Sydney Taivavashe (born March 20,1991) is a Zimbabwean film director, producer and screenwriter.[1][2]
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Born | 1991 (1991) (age 31) Masvingo |
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Known for | Filmmaking |
Notable work | Gonarezhou: The Movie |
Awards | National Arts Merit Awards |
Sydney Taivavashe was born in 1991 in Masvingo, Zimbabwe where he grew up.[3]
Sydney made his debut film in 2006, a short film titled The Terrific Nights.[4] His first feature film Through The Night was nominated at 2014 National Arts Merit Awards in the outstanding feature film category.[5]
In 2017, Sydney won a NAMA award for directing Seiko, a silent short film.[6] In the same year he partnered with Great Zimbabwe University to produce feature film Solo naMutsai, portraying the experience of students who come from poor backgrounds at the university.[7] In 2019, Sydney produced an anti-poaching awareness film titled Gonarezhou: The Movie[8] which featured artist Tamy Moyo and Zimbabwe president's daughter Tariro Mnangagwa. In 2021 it was announced that Sydney was working on a movie that documents the life of Zimbabwean iconic spirit medium Mbuya Nehanda.[9][10]
Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
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2014 | National Arts Merit Awards | Outstanding Film Through the Night[12] | Nominated |
2016 | Zimbabwe International Film Festival | Best International Director | Nominated |
2017 | National Arts Merit Awards | Outstanding Short Film Seiko[13] | Won |
2020 | Pan-African Film Festival | Programmers Best First Feature Narrative Gonarezhou[14] | Won |
2020 | Pan-African Film Festival | Best First Feature Director[15] | Won |