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Rudolf is an award winning Feature Film Editor. From 1997 to 2011 Rudolf worked for some of the top trailer houses and commercial agencies in Europe, until 2 Golden Trailer Nominations got him head-hunted to work in the LA Industry.
During this time Rudolf also branched out to directing and editing long form feature films. Rudolf has worked with some of the world’s top directors including Terry
Gilliam, Werner Hertzog, Nicolas Winding Refn, Pedro Almodovar, Mike Lee, Ken Loach, Sergey Bodrov, James Gunn and Richard Linklater on their film trailers.
Rudolf has worked extensively in post-production and post finishing, overseeing the technical completion, sound mixing and broadcast conform of films, promos and trailers for studio releases and the top film distributors like Fox, Paramount, Disney,
BBC, Film 4, StudioCanal and Universal. Most recently Rudolf edited for Netflix and HBO Max.
Rudolf is expert in Final Cut X and Resolve, also comfortable in Adobe Premier & Avid.
Rudolf is fluent in English, Afrikaans and basic Dutch and holds a UK and US passport.
FEATURE FILMS AS EDITOR
2023 Double Exposure – Feature Film – Drama for Sundance Alumni Howard Goldberg
2021 Angeliena – Netflix Feature film – Comedy Drama – Nominated for 2022 African Movie Academy Award for Excellence in Editing.
2021 Honor Student – Independent Feature Film Drama
2020 The Legend Of La Llorona – Canadian Horror Feature
2020 Under Spanish Skies – Independent Feature Film Drama
2020 The Amityville Harvest – Independent Horror Film
2020 Big Freaking Rat – Independent – edited under alias John Fourie
2019 Anonymous Killers – Independent Feature – Thriller
2019 Back To The Goode Life – BET TV Feature – Edited under alias John Fourie Comedy Drama
2019 Holly Day – BET TV Comedy Feature
2018 Hex – Independent Horror Film shot in Cambodia – Edited as John Fourie (as I was also the Director)
2018 Her Only Choice – BET TV Feature – Nominated for a Sattelite Award Drama
2017 5th Passenger – Sci-Fi Feature
2016 Apartment 407 (aka Selling Isobel) – Winner Of Best Indie Film Raindance
2014 Where The Road Runs Out – Feature Drama shot in EG – Winner Of 4 Awards, including a Black Reel Award
2014 Dark Hearts – Independent Feature Thriller
2012 Gallowwalkers – Zombie Western Feature Film
VERTICALS AS EDITOR
2023 USIL Unravelling The Son In Law POCKET FM – Editor
2024 The Returned POCKET FM – Editor
2024 Rekindled Heartache POCKET FM – Editor and Colorist
2024 Insta Empire POCKET FM – Editor and Colorist
2024 The Billionaires Accidental Bride POCKET FM – Editor and Colorist
DOCUMENTARIES AS EDITOR
2022 ‘Gaming Wallstreet’ HBO MAX Two Part Documentary – Co-Editor
2019 The Rainbow Murders – Documentary Feature
2017 Women Of The Gulag – Documentary – Assembly Editor2016 ESPN World Drone Racing – Event Documentary.
2015 Medicine Of The Wolf – Documentary Feature – Winner Of 4 Awards
2013 The Gooner Review – Documentary Feature
2013 The Meaning Of Monty Python – Documentary
Work has premiered at major festivals, won international awards, been acquired on global platforms, and broken new ground in location and production.