Gavin Hood
HOOD, Gavin (1963- ) is a South African film director, screenwriter, producer and actor, best known for writing and directing the feature film Tsotsi (2005) which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Amongst others he also directed the films X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Ender's Game.
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Biography
He was born on 12 May 1963.
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Stage appearances in South Africa include I Can't Wait to Tie You to the Sofa in 1990 and The Tempest at Maynardville in 1994.
Awards, etc
Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film (Tstostsi) in 2006.
Sources
Wikipedia [1].
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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