Ross Devenish
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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.[1] His feature film The Guest (1977) won a Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival.
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Born | (1939-11-15) 15 November 1939 (age 84) Pietersburg (now Polokwane), South Africa |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1967-2002 |
Ross directed the eight-part adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House, which won three BAFTAs. His documentary about Native Americans, Now that the Buffalo's Gone, won a Blue Riband Award. He was one of the two directors engaged on Goal!, about the World Cup Competition being held in England in 1966. Goal! received the Robert Flaherty Award from BAFTA.