Miki Redelinghuys
MIKI REDELINGHUYS BIO Miki is a documentary filmmaker who believes in the power of film for change. She is a co-founder of Plexus Films where she has produced documentary and factual content since 2000. In 2020 she completed a Masters of Documentary Arts at UCT with a focus on social impact through film. She serves […]
Rex Bowden
REX BOWDEN BIO Rex Bowden Co-Founded AGW in 2018 and passionate about building the African Game Industry ecosystem, from game dev, to outsourcing, to serious and fun to play games and encouraging awesome content to be identified in Africa. Now recognised as a key part of the AFRICAN GAME INDUSTRY by bringing the key industry […]
Sharon Ngcobo
SHARON NGCOBO BIO COMPANY Durban Film Office SESSION/S ROLE Speaker
Yolanda Ncokotwana
YOLANDA NCOKOTWANA BIO Yolanda Ncokotwana is the Head of Department (HOD): Industry Development at the NFVF. Ncokotwana is a TV and film professional. Her experience spans across live productions, documentaries, and scripted content. She began her television career in broadcasting where she worked her way up from the production department to becoming a Commissioning Editor. […]
Nick Cloete
NICK CLOETE BIO Nick is one of the founders and Managing Directors at Mind’s Eye Creative. With over 10 years in the industry, he has worked on several television series, shorts and commercials for prestigious international networks and brands. His experience in television production led to the first Nickelodeon International animated short form series developed […]
Beverly Towett
BEVERLY TOWETT BIO Beverly joined the Netflix team having been a VFX producer working in film, animation and advertising spaces within the Southern African region. Over the past 10 years, she has gained extensive knowledge and a genuine love for delivering magical content to the screen. Beverly has unique insights into the world of VFX […]
Ben Perry
BEN PERRY BIO Manager, VFX – Africa, UK & Russia Based in the UK but a self proclaimed citizen of the world, Ben started his career working in the London Commercial Theatre scene before transitioning into a world often shrouded in mystery…VFX! After varying stints as a Freelancer on both Domestic and International productions Ben […]
Leo De Wolff
LEO DE WOLFF BIO Manager, Post Production (Africa) Originally from the UK, Leo began his career in 2006 in the Soho broadcast world. Relocating to North America in 2011, Leo spent the best part of a decade consulting on and developing post-production pipelines for major film and TV studios. Leo joined the Netflix team in […]
Liani Maarsdorp
LIANI MAASDORP BIO Liani is a senior lecturer in the Centre for Film & Media Studies at the University of Cape Town. She convenes the Master of Documentary Arts degree programme, undergraduate Screen Production courses and the UCT Sunshine Cinema Film Impact Screening Facilitator short course. She is the academic director of the UCT TV […]
Neil Coppin
NEIL COPPEN BIO Neil Coppen is one of South Africa’s most prolific storytellers working across a variety of mediums and disciplines including theatre, journalism and film. Coppen has won several major awards for his writing, design and direction work including Naledi’s, Fiesta and Kanna Awards, the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Drama 2011 and […]
