Elaine Proctor
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Born1960 (age 65–66)
Johannesburg, South Africa
CitizenshipSouth African
OccupationsNovelist, film director, screenwriter, actor
Yearsactive1979–present
Elaine Proctor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 (age 65–66) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Citizenship | South African |
| Occupations | Novelist, film director, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Notable work | Friends Game for Vultures |
Elaine Proctor (born 1960) is a South African film director, screenwriter, novelist, and actress. Her film Friends was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or Special Distinction.[1]
Proctor attended the National Film and Television School, where she studied under director Mike Leigh.[2] Her graduation film, On the Wire, won the school's Sutherland Trophy.[3] Proctor has also written two novels. Her second novel, Savage Hour, was shortlisted for the 2015 Barry Ronge Fiction Prize.[4]
- Game for Vultures (1979)
- Sharpeville Spirit (1986)
- We Will See/Re tla bona (1987)
- On the Wire (1990)
- Friends (1993)
- Kin (2000)[3][5]
