Steven Markovitz (born 1965) is a South African film and television
producer. He has produced, co-produced and executive-produced
features, documentaries and short films. Steven has been producing and
distributing for over 20 years. Since 2007, he has worked all over
Africa producing documentary series and fiction. He is a member of
AMPAS, co-founder of Electric South & Encounters Documentary Festival
and the founder of the African Screen Network.Recent productions
include aKasha by hajooj kuka (Venice Critics Week, TIFF, 2018),
Rafiki by Wanuri Kahiu (Cannes Un Certain Regard, 2018), the
documentary Silas by Anjali Nayar, Hawa Essuman (TIFF, IDFA 2017),
Beats of the Antonov by hajooj kuka (TIFF Documentary Audience Award,
2014), High Fantasy by Jenna Bass (TIFF, Berlinale 2018), Viva Riva By
Djo Munga (TIFF 2010, Berlinale 2011) and Behind the Rainbow.Markovitz
began his career in 1992 and co-founded the production company Big
World Cinema in Cape Town in 1994. In 1999, he produced the short film
Husk, which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival;
followed by the award-winning It's My Life (2001), the intimate
portrait of South African AIDS activist Zackie Achmat. The Tap won
Best South African Documentary at the Apollo Film Festival 2003 and
Best Production of the Year at the Stone Awards, South
Africa.Markovitz co-produced the Academy Award-nominated short film
Inja ("Dog") in 2003; followed by the award-winning South
African-Canadian feature film Proteus directed by John Greyson and
Jack Lewis which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in
2003 and Berlin; Raya, a short film part of the "Mama Afrika" series,
which was theatrically released in the US in 2003; and the TV movie
Crossing the Line by award-winning director Brian Tilley.
producer. He has produced, co-produced and executive-produced
features, documentaries and short films. Steven has been producing and
distributing for over 20 years. Since 2007, he has worked all over
Africa producing documentary series and fiction. He is a member of
AMPAS, co-founder of Electric South & Encounters Documentary Festival
and the founder of the African Screen Network.Recent productions
include aKasha by hajooj kuka (Venice Critics Week, TIFF, 2018),
Rafiki by Wanuri Kahiu (Cannes Un Certain Regard, 2018), the
documentary Silas by Anjali Nayar, Hawa Essuman (TIFF, IDFA 2017),
Beats of the Antonov by hajooj kuka (TIFF Documentary Audience Award,
2014), High Fantasy by Jenna Bass (TIFF, Berlinale 2018), Viva Riva By
Djo Munga (TIFF 2010, Berlinale 2011) and Behind the Rainbow.Markovitz
began his career in 1992 and co-founded the production company Big
World Cinema in Cape Town in 1994. In 1999, he produced the short film
Husk, which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival;
followed by the award-winning It's My Life (2001), the intimate
portrait of South African AIDS activist Zackie Achmat. The Tap won
Best South African Documentary at the Apollo Film Festival 2003 and
Best Production of the Year at the Stone Awards, South
Africa.Markovitz co-produced the Academy Award-nominated short film
Inja ("Dog") in 2003; followed by the award-winning South
African-Canadian feature film Proteus directed by John Greyson and
Jack Lewis which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in
2003 and Berlin; Raya, a short film part of the "Mama Afrika" series,
which was theatrically released in the US in 2003; and the TV movie
Crossing the Line by award-winning director Brian Tilley.
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