Since leaving South Africa for Australia towards the end of 1980, Terence Hammond has pursued a successful career as creative director and copywriter at various advertising agencies, though more recently he wrote the screenplay of a hostage drama called ''Last Dance'' (2012), which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Back in South Africa during the 1970’s, he worked for the Lintas advertising agency in Durban and directed four unusual short films, some in association with colleagues such as the author [[Christopher Hope]] and the artist [[Bruce Backhouse]]. [[Things Could Grow Here, You Know]] (1972), [[Adrian’s Birthday]] (1973), [[Whites]] (1974) and [[Easy Come, Easy Go]] (1975) were experimental, innovative and, for their time, distinctly un-South African . [[Whites]] also featured almost forgotten appearances by [[Bill Flynn]] and [[Jenny Gratus]]. His latest project is the script for [[Four Corners]], a feature directed by [[Ian Gabriel]] that is set on the Cape Flats and is due for release in 2013. (FO) | + | (b. South Africa, 16/10/1946). Director, writer. Since leaving South Africa for Australia towards the end of 1980, Terence Hammond has pursued a successful career as creative director and copywriter at various advertising agencies, though more recently he wrote the screenplay of a hostage drama called ''Last Dance'' (2012), which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Back in South Africa during the 1970’s, he worked for the Lintas advertising agency in Durban and directed four unusual short films, some in association with colleagues such as the author [[Christopher Hope]] and the artist [[Bruce Backhouse]]. ''[[Things Could Grow Here, You Know]]'' (1972), ''[[Adrian’s Birthday]]'' (1973), ''[[Whites]]'' (1974) and ''[[Easy Come, Easy Go]]'' (1975) were experimental, innovative and, for their time, distinctly un-South African . ''[[Whites]]'' also featured almost forgotten appearances by [[Bill Flynn]] and [[Jenny Gratus]]. His latest project is the script for ''[[Four Corners]]'', a feature directed by [[Ian Gabriel]] that is set on the Cape Flats and is due for release in 2013. (FO) |
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(b. South Africa, 16/10/1946). Director, writer. Since leaving South Africa for Australia towards the end of 1980, Terence Hammond has pursued a successful career as creative director and copywriter at various advertising agencies, though more recently he wrote the screenplay of a hostage drama called Last Dance (2012), which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Back in South Africa during the 1970’s, he worked for the Lintas advertising agency in Durban and directed four unusual short films, some in association with colleagues such as the author Christopher Hope and the artist Bruce Backhouse. Things Could Grow Here, You Know (1972), Adrian’s Birthday (1973), Whites (1974) and Easy Come, Easy Go (1975) were experimental, innovative and, for their time, distinctly un-South African . Whites also featured almost forgotten appearances by Bill Flynn and Jenny Gratus. His latest project is the script for Four Corners, a feature directed by Ian Gabriel that is set on the Cape Flats and is due for release in 2013. (FO)
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