Job Designation
Camera Operator
Director/DOP
Light.Cameraman/DOP
Producer
Stills Photographer
Home Base
Cape Town
Job Designation: Cinematographer, Photographer | Home Base: Cape Town
OVERVIEW
Anton Scholtz is a South African cinematographer and photographer with over a decade of experience behind the camera. Beginning his career in 2013 as a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer, he transitioned into cinematography and now works across documentaries, narrative film (including feature credits), commercials, music videos, corporate content and experimental projects. His visual style is marked by a sensitive, considered approach to light and shadow, paired with a quiet empathy for his subjects that lends his work a distinctly human character. Recent highlights include serving as Contributing DOP and Field Producer on Alex Gibney's HBO documentary MUSK (2026), lensing the feature film Klipankerbaai (2023), and directing the short film KATVIS, which earned a SAFTA nomination for Best Short Film. Anton also travels extensively for work across Africa, bringing an adaptable, field-tested production sensibility to every project. REQUEST CV
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP)
Feature Documentaries, Documentaries, Feature Films, TV Series, Commercials, TVCs
DIRECTOR & DOP
Documentaries, Corporate Films, NGO Films
CO-DIRECTOR & DOP
Short Films
CAMERA OPERATOR
Feature Documentaries, TV Series
PRODUCER
Short Films
SPECIALIST SKILLS
Cinematography, photography & camera operation (motion and stills, analogue and digital); Lighting technique & equipment; Full-spectrum production, from concept to delivery; Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom & Premiere Pro; 35mm & 120mm analogue photography; Fluent in English and Afrikaans, conversational French; Extensive location-work experience across Africa (Liberia, Somaliland, Congo Republic, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa)
DIRECTORS WORKED WITH
Alex Gibney
Andrew Brukman
Bianca Bothma
Dela Gwala
Eckhard Cloete
Geoff Butler
Morné Strydom
Richard Gregory
Sara de Gouveia
Sharat Kumar
Sino Nduna
Stephan van der Merwe
Zane Meas
AWARDS & SPECIAL MENTIONS
SAFTA Award Nomination (2023) – KATVIS nominated for Best Short Film.
REFEREES
Jo Munnik – Director / Producer
Richard Gregory – Director
Zane Meas – Director
Job Designation
Camera Operator
Director/DOP
Light.Cameraman/DOP
Producer
Stills Photographer
Home Base
Cape Town
Job Designation: Cinematographer, Photographer | Home Base: Cape Town
OVERVIEW
Anton Scholtz is a South African cinematographer and photographer with over a decade of experience behind the camera. Beginning his career in 2013 as a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer, he transitioned into cinematography and now works across documentaries, narrative film (including feature credits), commercials, music videos, corporate content and experimental projects. His visual style is marked by a sensitive, considered approach to light and shadow, paired with a quiet empathy for his subjects that lends his work a distinctly human character. Recent highlights include serving as Contributing DOP and Field Producer on Alex Gibney's HBO documentary MUSK (2026), lensing the feature film Klipankerbaai (2023), and directing the short film KATVIS, which earned a SAFTA nomination for Best Short Film. Anton also travels extensively for work across Africa, bringing an adaptable, field-tested production sensibility to every project. REQUEST CV
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP)
Feature Documentaries, Documentaries, Feature Films, TV Series, Commercials, TVCs
DIRECTOR & DOP
Documentaries, Corporate Films, NGO Films
CO-DIRECTOR & DOP
Short Films
CAMERA OPERATOR
Feature Documentaries, TV Series
PRODUCER
Short Films
SPECIALIST SKILLS
Cinematography, photography & camera operation (motion and stills, analogue and digital); Lighting technique & equipment; Full-spectrum production, from concept to delivery; Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom & Premiere Pro; 35mm & 120mm analogue photography; Fluent in English and Afrikaans, conversational French; Extensive location-work experience across Africa (Liberia, Somaliland, Congo Republic, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa)
DIRECTORS WORKED WITH
Alex Gibney
Andrew Brukman
Bianca Bothma
Dela Gwala
Eckhard Cloete
Geoff Butler
Morné Strydom
Richard Gregory
Sara de Gouveia
Sharat Kumar
Sino Nduna
Stephan van der Merwe
Zane Meas
AWARDS & SPECIAL MENTIONS
SAFTA Award Nomination (2023) – KATVIS nominated for Best Short Film.
REFEREES
Jo Munnik – Director / Producer
Richard Gregory – Director
Zane Meas – Director
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