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Submission declined on 20 May 2024 by Timtrent (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Wicht may pass WP:NFILMMAKER, but the manner of presentation conceals that,
The lede is overlong (see WP:MOSLEDE), and is a list of stuff formatted as prose. It is quite unreadable. You need to consider what you are doing. As a paid editor you need to be on top of your craft before using for a review. Ask yourself, "Is this good work?" Where you cannot answer that it is, edit it, in this case brutally. As I proceed to the remainder, this is a set of obvious lists of stuff. This means that you have created a draft which is a list, followed by further lists. I am sure you can see why I am pushing this back to you for brutal editing. All you have to do, all, is to show that Wicht passes WP:NFILMMAKER. You have so far submitted this six times for review. You are being paid to get it right. Reviewers are all volunteers, and I see no reason to assist you in being paid. Please make your seventh submission for review the last, by diligent editing. And lose IMDB.
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Submission declined on 15 September 2023 by Cabrils (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by Cabrils 8 months ago. |
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Submission declined on 14 August 2022 by Greenman (talk). This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources. This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms that promote the subject. Declined by Greenman 21 months ago. |
Submission declined on 28 June 2022 by Star Mississippi (talk). This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources. This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms that promote the subject. Declined by Star Mississippi 22 months ago. |
Submission declined on 23 June 2022 by Theroadislong (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by Theroadislong 23 months ago. |
- Comment: There is substantial reviewer comment here. Please may I ask the reviewer who accepts this or a subsequent version to tick the box to copy the comments to the article's talk page 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 12:58, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: All inline links should be removed, please, and turned into references if appropriate, Wikilinks, or external links in a section so named. See Wikipedia:External links 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 12:42, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: You say "He is known for, amongst others: One Piece, Mandela & De Klerk, Duma, Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove and Mia and the White Lion" he is not mentioned in any of those articles and your source doesn't support that either? Theroadislong (talk) 12:41, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: The "Company affiliations" section is poorly sourced some of the sources do not mention him and should probably be deleted, it serves no purpose other than trumpery. Theroadislong (talk) 08:42, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: I wrote IMDB meaning Facebook. I apologise 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 08:41, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: Facebook is not a reliable source. Theroadislong (talk) 08:37, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: Well done on creating the draft, and it may potentially meet the relevant requirements (including WP:GNG, WP:ANYBIO, WP:CREATIVE) but presently it is not clear that it does. As other reviewers have noted, Wikipedia's basic requirement for entry is that the subject is notable. Essentially subjects are presumed notable if they have received significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject. To properly create such a draft page, please see the articles ‘Your First Article’, ‘Referencing for Beginners’ and ‘Easier Referencing for Beginners’. Additionally, the draft tends to read too much like a CV, which Wikipedia is not. Also, if you have any connection to the subject, including being paid, you have a conflict of interest that you must declare on your Talk page (to see instructions on how to do this please click the link). Please familiarise yourself with these pages before amending the draft. If you feel you can meet these requirements (it would be helpful if you could please identify, with specificity, which criteria you believe the draft meets?) then resubmit the page and leave a note for me on my talk page and I would be happy to reassess. Cabrils (talk) 00:25, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: This page has been moved back from article space to draft space. Please read the comments by the draftifying reviewer and address them. Do not resubmit this draft without addressing the comments of the previous reviewer. If you do not understand why this article was sent back to draft space, please ask the reviewer rather than simply resubmitting.You may ask for advice on how to improve this draft at the Teahouse or on the talk pages of any of the reviewers. (The declining reviewers may advise you to ask for advice at the Teahouse.)If this draft is resubmitted without any improvement or with very little improvement, it will probably be rejected. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:05, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: This is undoubtedly copied from somewhere. Please also note, it should be Wicht and not David. Integrate the sources if they're reliable, not a list of links Star Mississippi 20:32, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
- Comment: This is a CV, not an article Star Mississippi 20:28, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
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David Wicht | |
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Born | October 28, 1955 |
Nationality | South African |
Occupation(s) | Film producer, entrepreneur, writer |
Known for | One Piece (2023) Duma (2005) Mia and the White Lion |
David Wicht (born 28 October 1955 in Gqeberha) is a South African film producer, entrepreneur, and writer who founded 'Film Afrika', a film production company.[1][2] He is known for One Piece (2023), Duma (2005), Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove, and Mia and the White Lion.
