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BRIGID OLEN Co-producer


Brigid was recently instrumental in bringing to screen Nobel Literature Prize Winner, J.M Coetzee's, much coveted movie adaptation of the Booker Prize novel, Disgrace.  For nearly a decade some of South Africa's top producers have jostled for the opportunity to make the picture. Olën was the co-producer on the movie starring two time Academy Award® nominee, John Malkovich.

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With an entertainment career that spans more than two decades. In 1995 Brigid and Marlow de Mardt formalised DO Productions which has played an instrumental role in the development of the South African feature film industry. They began by producing commercials but soon returned to their passion, feature films.


In 2000, Brigid broke new ground with DO Productions' first international co-production on the feature Diamond Cut Diamond directed by Oscar nominee acclaimed director, Darrell J Roodt. This was followed by the features, Malunde and What Boys Like and the docudrama A Species Odyssey. Sumuru, their second co-production in 2002, was followed by the co-production The Ring of the Nibelungs, directed by Uli Edel in 2003.

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In 2004, Brigid was the South African producer on Tara Road starring Andie Mac Dowell. In 2005, she teamed up with Spier Films (U-Carmen E-Khayalitsha) to produce Son Of Man in 2005. The film won Best Feature at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, and Best Cinematography for a Narrative Feature, Best Director for a Narrative Feature, and the Special Jury Prize for Original Creative Vision at the River Run International Film Festival in Carolina, USA.

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The short film And There In The Dust produced in 2004 has been screened locally and internationally at over 35 festivals and won 10 awards to date. A full-length feature of the short film is currently in development and received a writers fellowship from Sundance earlier this year.

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Features and television films completed since 2005 by DO Productions include: Mercenary starring Steven Seagal, Follow Your Heart King Otto, Traumhotel: Afrika, To Be First, Sinking The Lusitania and Punch. Brigid and Marlow have developed a unique professional signature as hands-on producers, capitalising on their creative, conceptual and leadership qualities. DO Productions has built a solid reputation and earned enviable praise in providing its partners with exceptional service and expertise.


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