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Nicole Schafer is a South African filmmaker, born in 1980. She is best known for her work on the films "The Forgotten Kingdom" (2013) and "The Wound" (2017). Schafer studied film at the University of Cape Town, graduating in 2003. She has since worked as a director, producer, and editor on a variety of projects, including documentaries, short films, and feature films. Schafer's feature film debut, "The Forgotten Kingdom," was released in 2013 and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Her second feature film, "The Wound," was released in 2017 and won the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. Schafer has also directed several short films, including "The Suitcase" (2009), "The Letter" (2011), and "The Gift" (2013). Schafer is currently based in Cape Town, South Africa. She is married and has two children.

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2012

Schafer wrote, directed and produced her first feature film Buddha in Africa between 2012 and 2019. It is a documentary following a child growing up in a Buddhist Taiwanese orphanage in Malawi. The film won the award for best South African documentary film at Durban International Film Festival and was automatically qualified as an Oscar (Academy Award) nomination.

2011

Schafer began producing the films under her production banner Thinking Strings Media. Thinking Strings is based in KwaZulu-Natal and aims to support the production of documentaries in the province. It is also organizing the Umbono Film Festival for local young people, in conjunction with Michaelhouse school and the Michaelhouse Community Partnership Trust. In 2011, her short film documentary Homage to the Buddha - of Africa (Namo Amitofo) was screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam. This was planned as a study for a longer work.

2006

Schafer completed her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in film and television production at the University of Cape Town. Whilst studying, she was inspired by the work of film-makers such as Nick Broomfield, Chris Marker, D.A. Pennebaker, Jean Rouch and Dziga Vertov. The film she made as her thesis was called The Ballad of Rosalind Ballingall and was screened at the 2006 Frijbourg Film Festival.

1980

Nicole Schafer (born 1980) is a South African writer, film director, producer, editor and cinematographer. In 2019, her film Buddha in Africa was considered for an Oscar nomination.