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Ross Devenish (born 15 November 1939) is a South African film director. His film Marigolds in August (1980) was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Berlin Bear Anniversary Prize. His feature film The Guest (1977) won a Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival.
Ross Devenish was born on 15 November 1939 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He is a director and assistant director, known for The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais (1977), Marigolds in August (1980) and Goal! The World Cup (1966).
- Ross Devenish
- November 15, 1939
Ross Devenish studied film-making in London. He started his career with documentaries, filming behind the Royalist lines in the Civil War in the Yemen, secretly entering and filming the mercenaries trapped in the besieged town of Bukava in the Congo after a failed coup, and the next year filming in Vietnam during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
Veteran filmmaker Ross Devenish made a very special visit to UCT in September 2012 as part of the African Cinema Unit's events.
filmmaker of the 1970s was Ross Devenish, who made three internationally praised South African films, Boesman and Lena (1973), The Guest (1977) and Marigolds in August (1979). Devenish, one of the most internationally acclaimed South African directors, was born in Polokwane (Pietersburg) in 1939. During his
Ross Devenish (born 15 November 1939) is a South African film director. His film Marigolds in August (1980) was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Berlin Bear Anniversary Prize.
Ross Devenish. A very committed filmmaker, he made three films with Athol Fugard. He brought a neo-realistic touch to South African cinema and knew how to be interested in the banal stories of ordinary people. He has organized numerous film workshops in Cape Town and Durban. 1965 – Tyburn Tree. 1966 – Goal ! 1971 – Now That the Buffalo’s Gone.
