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Louis Minnaar is a South African creator, working in a wide array of visual and audio fields. As a director, Louis is a commercials director at Darling Films, and has independently made dozens of music videos. As a fine artist, making work that ranges from illustrative to abstract to installation pieces, Louis has participated in many group exhibitions and had five solo shows. As a filmmaker and producer, Louis’ Afrikaans sci-fi short SIKLUS is a flagship of South African indie filmmaking. As a musician and performer, Louis’ classical music background as a cellist informs his electronic music-making with electro-rap pioneers Bittereinder, as well as his solo project “LuBOY”.
As a sound designer, Louis co-founded Planet Awesome with Peach van Pletzen to create soundscapes for commercials and films. As a production designer and stage designer, Louis has worked independently and with his wife Nadine Minnaar of Scene Visual Productions to create a variety of theatre, award shows and film set designs. As a motion designer, Louis co-founded a company called Albino Creations with Werner Burger, specialising in motion graphics and design. Louis' prolific body of work spanning nearly two decades has generated an impressive list of awards, critical acclaim, national and international collaborators and clients.
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CO-OWNER OF / CREATOR AT ALBINO CREATIONS
COMMERCIALS DIRECTOR FOR DARLING FILMS
AUDIO PRODUCTION WITH PLANET AWESOME
BEAT MAKER AS LuBOY
BAND MEMBER OF BITTEREINDER
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