John Trengove (director)

John Trengove
John Trengrove at the Berlin Film Festival 2023
Born (1978-03-21) March 21, 1978 (age 46)
Johannesburg
NationalitySouth African
CitizenshipSouth African
Alma materNew York University's Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation
  • film director
Known forThe Wound

John Trengove (born March 21, 1978)[1] is a South African film director, known for The Wound (2017)[2] and Manodrome (2023).[3]

Early life

John Trengove was born in Johannesburg in 1978. Trengove is the son of South African advocate, Wim Trengove.[4] He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[5]

Career

In 2010 Trengove directed the miniseries Hopeville, which was nominated for an international Emmy and received the Rose d'Or for drama. It was also released as a 92-minute feature film.[6]

His short film, The Goat, premiered at the Berlinale Film festival in 2014 and screened at over 40 film festivals worldwide. His 2017 film, The Wound premiered at the Sundance film festival, and won best feature at Frameline, Sarasota, Valencia and Taipei Film Festivals.[citation needed]

In 2023, he directed Manodrome.[7]

Filmography

Feature films

Year(s) Title(s) Writer(s) Producer(s) Studio(s)
2010 Hopeville[8] John Tengrove & Roger Smith, Michelle Rowe Mariki Van Der Walt and Harriet Gavshon
2017 The Wound Malusi Bengu and Thando Mgqolozana Cait Pansegrouw and Elias Ribeiro
2023 Manodrome[9] John Trengove

TV

References

  1. ^ "Festival des 3 Continents | John Trengove", www.3continents.com, retrieved 27 May 2017
  2. ^ "The Wound". Torino Film Lab. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ Debruge, Peter (18 February 2023). "'Manodrome' Review: Jesse Eisenberg Glowers His Way Through Reductive Look at Modern Masculinity". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. ^ "SA director pulls out of Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival". Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. ^ "John Trengove". urucumedia.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  6. ^ Hopeville (2010) - IMDb, retrieved 14 September 2021
  7. ^ Wise, Damon (18 February 2023). "Berlin Review: Jesse Eisenberg In John Trengrove's 'Manodrome'". Deadline. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. ^ Hopeville (2010) - IMDb, retrieved 5 September 2021
  9. ^ Manodrome - IMDb, retrieved 5 September 2021
  10. ^ The Lab (TV Series 2006– ) - IMDb, retrieved 5 September 2021
  11. ^ Bay of Plenty (TV Series 2007– ) - IMDb, retrieved 5 September 2021
  12. ^ Shuga (TV Series 2009– ) - IMDb, retrieved 5 September 2021
  13. ^ White Lies (TV Series 2024– ) - IMDb


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