Tributes continue to pour in for award-winning local film producer Andr Scholtz, who died earlier this week.
According to online reports, Scholtz was battling cancer. The iconic film-maker died peacefully at his home in Cape Town surrounded by his family. He was 79-years-old.
Scholtzs career in the entertainment industry spanned over five decades.
During this time he produced and co-produced 35 feature films including South African favourites such as PawPaw for My Darling, Meerkat Maantuig , two instalments of You Must Be Joking, and all of the movies in the Oh Shucks franchise, where he worked alongside his long-time friend and award-winning film-maker, Leon Schuster .
He had also produced numerous television series, many of which have become beloved classics.
