DIRK VAN NIEKERK

DIRECTOR / DOP
Behind the Scenes, Commercial, Corporate, Documentary, Fashion, Sport

What started out as a hobby capturing adventures in Thailand during a gap year quickly developed into Dirk’s full-blown passion for film making.

A series of beautifully crafted and hard-hitting content pieces followed and this rapidly contributed to building up a solid client base and a strong portfolio of work.

Dirk continues to go from strength to strength as a Director and depending on the project will also DOP and Edit campaigns he works on, which attributes to his all-round skills as a content creator

His long list of industry awards are testimony to his talent and the dedication he has to his craft. These include a Silver Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in 2017, A Gold Loeries Award, Craft Gold for Cinematography and Directing and

being ranked by the Loeries Judging Panel as the top Cinematographer in South Africa in 2017.

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SHOWREEL

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DIRECTOR,DOP

CAMERA

VARIOUS

CATEGORY

Commercial TVC

SHOWREEL

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SURF SHACK OUTREACH

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DIRECTOR, DOP

CAMERA

RED

CATEGORY

COMMERCIAL

SURF SHACK OUTREACH

CLIENT

MOCHACHOS JUST GOT HOTTER

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DIRECTOR, DOP

CAMERA

RED

CATEGORY

COMMERCIAL

MOCHACHOS JUST GOT HOTTER

CLIENT

DO MY OWN THING - TAMY MOYO

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DIRECTOR, DOP

CAMERA

RED

CATEGORY

MUSIC VIDEO

DO MY OWN THING - TAMY MOYO

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UNILEVER

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DIRECTOR, DOP

CAMERA

RED

CATEGORY

COMMERCIAL

UNILEVER

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VODACOM CONGO

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DIRECTOR, DOP

CAMERA

RED

CATEGORY

COMMERCIAL

VODACOM CONGO

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SPORTINGBET

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DIRECTOR

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RED DRAGON

CATEGORY

COMMERCIAL

SPORTINGBET

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PRIMUS

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DOP

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RED

CATEGORY

COMMERCIAL

PRIMUS

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CIPLA PHARMACEUTICALS

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DIRECTOR, DOP

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RED

CATEGORY

COMMERCIAL

CIPLA PHARMACEUTICALS

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HUMANCARE CIPLA

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DIRECTOR

CAMERA

RED

CATEGORY

COMMERCIAL

HUMANCARE CIPLA

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MENS HEALTH

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DIRECTOR, DOP

CAMERA

RED

CATEGORY

COMMERCIAL

MENS HEALTH

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BRING EM OVA - LIONESS

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DIRECTOR, DOP

CAMERA

RED

CATEGORY

MUSIC VIDEO

BRING EM OVA - LIONESS

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SNEAKERLAB

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DOP

CAMERA

RED

CATEGORY

SPORT

SNEAKERLAB

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CATHERINE DEANE

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DIRECTOR, DOP

CAMERA

RED

CATEGORY

FASHION

CATHERINE DEANE

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OPEL

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DIRECTOR, DOP

CAMERA

RED

CATEGORY

COMMERCIAL

OPEL

CLIENT

DIAMOND THUG

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DIRECTOR, DOP

CAMERA

RED

CATEGORY

MUSIC VIDEO

DIAMOND THUG