Kurt Egelhof
OWNER at MANJARO MEDIA PTY LTD
Actor, Director, Playwright, Producer, Screenwriter, Songwriter and Theatre Director
Cape Town, South Africa
February 2021
> 2 weeks ago
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About Kurt
Kurt Egelhof is born and raised South African with a strong root in film, Theatre and television since 1980. A drama graduate from the University of Natal, he first stepped into professional acting in 1981.
Movie highlights include Ghost and the Darkness, The Last Victims, Zulu Love Letters, The Native Who Caused all The Trouble, Windprints, Perfume of The Cyclone.
He has directed approximately 250 episodes of local drama/soap, in series like Isidingo, Scandal and Backstage.
A working actor, touring the world with his own stage scripts, while developing younger talent for screen and stage.
Personal Quote:
As long as you keep chasing money, you will always be a follower of someone else's dream. Let your heart lead your life, and the money will follow you.
Unique traits: 40+plus years uninterrupted in the industry, ofay with every aspect of Production. Devastating combination of Humour and Passion. NEVER EVER CHASED THE MONEY! (Believing that following one's passion will make The Money follow you!) At 60+ I'm still very active - SURFING, GOLF, BASS GUITAR,
Certifications
Links
Loglines
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A MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Budget: $1M - $5M | Adventure A South African love triangle across racial divide-lines, plays out on a mountain sports camp, with deadly consequences and a reunion of a family that may have been lost forever.
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FOR GENERATIONS Budget: $10M - $30M | Experimental An actor with a diminishing career, enlists the help of his dead father and grandfather to overcome a curse that has stalked this family for generations, pushing him to the edge of insanity, as he attempts to rescue his son from this ever-lurking, inter-generational, vengeful 'thing.'
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THE ART OF FAKING AN ORGASM Budget: $100K - $1M | Romance ⋄ Comedy A dropout nerd and a quirky art student discover great why sex is not necessarily fake sex, which lands them in the center of a corrupt syndicate running the affairs of a quiet seaside hamlet.
Credits
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GENERATIONS (
2004 )
Drama by MORULA FILMS PRODUCER A DAILY DRAMA SET IN AN ASPIRATIONAL ADVERTISING AGENCY IN SOUTH AFRICA -
THIS LIFE (
2003 )
Television by FREMANTLE SA PRODUCER A SOUTH AFRICAN ADAPTATION OF THE BRITISH SERIES 'THIS LIFE', INVESTING IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS LIVING IN A COMMUNE. -
HOD CREATIVE DEPARTMENT, ENDEMOL SA (
1999 - 2000 )
Television by ENDEMOL SA HEAD OF DEPARTMENT -
ISIDINGO (
1998 - 2000 )
Drama by ENDEMOL SA DIRECTOR A DAILY DRAMA SET ON A GOLD MINE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Awards
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
(2018) -
BEST DIRECTOR - ISIDINGO
(1999)
Education
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UKZN BA Drama
(1978-1980)
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