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René van Rooyen is a director, screenwriter and co-owner of the motion picture company Red Letter Day Pictures. She graduated with distinction in BA Media, and majors in directing and screenwriting from AFDA. Her short film Nantes has been screened at dozens of festivals, including NIFF (Naoussa International Film Festival), DIFF (Durban International Film Festival) and SHNIT and won the South African Silwerskerm festival for best picture and director. Her short film Pathology was selected by South Africa's NFVF female filmmaker programme and premiered at DIFF. In 2015 she directed Mooirivier and co-wrote and co-produced Hollywood in my huis. She is also co-creator and director of the kykNET hit show Alles Malan and Alles Malan 2. Her feature Toorbos, funded by kykNET Films and the National Video and Film foundation, was released in May 2020. Through Red Letter Day Pictures she has co-written and co-produced Vaselinetjie, which received numerous accolades, including the best picture award at the kykNET Silwerskerm festival and best humanitarian film at Sedona International Film Festival. She has over 10 years’ experience directing various documentary and narrative works for kykNET, SABC, MNet and Mzansi Magic.