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Daniel Michiel van Deventer (born 6 June 1983), commonly known as Niel van Deventer is a South African film- and television producer and has been working in that industry since 2006. He is the founder and owner of Palama Productions along with his wife Charlene Brouwer, but he started out in the production team of various television programmes for the, largest Afrikaans channel in South Africa, kykNET. More recently he was producer of Dis ek, Anna (feature film), Op pad met Dana (television) and Africa’s Home Run – The Gift Ngoepe Story (a documentary about the first African-born major league baseball player).

Among the awards and nominations he has received for his work are: - kykNET Silwerskermfees Winner - Best Feature Film- Dis ek, Anna - SAFTA - Best Feature Film - Dis ek, Anna - Huisgenoot Tempo - Best Feature Film - Dis ek, Anna - Huisgenoot Tempo - Op pad met Dana (nominated) - ATKV Mediaveertjie - Op pad met Dana (nominated) Since 2017 he is serving on the judging panel for feature films for the South African Film and Television Awards.

In 2018 the premier news website in South Africa, news24.com, named him as one of their 100 Young Mandela’s (in the creativity category) commemorating Nelson Mandela’s centenary celebrations by awarding young people of excellence in their various fields. He is currently heading up the developing of Jacques Pauw’s best-selling book, The President’s Keepers into a 16 part drama series.