Omelga Mthiyane
OMELGA MTHIYANE BIO Omelga Mthiyane is an award-winning filmmaker. Her first film, Ikhaya premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Other films directed and produced by Omelga Mthiyane are, ‘Different Pigment’, ‘Ikhaya Malawi’, ‘Inanda, My Heritage’. She co-directed ‘Baraka’ , documenting the xenophobic attacks of 2008. Baraka premiered in the Berlinale and broadcast on BBC World. […]
Anita Khanna
ANITA KHANNA BIO South African based scriptwriter and producer, Anita Khanna, has writing and producing credits that include award winning documentaries, Miners Shot Down, Everything Must Fall and How to Steal a Country, plus a drama series for the South African Broadcasting Corporation, The Mating Game. In 2011 Anita drove the first live event of […]
Tendeka Matatu
TENDEKA MATATU BIO Director of Local language Films, Africa Tendeka is the Director of Film in Africa. In his current role, Tendeka is charged with leading the creation of original films from the Sub-Saharan region. Before joining Netflix, Tendeka was a film producer who worked on multiple, critically acclaimed films through his production company Ten10 […]
Sphesihle Dlamini
SPHESIHLE DLAMINI BIO Sphesihle Dlamini started off as a film director for a number of Mnet and Etv productions then later moved to being a Location and Facilities specialist at the KZNFC. She has facilitated many subsequent productions through the KZN Film Commission including Uzalo, Imbewu, Keeping up with the Kandasamy’s, The Queen, The River, […]
Neiloe Whitehead
NEILOE WHITEHEAD BIO Neiloe Whitehead graduated from Rhodes University with a BJourn and has a post-graduate diploma from the Witwatersrand University in media studies. She spearheaded the documentary program at the National Film and Video Foundation as a manager. Whitehead was part of the Eurodoc International program in 2011. She worked with Fireworx media as […]
Isabelle Rorke
ISABELLE RORKE BIO Deputy Chairperson of Animation South Africa (ASA); – Head of ASA’s Social Impact and Human Capital Innovation; – Sole owner and Chief Enabling Officer of EPN Pty Ltd, a Producer and Consultancy firm. Enlightened Poppy Network Pty Ltd (EPN) is a Social Impact Innovation consultancy in the ICT sector with a specialist […]
Levinia Jones
LEVINIA JONES BIO Levinia has over 15 years experience in growing the creative economy and ecosystems between Africa and the world. She focuses on strategy, cultural and social programmes, innovation and cultural intelligence. Through her consultancy she is currently building the community engagement strategy for Drama for Life and is Partnership Manager for PSi (Performance […]
Xolile Vundla
XOLILE VUNDLA BIO Xolile Vundla is a seasoned digital executive, leader and strategist with over 20 years experience, part of whichhas been acquired through a professional career that included spells at global multinationals, cutting-edgeconsulting firms and state-owned entities. Xolile is an outstanding creative problem-solver and versatiletechnologist. He has worn many hats in his career – […]
Leote Taylor
LEOTE TAYLOR BIO Durban born Leote is a multi-skilled, talented creative and serial entrepreneur. She is experienced in incubation programme design and management and an expert in creative SMME development. She project manages and oversees all the SA Creative Industries Incubator’s incubation programmes. She is devoted to ensuring that Creatives from all walks of life […]
Mary Corrigall
MARY CORRIGALL BIO Mary Corrigall is an award-winning art journalist and academic. She has been closely observing and commentating on the contemporary African art scene for over 15 years. CNN, the European Commission, the English Academy of South Africa, the Arts & Culture Trust among other authorities have all awarded her arts journalism. In 2017 […]
