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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
He wrote and directed ''[[Promised Land]]'' (2002) and directed ''[[Critical Assignment]]'' (2002) and ''[[Doomsday]]'' (2008). He was also the South African second unit director for the Tony Mitchell film ''[[Flood]]'' (2008).
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He wrote and directed ''[[Promised Land]]'' (2002) and directed ''[[Critical Assignment]]'' (2002), and produced
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and ''[[Doomsday]]'' (2008).  
  
 
''[[Critical Assignment]]'' was selected as the Opening Night Screening at the 11th New York African Film Festival and went on to win the Jury Award at the Hollywood Black Film Festival and the award for Best West African Picture at the Screen National Film & TV Awards in London.
 
''[[Critical Assignment]]'' was selected as the Opening Night Screening at the 11th New York African Film Festival and went on to win the Jury Award at the Hollywood Black Film Festival and the award for Best West African Picture at the Screen National Film & TV Awards in London.
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He was a second unit director for the TV film ''[[Sword of Xanten]]'' (2004), ''[[Les deux mondes]]'' (2007), ''[[Doomsday]]'' (2008) and the Tony Mitchell film ''[[Flood]]'' (2008) and in 2020 executive producer for the video short ''[[Marchosias]]''.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 05:21, 23 March 2022

Jason Xenopoulos () is an award-winning film director, writer and producer.


Biography

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He wrote and directed Promised Land (2002) and directed Critical Assignment (2002), and produced

and Doomsday (2008).

Critical Assignment was selected as the Opening Night Screening at the 11th New York African Film Festival and went on to win the Jury Award at the Hollywood Black Film Festival and the award for Best West African Picture at the Screen National Film & TV Awards in London.

He was a second unit director for the TV film Sword of Xanten (2004), Les deux mondes (2007), Doomsday (2008) and the Tony Mitchell film Flood (2008) and in 2020 executive producer for the video short Marchosias.

Sources

https://en.everybodywiki.com/Jason_Xenopoulos

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790665/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

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