BRIDGET PICKERING

Producer

Bridget Pickering was the South African co-producer on Hotel Rwanda, the Terry George Oscar™ nominated feature film. She is a veteran of the industry who has produced and directed over 20 films. She started her film career as a Casting Associate with Bonnie Timmermann at Universal Pictures in New York on films such as The Last of the Mohicans and Glengarry Glen Ross. In 1992, she formed On Land Productions, an independent video and film production company based in Namibia. On Land Productions produced Sophia’s homecoming, which has been screened on Arte, Canal Plus and at the Rotterdam Film Festival.

Bridget has directed documentaries and short films including Uno’s World , part of the Mama Africa series which was screened on PBS and had a 21 country cinema release, and Dreams of a Good Life a documentary which has been screened on Arte, YLE-Finland and won awards at BANFF and at the Zanzibar film Festival . Bridget recently produced 2 of SABC's top audience rated drama series “Redemption” and “uGugu no Andile", based on Romeo and Juliet. She is currently preparing her next feature project, Taste of Rain directed by Richard Pakleppa.