Jans Rautenbach
Jans Rautenbach (1936-2016) [1] is a South African screenwriter, film producer and director.
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Biography
Born Jansen Delorosa Rautenbach in Boksburg, South Africa on 22 February, 1936.
He passed away in Mossel Bay on 2 November, 2016, leaving his wife and four children.
His contributions to South African Theatre, Film and Media
He began his career in the film industry working for Jamie Uys Film Productions and can be glimpsed as a bar patron in Emil Nofal's Kimberley Jim.
When Emil Nofal and Jamie Uys parted company, Nofal started his own production company with Rautenbach and thus began what could be considered South Africa's golden age of cinema, with the partners releasing King Hendrik (1965), Wild Season (1967), Die Kandidaat (1968) and Katrina (1969).
His own feature films include: Die Kandidaat (1968), Katrina (1969), Jannie Totsiens (1970), Pappalap (1971), Ongewenste Vreemdeling (1974), Eendag Op 'n Reëndag (1976), My Way II (1977), Blink Stefaans (1981), Broer Matie (1984), No One Cries Forever (1985), Abraham (2015).
Sources
http://maroelamedia.co.za/nuus/sa-nuus/bekroonde-filmmaker-jans-rautenbach-oorlede/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jans_Rautenbach
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