Namibian Film Director and Scriptwriter.

Vickus Strijdom was born in Namibia in 1977. From a very young age he fell in love with the film medium and shot his first film on a 16mm camera whilst still in high school. After matriculating he went on to study toward and Honours Degree in Directing and Screenwriting which he achieved cum laude. Vickus has directed various music videos, commercials, series pilots, documentaries and drama series episodes for South African television. Vickus' debut as feature film director is the the film Zama Zama (2012) for which he also wrote the screenplay. "I am a strict formalist and love classical cinema techniques" - Vickus Strijdom.

Source:
http://zamazamamovie.com/node/35

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Regissör född i Namibia 1977. Vickus förälskade sig i filmmediet som barn och började filma med 16mm filmkamera redan i gymnasiet. Han tog universitetsexamen i regi och manus och har sedan regisserat musikvideor, reklamfilmer, dokumentärer och dramaserier för sydafrikansk TV. Zama Zama (2012) är Vickus långfilmsdebut.

Source: CinemAfrica 2013
http://cinemafrica.se/zama-zama/