Unathi Malunga
UNATHI MALUNGA BIO A Fulbright scholar with an LLM from UCLA, Unathi’s work has been in the creative industries (she has worked as an Entertainment Lawyer then Creative Industries Consultant) and has spanned across a variety of platforms and territories leading to a full understanding of various media platforms and their most effective uses. Having […]
Elias Ribeiro
ELIAS RIBEIRO BIO Brazilian born Producer, Elias Ribeiro, has worked internationally since A resident in South Africa for over 12 years, he launched Urucu in 2011, a production company dedicated to making authentic and thought-provoking films. They have won awards globally, from Sundance to Locarno, BFI London, Durban, Rio and Beijing. In 2015 Ribeiro co-founded […]
Carmen Thompson
Carmen Thompson BIO Carmen is a film programmer, curator and creative producer based in Scotland. Her interests centre around Black film and cinema from the African continent and the diaspora, perhaps most specifically at their intersections with non-fiction storytelling. She currently works as cultural curator and programmer for award-winning exhibitors We Are Parable and as […]
Jonathan Ali
JONATHAN ALI BIO Jonathan Ali is a film programmer, curator, and writer. He began his career at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (2006–2015), where, among other ground-breaking initiatives, he curated the first Caribbean retrospective of the work of Britain’s John Akomfrah and Black Audio Film Collective. He became Director of Programming for Miami’s Third […]
Azania Muendane
AZANIA MUEDANE BIO With over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry, having lead the Marketing and Communications team of the National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa, the national agency tasked with creating an enabling environment for film, Azania has represented the interests of filmmakers both South African and African, as well […]
Patrick Walton
PATRICK WALTON BIO COMPANY Shootaway Productions SESSION/S Locations Africa – Through the Lens (VOD) ROLE Speaker
Kopedi Aphane
KOPEDI APHANE BIO COMPANY BGN Holdings SESSION/S Locations Africa – Through the Lens (VOD) ROLE Speaker
Stephina Zwane
STEPHINA ZWANE BIO Stephina Zwane is a South African filmmaker who was born in Soweto and grew up in the middle of Johannesburg in the inner city. She is a filmmaker determined to tell stories from her heart that either push boundaries, inform and educate or provide a different perspective on how Africa is perceived. […]
Bonginhlanhla Ncube
BONGINHLANHLA NCUBE BIO Also known as “Mr. B”, Bonginhlanhla Ncube is an international award-winning Producer/Director with a hearty flair for music score. Mr. B attained his skills under the training of North American film guru, Peter D Marshall (The Butterfly Effect, Happy Gilmore, Dawn of the Dead). Peter has worked for Directors such as; John […]
Nanda Sooben
NANDA SOOBEN BIO I am a Political Cartoonist, Designer, Painter and Animator. I am also the founder of CFAD (Centre For Fine Art, Animation And Design) I was an anti apartheid cartoonist and lived in Brazil and the United States. I studied Traditional and 3D Animation at the Parsons School Of Design in New York […]
