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Uga Carlini is a South African and Italian film director, writer, actor and producer. [1] [2] She is best known for her work on Alison (documentary film), 17 Shots (music video) and Angeliena (feature film). [3] [4]
Carlini was born in Pretoria, Gauteng and graduated from Stellenbosch University. [5] Her mother is South African and her father is of Italian descent.[ citation needed] She is the co-founder of the production company, Towerkop Creations in 2010, which supports female driven stories. [6] Her debut documentary short film, Good Planets Are Hard to Find, was about Elizabeth Klarer. [7] In 2016, she directed the feature documentary, Alison, based on the Marianne Thamm book, I Have Life. It premiered at the Dances with Films Festival. [8] She has also directed the music videos 17 shots, Die Deur, Wildste Oomblik and Beauty of Africa for the Sony Music Africa. [9] [10]
Carlini's debut feature film, Angeliena, about a formerly homeless parking attendant, was released worldwide Netflix on October 8, 2021. [11] [12]
Carlini has two sons, Roka and Neo, both made their acting debuts together on the feature film, Angeliena. [13]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Sewe Sakke Sout | Yes | TV series | ||
2011 | Good Planets Are Hard to Find | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
2016 | Alison | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
The Butterfly Revolution | Yes | Yes | Yes | Commercial video | |
2017 | Die Bergs | Yes | Yes | Yes | TV series |
2019 | 17 Shots | Yes | Yes | Yes | Music video |
Die Deur | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
Far from home | Yes | Yes | Documentary | ||
Day Zero | Yes | Yes | Documentary | ||
2020 | Home #homehuman2020 | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
Wildste Oomblik | Yes | Yes | Music video | ||
2021 | Beauty of Africa | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
Angeliena | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film | |
2023 | Beyond the Light Barrier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Won | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Documentary Film | Alison | [14] |
Nominated | Silwerskerm Film Festival | Best documentary Feature | |||
Won | Writers Guild of South Africa | Best documentary script | |||
2017 | Won | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Documentary Feature | [15] | |
Nominated | South African Film and Television Awards | Best Documentary Feature | [16] | ||
Nominated | Best Achievement in Directing | ||||
2019 | Nominated | New Media Film Festival | Festival Award | 17 Shots | [17] |
2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best director | Angeliena | |
2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | First feature by a director | Angeliena | |
2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best film | Angeliena | |
2022 | Won | SAFTA Awards | Best supporting actor in a feature film: Tshamano Sebe | Angeliena | |
2022 | Nominated | SAFTA Awards | Best achievement in original music/score - feature film: Charl-Johan Lingenfelder | Angeliena | |
2023 | Won | Writers Guild of South Africa | Best produced documentary feature film screenplay | Beyond the light barrier |
![]() | A major contributor to this article appears to have a
close connection with its subject. (November 2021) |
Uga Carlini is a South African and Italian film director, writer, actor and producer. [1] [2] She is best known for her work on Alison (documentary film), 17 Shots (music video) and Angeliena (feature film). [3] [4]
Carlini was born in Pretoria, Gauteng and graduated from Stellenbosch University. [5] Her mother is South African and her father is of Italian descent.[ citation needed] She is the co-founder of the production company, Towerkop Creations in 2010, which supports female driven stories. [6] Her debut documentary short film, Good Planets Are Hard to Find, was about Elizabeth Klarer. [7] In 2016, she directed the feature documentary, Alison, based on the Marianne Thamm book, I Have Life. It premiered at the Dances with Films Festival. [8] She has also directed the music videos 17 shots, Die Deur, Wildste Oomblik and Beauty of Africa for the Sony Music Africa. [9] [10]
Carlini's debut feature film, Angeliena, about a formerly homeless parking attendant, was released worldwide Netflix on October 8, 2021. [11] [12]
Carlini has two sons, Roka and Neo, both made their acting debuts together on the feature film, Angeliena. [13]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Sewe Sakke Sout | Yes | TV series | ||
2011 | Good Planets Are Hard to Find | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
2016 | Alison | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
The Butterfly Revolution | Yes | Yes | Yes | Commercial video | |
2017 | Die Bergs | Yes | Yes | Yes | TV series |
2019 | 17 Shots | Yes | Yes | Yes | Music video |
Die Deur | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
Far from home | Yes | Yes | Documentary | ||
Day Zero | Yes | Yes | Documentary | ||
2020 | Home #homehuman2020 | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
Wildste Oomblik | Yes | Yes | Music video | ||
2021 | Beauty of Africa | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
Angeliena | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film | |
2023 | Beyond the Light Barrier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Won | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Documentary Film | Alison | [14] |
Nominated | Silwerskerm Film Festival | Best documentary Feature | |||
Won | Writers Guild of South Africa | Best documentary script | |||
2017 | Won | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Documentary Feature | [15] | |
Nominated | South African Film and Television Awards | Best Documentary Feature | [16] | ||
Nominated | Best Achievement in Directing | ||||
2019 | Nominated | New Media Film Festival | Festival Award | 17 Shots | [17] |
2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best director | Angeliena | |
2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | First feature by a director | Angeliena | |
2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best film | Angeliena | |
2022 | Won | SAFTA Awards | Best supporting actor in a feature film: Tshamano Sebe | Angeliena | |
2022 | Nominated | SAFTA Awards | Best achievement in original music/score - feature film: Charl-Johan Lingenfelder | Angeliena | |
2023 | Won | Writers Guild of South Africa | Best produced documentary feature film screenplay | Beyond the light barrier |