Perivi Katjavivi

Perivi John Katjavivi, is a Namibian-British filmmaker.[1][2] Perivi has made several critically acclaimed films including Eembwiti, The Unseen and Film Festival Film. Apart from direction, he is also a producer, writer, camera operator, actor, cinematographer and editor.[3]

Perivi Katjavivi
Born
Perivi John Katjavivi

22 January 1984
Oxford, England
NationalityNamibian
British
Alma materColumbia College Hollywood
University of Cape Town
University of the Western Cape
OccupationDirector, writer, screen writer, cinematographer, editor
Years active2008–present
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Parents
Websitehttps://perivikatjavivi.com

Personal life

He was born in Oxford, England to a Namibian father and an English mother in a family with five siblings. His father Peter Katjavivi is a Namibian politician and diplomat and mother is Jane Katjavivi. Peter is the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia and the chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology. Previously he was the founding Vice-Chancellor of the University of Namibia from 1992 to 2003, Ambassador to the European Union from 2003 to 2006, Ambassador to Germany from 2006 to 2008, and Director General of the National Planning Commission from 2008 to 2010.[4][5]

He grew up in Windhoek, Namibia. He studied film at Columbia College in Los Angeles where he obtained a BA. He holds an MA in African Cinema from the University of Cape Town.[6] He is currently a PhD candidate in Visual History at the University of the Western Cape.

Career

In 2016, Perivi made his maiden feature film The Unseen. The film was screened at several film festivals including Busan, in competition at Durban. The film won the award for the Best Film at Innsbruck in Austria as well.[7] In 2019, he produced the short Film Festival Film, was co-directed with Mpumelelo Mcata. The film has its World Premiere at the 69th Berlinale in February 2019.[1]

Apart from cinema, he has also written extensively for the Windhoek Observer, Africa is a Country and OkayAfrica.[7]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2008The ShopDirectorShort film
2009Love Is...Director, producerShort film
2011EembwitiDirectorShort film
2012100 BucksActor: NolanShort film
2012My Beautiful NightmareDirector, writer, producer, camera operator, cinematographer, editorShort film
2016Uushimba (City-Life)WriterShort film
2016The UnseenDirector, writer, producerFeature film[8]
2018Emoyeni: NsangulukoDirectorTV Mini-Series
2019Film Festival FilmDirector, producer, camera operator, additional editorFeature film[9]

References
  1. "Perivi Katjavivi". British Film Institute. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. "Perivi John Katjavivi: Director, Screenwriter". berlinale. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. "Perivi Katjavivi: filmmaker and writer". Africasacountry. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. "Search". www.unmultimedia.org. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  5. "The intellectual liberation struggle hero: Professor Peter Katjavivi (1941 … )". New Era Newspaper Namibia. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  6. "Perivi Katjavivi". British Film Institute. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. "Perivi Katjavivi career". Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  8. "Joburg: Namibian Director Perivi Katjavivi on His Drama 'The Unseen'". Variety Media. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. "Film Festival Film". Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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