BIOGRAPHY
At Tshwane University in Pretoria South Africa, Johnny Breedt completed a four-year course in Theatre & Stage Design with distinction (N Dip Tech), specialising in Make-up, Props and Set Design. Thereafter he held various positions within the Art Department on both Local (South African) and International Films, including “Anna and the King” (20th Century Fox) and “The Ghost and the Darkness” (Paramount Pictures), “I Dreamed of Africa” (Sony Columbia), “The Grey Zone” (Killer Films) and “Chronicle” (20th Century Fox). His debut as Production Designer, was a local South African film “A Woman of Color”, followed by the Art Film “Paljas”, for which he received an “MNET All-Africa Award” nomination for “Best Art Direction”. “Paljas”, Directed by Katinka Heyns, was also the first South African film entered into the “Best Foreign Film” category for an Academy Award.
He also designed Terry George’s “Hotel Rwanda”(United Artists), Phillip Noyce’s “Catch a Fire” (Universal Pictures), “Duma” (Warner Bros) by Carroll Ballard, and “Primeval” (Beuna Vista). For “Catch a Fire”, he was nominated for a South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA). He also designed Wes Craven’s remake of “The Last House On The Left” (Rogue Films/Universal Pictures), “The Breed” (Firebird Films), “Death Race2” (Universal Pictures), and “Red Water” (Sony Columbia) . For HBO,BBC, and HWC, Breedt collaborated with Anthony Minghella on “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” series.
He designed the Bio-Pic “Mandela: The Long Walk To Freedom”, Produced by Anant Singh (VideoVision) and Directed by Justin Chadwick, starring Edris Elba. For this he was awarded the SAFTA for “Best Production Design” of a Feature Film.
He designed Gavin Hood’s “critically acclaimed” film “Eye in the Sky” for E One, followed by the TV series “Of Kings and Prophets” for Disney/ABC.
In Puerto Rico, he worked on the Keanu Reeves Sci-Fi film "Replicas" for Lotus Films, Produced by Jimmy Dodson and Directed by Jeffery Nachmanoff.
In Los Angeles and NYC, he designed for ABC/Disney, the Shonda Rhimes TV series “For The People” (Season1)
More recently - he designed the Netflix Feature “Sergio”, directed by Greg Barker and filmed in Jordan, Rio De Janeiro and Thailand, the The TV series “The Professionals”, DJ Caruso’s new feature film “Redeeming Love” and Greg Barker’s “Ghosts of Beirut” for Showtime.
Johnny’s career has been mostly on International productions where he has worked in many Foreign Countries, including Bulgaria, Romania, Ierland, England, Thailand, Malaysia, Jordan, Botswana, Zambia, Morocco, Puerto Rico and the USA.
Johnny currently resides between Los Angeles and South Africa. He is a Permanent Resident of the US and is a registered member of the Art Directors Guild of America.
Curriculum Vitae
2022 Showtime - Ghosts of Beirut - 4 part TV Series - Directed by Greg Barker Production Designer
2020 Pureflix/Advantage Entertainment - Redeeming Love - Feature - Directed by DJ Caruso Production Designer
2019 Advantage Entertainment - The Professionals - TV Series - Directed by Bharat Nalluri Production Designer
2018 Netflix Sergio - Feature Film - Directed by Greg Barker Production Designer
2017 Shondaland/ABC/Disney For The People - TV Series (Season 1) Production Designer
2017 Shondaland/ABC/Disney Untitled Paul W Davies Project – Pilot Production Designer
2016 Lotus Films Replicas - Feature - Produced by Jimmy Dodson, Directed by Jeffery Nachmanoff Production Designer
2015/16 ABC/Disney Of Kings & Prophets - TV Series - Produced By Sara Fischer, Jason Reed, Adam Cooper Production Designer
2014 E One/ Raindog Films Eye In The Sky - Feature - Directed by Gavin Hood - Feature Film Production Designer
2013 VideoVision The Art Direction of Mandela -The Long Walk To Freedom (Book Publication) Author and Creator
2012 VideoVision Mandela: The Long Walk To Freedom - Feature - Director Justin Chadwick Production Designer
2011 20th Century Fox Chronicle - Feature Film Supervising Art Director
2010 Universal Pictures Death Race 2 -“Frankenstein Lives”- Feature Film - Directed by Roel Reine Production Designer
2009 Action Concepts Germany/Film Afrika Through Africa in a Bridal Dress - TV Feature Production Designer
2009 Metal Tiger Productions Audi A5 - Commercial Art Director
2009 Metal Tiger Productions Ibuprom - Commercial Art Director
2008 Mirage / HWC / BBC / HBO No.1 Ladies Detective Agency - TV Series - Directed by Charles Sturridge and Tim Fywell Production Designer
2008 Rogue Films/Universal Pictures Last House On The Left - Feature - Produced by Wes Craven Production Designer
2007 Mirage Enterprises / HWC No.1 Ladies Detective Agency - TV Series Directed by Anthony Minghella Production Designer
2007 Metal Tiger Productions 12 x “Leroy Merlin” - Commercials Art Director
2006 Beuna Vista-Disney Primeval - Feature Film Production Designer
2006 Little Bird Films Anner House - TV Feature for RTE (Ireland) Production Designer
2005 Universal Pictures/Focus Features/ Working Title Catch A Fire - Feature - Directed by Phillip Noyce Production Designer
2005 Firebird Films/Wes Craven The Breed - Feature - Produced by Hal Sadorf and Wes Craven Production Designer
2004 Moonlighting Films The Last Face - Feature - Director Erin Dignam Production Designer (project halted after 7 weeks)
2003/04 United Artists Hotel Rwanda - Feature - Directed by Terry George Production Designer
2003 Warner Bros. Duma - Feature - Directed by Carroll Ballard Production designer
2003 Sony Columbia/TBS/Moonlighting Red Water - Feature - Directed by Charlie Carner Production Designer
2003 DO Productions/RTL Sumuru - Feature - Directed by Daryll Roodt Production Designer
2002 Dicovery/NBC/Film Afrika Scout Safari - TV Series Production Designer
Awards and Nominations:
1997 - All Africa Film Awards-Nominated for Art Direction - Paljas, directed by Katinka Heyns
2000 - Aluminus of the year-Tshwane University
2007 - SAFTA Awards - Nominated for Art Direction - Catch a Fire, directed by Phillip Noyce
2014 - SAFTA Award - Winner, Best Production Design - Mandela : Long Walk To Freedom, directed by Justin Chadwick
Links:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0106709/