Currently a lecturer in film and television studies, teaching scriptwriting and directing to both undergraduate and postgraduate students at Wits University, Damon Heatlie is also engaged in writing for television, and has a keen interest in feature
...MoreCurrently a lecturer in film and television studies, teaching scriptwriting and directing to both undergraduate and postgraduate students at Wits University, Damon Heatlie is also engaged in writing for television, and has a keen interest in feature film development. Prior to working at Wits he worked in academia and in the film industry. He started off teaching Film Studies at the University of Transkei after completing a Masters degree in literary and cultural studies, and then went on to work as a full-time film producer and director for several years, running a small production company that focused predominantly on music video production. He has also worked on several documentary projects, and along with partner Jonathan Timm, won the Best New Documentary Award at Cape Town's Sithengi film festival in 1999. The award was for a fifty two minute film, Waiting for Justice, which tackled problems in the criminal justice system.
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