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Jim Petrak

Sound Department, Producer

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Jim Petrak is one of South Africa's most established and respected Sound Designer and Sound Re-recording Mixers. He has designed and mixed soundtracks for more than 90 feature films having worked with numerous Award-winning international directors such as John Irvin (Mandela's Gun), Terry George (Hotel Rwanda), Bronwyn Hughs (Stander), Phillip Noyce (Catch a Fire), Gavin Hood on the Academy Award-winning film Tsotsi, among many others.

In October 2008 Jim started Sound Surfers Audio Post Production. Since then he has been nominated 6 times for Best Achievement In Sound at the AMAA's (African Movie Academy Awards) having taken the award home twice in both 2011 and 2012. Jim and his crew have also been nominated 7 times for best sound in a feature film at the SAFTA's (South African Film and Television Awards) having won the award four times in 2006, 2014, 2017 and 2020.

Sound Surfers have proven the highest of standards in all of their work and have quickly become South Africa's most respected and sought-after audio post-production companies.

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6 wins and 12 nominations

Filmography

Sound Department

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Year

Glasshouse Poster

Glasshouse Feature Film2021

Loyiso Gola: Unlearning Poster

Loyiso Gola: Unlearning TV Special2021

No Hiding Here Poster

No Hiding Here TV Movie2021

One Night kwa Mxolisi Poster

One Night kwa Mxolisi TV Movie2021

Skemerdans Poster

Skemerdans TV Series2021

An Ordinary People Poster

An Ordinary People Documentary2020

Meisies Wat Fluit Poster

Meisies Wat Fluit TV Movie2020

Parable TV Movie2020

Siende Blind Poster

Siende Blind Mini-Series2020

The Unfamiliar Poster

The Unfamiliar Feature Film2020

Vagrant Queen Poster

Vagrant Queen TV Series2020

Agent TV Series2019

Deep End Poster

Deep End Feature Film2019

Posbus 1 Poster

Posbus 1 TV Movie2019

The Story of Racheltjie De Beer Poster

The Story of Racheltjie De Beer Feature Film2019

Trackers Poster

Trackers TV Series2019

Tydelik Terminaal Poster

Tydelik Terminaal Mini-Series2019

WW2 Battles for Europe Poster

WW2 Battles for Europe TV Series2019

Colours TV Series2018

Mense Mense TV Series2018

Size Matters Poster

Size Matters Mini-Series2018

Transference Poster

Transference Short Film2018

Accident Poster

Accident Feature Film2017

Athletes Under Fire Short Film2017

Auf die Größe kommt es an Documentary2017

Hartstog Poster

Hartstog TV Movie2017

Ink Therapy Poster

Ink Therapy TV Series2017

Kids: Chasing Paradise Poster

Kids: Chasing Paradise Feature Film2017

Lokoza Short Film2017

Pop, Lock 'n Roll Poster

Pop, Lock 'n Roll Feature Film2017

Unknown TV Movie2017

Wonderlus Poster

Wonderlus Feature Film2017

Blood and Glory Poster

Blood and Glory Feature Film2016

Dora's Peace Poster

Dora's Peace Feature Film2016

Foreigner Poster

Foreigner Short Film2016

Gallo Rojo Poster

Gallo Rojo Short Film2016

Hatchet Hour Poster

Hatchet Hour Feature Film2016

Hotel TV Series2016

Keeping Score Poster

Keeping Score TV Series2016

Mandela's Gun Poster

Mandela's Gun Feature Film2016

Mekonen: The Journey of an African Jew Poster

Mekonen: The Journey of an African Jew Short Film2016

PG Short Film2016

The Beast Poster

The Beast Short Film2016

Vlees van my vlees Poster

Vlees van my vlees Short Film2016

Cuckold Feature Film2015

Quarx TV Series2015

Safe Bet Poster

Safe Bet Feature Film2015

Skewe Reënboog Poster

Skewe Reënboog Short Film2015

Beneath the Helmet Poster

Beneath the Helmet Documentary2014

Born to Win Poster

Born to Win Feature Film2014

Leading Lady Poster

Leading Lady Feature Film2014

The Two of Us Poster

The Two of Us Feature Film2014

Cold Harbour Poster

Cold Harbour Feature Film2013

Nothing for Mahala Poster

Nothing for Mahala Feature Film2013

Emperor Feature Film2012

Semi-Soet Poster

Semi-Soet Feature Film2012

How to Steal 2 Million Poster

How to Steal 2 Million Feature Film2011

Jock the Hero Dog Poster

Jock the Hero Dog Feature Film2011

Father Christmas Doesn't Come Here Short Film2010

State of Violence Poster

State of Violence Feature Film2010

The Race-ist Poster

The Race-ist Feature Film2010

Unhinged: Surviving Jo'burg Poster

Unhinged: Surviving Jo'burg Documentary2010

Divas Feature Film2009

Gargoyle Poster

Gargoyle Short Film2009

Shirley Adams Poster

Shirley Adams Feature Film2009

Bakgat! Feature Film2008

Discreet Poster

Discreet Feature Film2008

Lullaby Feature Film2008

Swop! Feature Film2008

The Third Jihad Poster

The Third Jihad Documentary2008

Footskating 101 - The Movie Poster

Footskating 101 - The Movie Feature Film2007

More Than Just a Game Poster

More Than Just a Game Feature Film2007

Ouma se Slim Kind Poster

Ouma se Slim Kind Feature Film2007

Prey Feature Film2007

Tau ya Soweto Feature Film2007

Touching Lives Poster

Touching Lives TV Series2007

Bunny Chow: Know Thyself Poster

Bunny Chow: Know Thyself Feature Film2006

Catch a Fire Poster

Catch a Fire Feature Film2006

Crossroads TV Movie2006

Uncle Max Poster

Uncle Max TV Series2006

Wild at Heart Poster

Wild at Heart TV Series2006

Wolfhound Poster

Wolfhound Feature Film2006

Duma Feature Film2005

Faith's Corner Feature Film2005

Mama Jack Poster

Mama Jack Feature Film2005

Out on a Limb Feature Film2005

Straight Outta Benoni Poster

Straight Outta Benoni Feature Film2005

Tsotsi Feature Film2005

And there in the dust Documentary2004

Boy Called Twist Poster

Boy Called Twist Feature Film2004

Dead Easy Poster

Dead Easy Feature Film2004

Drum Feature Film2004

Hotel Rwanda Poster

Hotel Rwanda Feature Film2004

In My Country Poster

In My Country Feature Film2004

Red Dust Poster

Red Dust Feature Film2004

The Story of an African Farm Poster

The Story of an African Farm Feature Film2004

Yesterday Poster

Yesterday Feature Film2004

Critical Assignment Poster

Critical Assignment Feature Film2003

Hey Boy Feature Film2003

Soldiers of the Rock Poster

Soldiers of the Rock Feature Film2003

Stander Feature Film2003

Sumuru Feature Film2003

Gaz'lam TV Series2002

Scout's Safari Poster

Scout's Safari TV Series2002

Producer

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The Story of Racheltjie De Beer Poster

The Story of Racheltjie De Beer Feature Film2019

Dora's Peace Poster

Dora's Peace Feature Film2016

Thanks

2

Young Gun Poster

Young Gun Feature Film2023

Jeepers Creepers: Reborn Poster

Jeepers Creepers: Reborn Feature Film2022

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