Steven Markovitz (born 1965) is a South African film and television producer. He has produced, co-produced and executive-produced features, documentaries and short films. Steven has been producing and distributing for over 20 years. Since 2007, he has worked all over Africa producing documentary series' and fiction. He is a member of AMPAS, co-founder of Electric South & Encounters Documentary Festival and the founder of the African Screen Network. Recent productions include aKasha by hajooj kuka (Venice Critics’ Week, TIFF, 2018), Rafiki by Wanuri Kahiu (Cannes – Un Certain Regard, 2018), the documentary Silas by Anjali Nayar, Hawa Essuman (TIFF, IDFA 2017), Beats of the Antonov by hajooj kuka (TIFF Documentary Audience Award, 2014), High Fantasy by Jenna Bass (TIFF, Berlinale 2018), Viva Riva! By Djo Munga (TIFF 2010, Berlinale 2011) and Behind the Rainbow. Career Markovitz began his career in 1992 and co-founded the production company Big World Cinema in Cape Town in 1994. In 1999, he produced the short film Husk, which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival; followed by the award-winning It's My Life (2001), the intimate portrait of South African AIDS activist Zackie Achmat. The Tap won Best South African Documentary at the Apollo Film Festival 2003 and Best Production of the Year at the Stone Awards, South Africa. Markovitz co-produced the Academy Award-nominated short film Inja ("Dog") in 2003; followed by the award-winning South African-Canadian feature film Proteus directed by John Greyson and Jack Lewis which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2003 and Berlin; Raya, a short film part of the "Mama Afrika" series, which was theatrically released in the US in 2003; and the TV movie Crossing the Line by award-winning director Brian Tilley. In 2005 he was the executive producer of the feature film Boy called Twist directed by Tim Greene, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005. This was followed by the animated short film Beyond Freedom, which screened at the Berlin International Film Festival. Markovitz produced a series of thirteen films made by new South African documentary filmmakers titled Project 10: Real Stories from a Free South Africa. The series screened at Sundance, IDFA, Tribeca and Berlin. In 2008, he produced the acclaimed feature documentary Behind the Rainbow on South Africa's ruling party, directed by Jihan El-Tahri for ZDF/Arte, SBS, SVT, VPRO, SABC and ITVS (USA). Latitude, a series of 9 short films from 8 African