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CURRICULUM VITAE

JAN ENGELEN

PRODUCER DIRECTOR

CAMERAMAN EDITOR

SCRIPTWRITER ACTOR

VOICE ARTIST FOUNDER AND CO-OWNER WITH VICKY KENTE OF HADIDA TV

PRODUCTION PRO FOR GAUTENG FENCING ASSOCIATION (2013-2014)

ADJUDICATOR FOR NEA, THE WRITERS GUILD OF SOUTH AFRICA AND ZWAKALA

CONTACT INFO Jan Engelen

P.O.BOX 91225 AUCKLANDPARK 2006 011 888 6301 083 747 1507

Angelfactree@gmail.com

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Personal details Gender: Male Languages: English, Afrikaans, Dutch, and basic French D.O.B 1946/06/07 Contact nr: 083 747 1507

Training and experience Stage management and acting: Stellenbosch Univ.

1968 -1970 Professional actor, company manager and director

for TRUK 1971-1974 Introduction to Tv production at the Belgian Radio

and Television. 1975 Director/scriptwriter/concept development for

SABC in the following genres: Drama, magazine , children’s , documentary, science and Youth drama

series. 1976 – 1985 Freelance Director, producer, actor, scriptwriter,

cameraman, editor and concept development 1985 – today

Experience in virtual reality Multi camera productions

Live broadcast

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SUMMARY

1. TELEVISION AND FILM DIRECTING/PRODUCING DIRECTOR SABC DRAMA, ARTS PROGRAM AND YOUTH PROGRAMMES 1975-1984 SINCE 1985 FREELANCE DIRECTOR/PRODUCER HAS EXPERIENCE IN FILM, VIDEO SINGLE CAM AND MULTI CAM PRODUCTIONS, LIVE BROADCASTS, VIRTUAL REALITY AND YOUTH PROGRAMMES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, DRAMA, YOUTH DRAMA SERIES, CORPORATE VIDEOS, ENTERTAINMENT, TRAINING VIDEOS AND DOCUMENTARIES.

2. SCRIPTWRITING CONCEPTUALIZED AND WROTE AWARD WINNING CHILDREN'S SERIES – VUURHOUTJIELAND , FEATHERFOOT FARM AND KABARETE YAPONI. HAS WRITTEN YOUTH DRAMA SERIES, NUMEROUS CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, CORPORATE SCRIPTS AND DOCUMENTARIES.

3. LANGUAGE DUBBING AND VOICE ARTIST DIRECTOR AND VOICE ARTIST IN THE LANGUAGE DUBBING FIELD SINCE 1975. VOICE ARTIST FOR COMMERCIALS, CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMES, DOCUMENTARIES AND CORPORATE VIDEOS.

4. DIRECTOR/CAMERAMAN (South Africa, Canada, Belgium, USA, England, Switzerland, Germany and Denmark)

DIRECTOR/CAMERAMAN ON VARIOUS PROJECTS SINCE 1997 – THESE INCLUDE DRAMA SERIES, CORPORATES, MAGAZINE PROGRAMMES, WILDLIFE, INFOMERCIALS, ADVERTS, RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMES, PROGRAMMES FOR THE DEAF AND MUSIC SHOWS.

5. EDITOR SINCE 2000: EDITED MUSIC PROGRAMMES, COMMERCIALS, CORPORATES, MAGAZINE PROGRAMMES, CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMES, DRAMA SERIES AND INFOMERCIALS. PINACCLE AND FINAL CUT PRO. HAS DONE WORK FOR CORPORATE CLIENTS: Kellogg’s, Simba, Sasko, Eskom, Dewfresh, Colgate, London School of Fashion (SA), Birchwood, Beacon, SARS, Kenwood, Delonghi, Security world.

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AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS 1971 ACTOR OF THE YEAR (NOMINATION) OEDIPUS

1974 ACTOR OF THE YEAR (NOMINATION) HAND VOL VERE

1978 BEST TV YOUTH SERIES STAR

TONIGHT ADOONS HULLE

1979 BEST TV CHILDREN’S PROGR. (NOMINATION) Artes

TROMPIE

1984 BEST TV DIRECTOR CHILDREN’S PROGR. STAR TONIGHT

KABARETE YAPONI

1984 BEST TV YOUTH PROGR. DIRECTOR (NOMINATION) Artes

KABARETE YAPONI

1987 BEST TV DIRECTOR YOUTH SERIES STAR TONIGHT

DRAMA:SEEDUIKER

1987 BEST TV YOUTH SERIES ( NOMINATION) Artes

DRAMA:SEEDUIKER

1988 BEST TV DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S PROGR. STAR TONIGHT

FEATHERFOOT FARM

1989 BEST DIRECTED CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME STAR TONIGHT

FEATHERFOOT FARM

1989 BEST PERFORMANCE IN LANGUAGE DUBBING (NOMINATION) Artes

1994 BEST TV YOUTH MAGAZINE PROGR. (NOMINATION) Artes

SHAKIES

1998 BEST ACTUALITY INSERT VITA AWARD

DEAF TELEVISION

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US INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL CERTIFICATE FOR CREATIVE EXCELLENCE

EVE’S CRADLE (DRAMA SERIES)

RECENT WORK 2012 - SABC 2; How Do They Do That!!!? 13 part Youth magazine programme series. – Scriptwriting, directing, editing, voice over, camera. 2012 – kykNET – Actor (Zoutevis) in 13-part sitcom: Moeggeploeg – Izigi Productions. 2012-2013 - ESKOM EXPO for Young Scientists: Producer, Script development, Camera, Editing, and Directing. Information DVD on the creation of Science Projects. Producer/ Director Information DVD on Judging at a Science Fair. Producer/ Director

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2013 – 13 Ep. Youth Drama series scripts: Danz! for KykNET : Producer 2013 – 13 Ep. Magazine youth programme series : Hug A Tree for SABC 2 : Director, scriptwriter 2014 – 13 Ep. Magazine science programme: How do they do that for SABC 2 : Director, scriptwriter 2014 – Pilot programme DanZ! for KykNET : Director,producer (HADIDA Tv and Gambit films.) 2014 – Feature film : Paw Paw vir my darling – Actor: Saltie MOST RECENT: 2015 – Discover Science – co-production with SABC and NHK (Japan) : SA Director 2015 - 2016 – 13 Ep. Youth magazine science programme: How Do They Do That series 3 for SABC 2 : Director, Scriptwriter 2015 – 2016 – 26 Ep. Youth drama series, DanZ! For KykNET : Producer, Director, Headwriter. A detailed CV and references available on request Jan Engelen