Boet Troskie

Dr. Cornelis Abraham (Boet) Troskie, born 2 November in Bloemfontein, South Africa, established Mimosa Films in 1964 when reading a script from the legendary comedian Al Debbo. After his successful debut, one of the most successful partnerships arose for Boet, with writer and director Jamie Uys, who at the time was climbing the ladders of the South African film industry. Between 1969 and 1973 Boet produced award winning films, including the popular "Dirkie", aka "Lost in the Desert", which followed a father's journey to save his son from the harsh Namibian desert. In 1972, "Lost in the Desert" won an award at the Teheran Film Festival, and became a classic in its own right. In 1974, Boet produced a highly successful documentary with Jamie as writer, director and cinematographer. The film took a number of years to complete, but their efforts were well awarded. Internationally, "Beautiful People" aka "Animals are Beautiful People" won the Golden Globe for Best Documentary, the Golden Scissors award for Outstanding Achievement in Editing and the Eddy Award for Best Editing. Between 1975 and 1980, Boet continued to work with the most successful names in the South Africa film industry, including directors Daan Retief, Jan Scholtz, Dirk de Villiers, Elmo de Witt, Emil Nofal, Ivan Hall and Jamie Uys. In 1980 Boet, as Executive Producer, released South Africa's most successful feature film to date, the cult classic "The Gods Must be Crazy". Boet secured an agreement with Twentieth Century Fox for the film and settled in America to personally oversee the film's distribution and promotion. Boet returned to South Africa and produced another six films between 1981 and 1989, including the sequels "Funny People II" and "The Gods Must be Crazy II". Today, Boet remains an integral part of the Mimosa Film group as Chairman of the Board.