Sibs Shongwe-La Mer

Sibs Shongwe-La Mer
Born Sibusiso Mandla Shongwe
(1991-09-11) 11 September 1991
Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupation Film Director, Visual Artist, Actor, Screenwriter
Years active 2012–present
Agent

Casarotto, Ramsey & Associates

Creative Artists Agency
Notable work Necktie Youth
Website www.sibsshongwelamer.co.uk


Sibs Shongwe- La Mer (born 11 September 1991) is a screenwriter, film director, musician, TED (conference) talks alumni[1] and visual artist born in Johannesburg, South Africa.[2] His critically acclaimed debut feature film, Necktie Youth[3] premiered in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival,[4] Tribeca Film Festival,[5] Sydney Film Festival[6] and numerous top tier international film festivals, winning "Best South African Feature Film" and "Best Direction" at the Durban International Film Festival in 2015.[7] The film went on to garner a multitude of awards including "Best Achievement in Cinematography" and "Best Achievement in editing" at the 2015 South African Film and Television Awards.[8] Necktie Youth was theatrically released in South Africa (2015) at Ster-Kinekor[9] and on the iTunes Store[10] & DStv Box-office.[11] The film was later released in the Netherlands enjoying a circuit run at De Balie[12] in Amsterdam and other cinema house and territories.

Early career

Sibs Shongwe-La Mer (born Sibusiso Mandla Shongwe) was born in Sandton in the Northern Suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa on 11 September 1991.[13][14] His visual art and cinema career began in his late teens after the untimely death of a high school girlfriend and other influential tragedies befell his social circle and resulted in the creation of various bodies of art and film[15] exploring themes of suburbia malaise, depression and the new South African experience. First working as a independent music video director and rock n roll photographer for local acts,[16] Shongwe-La Mer had his first notable international film festival exposure with self funded low-fi production "Territorial Pissings" that was screened as a work-in-progresses at the 70th Venice International Film Festival (La Biennale di Venezia)[17] in 2013 with a copy of the work added to the festivals historical archives. At this time, Shongwe-La Mer was additional active as a visual artist & photographer, exhibiting works in his country of birth as well as various galleries around the world.[18][19]

"Josephine" from 2014 Photographic Series "Burial of My Sisters

Filmography

As writer/director

As actor

As Producer/Executive Producer

Awards/Nominations

Year Awards Category Recipient Outcome
2015 Durban International Film Festival Best South African Feature Film necktie youth Won
Best Director Won
2015 Tribeca Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Nominated
2015 Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur Golden Alhambra Nominated
2016 Festival De Films Geneva Prix de la Critique Won
2015 Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec Grand prix de la compétition Won
Prix du jury collégial Won
2015 World Cinema Amsterdam Best Film Won
2015 Carthage Film Festival TV5 Award Won
2015 AFI Fest Breakthrough Audience Award Nominated

References

  1. ↑ TEDx talk, 2014
  2. ↑ Article in Variety
  3. ↑ "Necktie Youth (2015)". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  4. ↑ Cineuropa Berlin International Film Festival Review
  5. ↑ Necktie Youth, Tribeca 2015
  6. ↑ Sydney Film Festival press release,2015
  7. ↑ Mail & Guardian Article (Durban International Film Festival)
  8. ↑ 2015 South African Film and Television Awards Article on Times South Africa
  9. ↑ "Necktie Youth | Ster Kinekor". www.sterkinekor.mobi. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  10. ↑ "Necktie Youth on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  11. ↑ "Necktie Youth". BoxOffice. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  12. ↑ http://www.cre8ion.com, The Cre8ion.Lab,. "De Balie". www.debalie.nl. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  13. ↑ South Planet
  14. ↑ New24 Article
  15. ↑ True Africa
  16. ↑ Pitchfork Magazine (Dissolve)
  17. ↑ Venice International Film Festival Official Site
  18. ↑ "Arts-Trinidadandtobago – Sibs Shongwe-La Mer".
  19. ↑ "Success Stories".
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