Sibs Shongwe-La Mer
- January 8, 2024
- Film Director
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Sibs Shongwe-La Mer |
| Occupation | Film Director |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 11, 1991(1991-09-11) |
| Age | 33 |
| Birthplace | Johannesburg |
| Country | South Africa |
| Birth City | Gauteng |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Sibs Shongwe-La Mer Biography
| Name | Sibs Shongwe-La Mer |
| Birthday | Sep 11 |
| Birth Year | 1991 |
| Place Of Birth | Johannesburg |
| Home Town | Gauteng |
| Birth Country | South Africa |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Sibs Shongwe-La Mer is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on September 11, 1991 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Sibs Shongwe- La Mer (born 11 September 1991) is a screenwriter, film director, musician, TED (conference) talks alumni and visual artist born in Johannesburg, South Africa. His critically acclaimed debut feature film, Necktie Youth premiered in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival and numerous top tier international film festivals, winning “Best South African Feature Film” and “Best Direction” at the Durban International Film Festival in 2015. The film went on to garner a multitude of awards including “Best Achievement in Cinematography” and “Best Achievement in editing” at the 2015 South African Film and Television Awards. Necktie Youth was theatrically released in South Africa (2015) at Ster-Kinekor and on the iTunes Store & DStv Box-office. The film was later released in the Netherlands, Brazil & American VOD between 2016–2017. Mid 2016, Shongwe-La Mer signed representation contracts with top London film lit agency Casarotto Ramsey & Associates , Rick Yorn’s legendary LBI entertainment & Hollywood heavy weight CAA.
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Sibs Shongwe-La Mer Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Film Director |
| House | Living in own house. |
Sibs Shongwe-La Mer is one of the richest Film Director from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sibs Shongwe-La Mer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Sibs Shongwe-La Mer (born Sibusiso Mandla Shongwe) was born in Sandton in the Northern Suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa on 11 September 1991. His visual art and cinema career began in his late teens after the untimely death of a high school girlfriend and other influential tragedies befell his social circle and resulted in the creation of various bodies of art and film exploring themes of suburbia malaise, depression and the new South African experience. First working as an independent music video director and rock n roll photographer for local acts, Shongwe-La Mer had his first notable international film festival exposure with self funded low-fi production “Territorial Pissings” that was screened as a work-in-progresses at the 70th Venice International Film Festival (La Biennale di Venezia) in 2013 with a copy of the work added to the festivals historical archives. At this time, Shongwe-La Mer was additional active as a visual artist & photographer, exhibiting works in his country of birth as well as various galleries around the world.
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In 2018 Shongwe-La Mer participated in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival where he took his screenplay “Color Of The Skull” to l´Atelier de la Cinéfondation. Shongwe-La Mer took the top prize winning Le Prix ARTE International for most promising cinematic vision.
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Simon Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Sibs Shongwe-La Mer celebrates birthday on September 11 of every year.