Early life and career[edit]
Born in Gqeberha, grew up in Robben Island, Saldanha Bay and Cape Town, Wicht returned to South Africa in 1994 to begin film production. According to him, it initially took time to "reassure the international film industry that it was safe to make films in South Africa".[3][4] His works were listed in Martin Botha's South African Cinema: 1896-2010.
Since then he has credited Mandela & De Klerk, In My Country, The Breed (2006), Slipstream (2005), Dracula,[5] Diamond Girl, and Windprint (writing screenplay).[6]
Awards[edit]
Wicht co-produced Mandela and de Klerk,[7] Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and Inside (1996).[8] Wicht has been documented in the British Film Catalogue's "The Fiction Film", edited by Denis Gifford.[9]
List[edit]
- 2004 Daytime Emmy Awards nominated for the Outstanding Children's Series, Scout's Safari.[10]
- 2010 Imbongi Lifetime Achievement Award.[11]
Other ventures[edit]
Wicht is the founder/CEO of Film Afrika,[12] a film production company based in Cape Town, South Africa. Film Afrika has co-produced films with BBC, French channel France 2, and Hallmark.[10] He said it was challenging and those "years of persistent forging relationships with international producers and studios and overcoming skepticism about South Africa" later became his work.[13][14] He served on the advisory panel of the Department of Arts and Culture and the Cape Film Commission.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ Armes, R. (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Bloomington, Indiana, US: Indiana University Press. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (December 17, 2013). "David Wicht". Variety. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Bormann, Mixie Von; The Associated Press (May 5, 2009). "Out of Africa". The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018-3660. OCLC 44653726. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Nwajiaku, Vivian Nneka (April 9, 2022). "Why South Africa is Attracting Foreign Filmmakers". Afrocritik. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Browning, John Edgar (2014). Dracula in Visual Media. Picart. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-7864-6201-8. Archived from the original on 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
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: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Ness, R.R. (2020). Encyclopedia of Journalists on Film. Lanham, Maryland, US: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-5381-0360-9. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Who's shooting who". The Mail & Guardian. January 10, 1997. Archived from the original on August 30, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Snippet Review of "Inside"". TV World. 19 (7–12): 41. 1996 – via Book.
- ^ Gifford, Denis (October 24, 2018). Gifford, Denis (ed.). The British Film Catalogue: Fiction Film, 1895–1994. Oxfordshire, England, UK: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers (now Routledge). doi:10.4324/9781315825151. ISBN 978-1-315-82515-1. OCLC 41018260. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Breach, Jo (March 18, 2004). "Emmy nomination for Cape Town film company". Independent Online. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Imbongi Awards 2010 winners". Screen Africa. 2010-03-09. Archived from the original on 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ^ Vourlias, Christopher (2014-05-19). "No Longer Exotic, South Africa Attracts More Productions". Variety. Los Angeles, California, US. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 60626328. Archived from the original on 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ^ Jager, Christelle De (2004-04-12). "Destination: South Africa". Variety. Los Angeles, California, US. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 60626328. Archived from the original on 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ^ Punter, Jennie (2015-11-04). "Blue Ice Launches Largest Production Company in South Africa (EXCLUSIVE)". Daily Variety. Los Angeles, California . ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 60626328. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ^ "Solitaire goes Hollywood". Mail & Guardian. Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa: M&G Media Ltd. 1999-05-21. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
Further reading[edit]
- Botha, Martin (28 August 2007). Marginal Lives and Painful Pasts. South Africa: Genugtig! Uitgewers. p. 25. ISBN 978-0958488099.
- Botha, Martin (1 January 1992). Images of South Africa: The Rise of the Alternative Film. HSRC Publishers. ISBN 9780796913197.
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