60 new students are part of the 3rd cohort selected for a
12-month
After a 6-week selection process across 13 African
countries, 60 aspiring filmmakers representing East Africa, Southern Africa and
West Africa will begin their 12-month training programme at the MTF Academies
in October this year.
The final candidates were selected after a rigorous
interview and adjudication process by film and television experts, as well as
regional Academy Directors. Now in its third year, the MultiChoice Talent
Factory has honed the skills of 120 emerging filmmakers in 13 countries across
the continent, who are now part of the growing MTF alumni network, taking
African stories to the world.
At the onset of the pandemic, MTF looked for ways to ensure
that our curriculum was still delivered with the expected impact. Critical to
this was leveraging relationships with our strategic partners when identifying
solutions for our students. This led to even greater opportunities as our last
cohort benefited from an intensive 3-week New York Film Academy (NYFA) online
training course.
Formulated in partnership with NYFA, this course is now part
of the MTF curriculum where the new cohort will learn how to produce micro
documentaries, public service announcements, television commercials and music
videos. This type of training broadens their skillset and allows them to be
economically active in various sectors, not only the film industry.
“As Africa’s most loved storyteller, our commitment is not
only to tell authentic African stories but to also invest in them, that is why
some of our alumni are working on M-Net and Showmax productions.
Currently we have alumni in 7 countries working on M-Net and
Showmax productions and the list keeps growing. They are helping us to realise
the vision of taking African stories to the world with a “hyperlocal” approach,
producing relevant content within the respective regions of our continent, as
opposed to a one-size-fits-all strategy,” says Phahle.
The academy’s curriculum was tailored alongside MultiChoice Africa partner institutions Pan-Atlantic University in Lagos, Kenyatta University in Nairobi, and the University of Zambia in Lusaka, which will respectively confer the course qualification upon completion of the academy programme. In addition, The Henley Business School offers an orientation intervention to the students at the beginning and end of the 12-month programme as well workshops on Business for Creatives focussing on entrepreneurship.
Meet your MTF Class of 2022:
East Africa Academy | Southern Africa Academy | West Africa Academy |
Kalkidan Fessehaye (Ethiopia) Nahusenay Dereje (Ethiopia) Ritha Saxon (Tanzania) Christopher Masalu (Tanzania) Raimon Sanga (Tanzania) Kenneth Msanjila (Tanzania) Doreen Kilimbe (Tanzania) Audrey Egesa (Kenya) Bruno Tanya (Kenya) Cesylia Oketch (Kenya) Clerick Werimo (Kenya) Desmond Okeyo (Kenya) Josh Artkins (Kenya) Mary Njoroge (Kenya) Patrick Odongo (Kenya) Yvonne Wambua (Kenya) Nassanga Ann (Uganda) Justine Nabunya (Uganda) Phillip Sentamu (Uganda) Tusabe Ivan (Uganda) | David Paulo Sapalo (Angola) Fabiana Alexandra da Barros (Angola) Larona Dichaba (Botswana) Refilwe Kathleen Onana Podi (Botswana) Asante Mbaimbai (Malawi) Chisomo Kawaga (Malawi) Nelson Omar Faquirà (Mozambique) Silvana Pombal (Mozambique) Jerome Claasen (Namibia) Jose Carlos Panduleni Amutenya (Namibia) Lucia Kim Hamunghete (Namibia) Amos Mwape (Zambia) Blessings Mainga (Zambia) Canicius Kabwe (Zambia) Catherine Zulu (Zambia) Daniel Lungu (Zambia) David Senkwe (Zambia) Victor Lushinjilo Kasanga (Zambia) Chimwemwe Chipidza (Zimbabwe) Yvonne F. Feresu (Zimbabwe) | Andrea Peregrino (Nigeria) Abimbola Akinrinbola (Nigeria) Ayo Lawson (Nigeria) Emmanuella Bakare (Nigeria) Doris Nwoye (Nigeria) Favour Eniayekan (Nigeria) Ibrahim Mamman (Nigeria) Murewa Ayodele (Nigeria) Oluwatoyosi Fowode (Nigeria) Omowonuola Giwa (Nigeria) Plangnan Amtu (Nigeria) Samuel Ishola (Nigeria) Temitope Mariam Odo (Nigeria) Teniola Oyelumade (Nigeria) Wapah Kelechi Ezeigwe (Nigeria) Tosin Alabi (Nigeria) Alice Johnson (Ghana) Emmanuel Horla Nuvor (Ghana) Kwame Addae (Ghana) Nubuke Amoah (Ghana) |
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