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Sibs Shongwe- La Mer: Biography of Sibs Shongwe- La Mer, Age, Career & Net Worth,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sibs Shongwe- La Mer (born 11 September 1991) is a screenwriter, film director, musician, TED talks alumni and visual artist born in Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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 \u201cBest South African Feature Film\u201d and \u201cBest Direction\u201d at the Durban International Film Festival in 2015.<\/p>\n

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The film went on to garner a multitude of awards including \u201cBest Achievement in Cinematography\u201d and \u201cBest Achievement in editing\u201d 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\u20132017. Mid 2016, Shongwe-La Mer signed representation contracts with top London film lit agency Casarotto Ramsey & Associates , Rick Yorn\u2019s legendary LBI entertainment & Hollywood heavy weight CAA.<\/p>\n

Sibs Shongwe- La Mer Age<\/h2>\n

He was born on on 11 September 1991 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Shongwe-La Mer is 29 years old as of 2020.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Sibs Shongwe- La Mer Career<\/h2>\n

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 \u201cTerritorial Pissings\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

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. In 2016, Shongwe-La Mer made the selection for the Berlinale Talents program of the prestigious Berlinale. 2017 brought the young director back to the festival for a third consecutive year of participance with a feature film in development selected for the \u201cBerlinale Directors\u201d category of the Co-Production Market (European Film Market ) with the screenplay for South African drama \u201cThe Color Of The Skull\u201d. The project was presented to top industry professionals as an alumni project. On numerous occasions the South African director has expressed a respect for the A-list festival.<\/p>\n

Later that year Shongwe-La Mer had a third feature project selected for the\u00a0Paris Co-Production Village\u00a0at the 2017\u00a0Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es Film Festival\u00a0where he presented a third feature screenplay for project \u201cThe Sound Of Animals Fighting\u201d. That October,\u00a0Variety (magazine)\u00a0reported the feature will star Hollywood heartthrob\u00a0Emile Hirsch\u00a0and X-Men star\u00a0Alice Braga\u00a0shooting in Brazil and Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

In 2018 Shongwe-La Mer participated in the prestigious\u00a0Cannes Film Festival\u00a0where he took his screenplay \u201cColor Of The Skull\u201d to\u00a0l\u00b4Atelier de la Cin\u00e9fondation. Shongwe-La Mer took the top prize winning Le Prix\u00a0ARTE\u00a0International for most promising cinematic vision.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Filmography<\/h2>\n

<\/span>As writer\/director<\/span><\/h3>\n
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  • Necktie Youth\u00a0<\/i>(2015) (Urucu media\/Halal Films)<\/li>\n
  • Territorial Pissings<\/i>\u00a0(2013) (Whitman Pictures Independent)<\/li>\n
  • Death Of Tropics<\/i>\u00a0(2012) (Whitman Pictures Independent)<\/li>\n
  • The Sound Of Animals Fighting (In Development) (2018) (Fireworx Media)<\/li>\n
  • Color Of The Skull (In Development) (2018) (Mille Et Une Paris\/Halal Film\/Whitman Pictures Independent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/span>As actor<\/span><\/h3>\n
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    • Necktie Youth\u00a0<\/i>(Supporting Lead- \u201cSeptember\u201d) (2015) (SA)<\/li>\n
    • \u201cThe Cubs Won (And I Died) (Supporting role- \u201cBrice\u201d) (2017) (US)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      <\/span><\/span>As Producer\/Executive Producer<\/span><\/h3>\n
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      • Territorial Pissings<\/i>\u00a0(2013)<\/li>\n
      • Death Of Tropics<\/i>\u00a0(2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        <\/span>Sibs Shongwe- La Mer Net Worth<\/h2>\n

        Shongwe-La Mer has an estimated net worth of $1 million.<\/p>\n