Meet MaMlambo supervising film producer, Bongiwe Selane, who is one of the panelist for our Africa Day celebration
Bongiwe Selane is an award-winning producer who has produced across several mediums, including commissioned serial content for TV, multiple short films, 3 feature films and a documentary series.
Her credits and accolades include a South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) win for Culture Shock in 2013 for Best Doccie-Reality series, and Best South African Short Film at The Durban International Film Festival in 2015 for uNomalanga and The Witch.
Happiness is a Four-Letter Word is her breakout debut feature film which was released theatrically in February 2016 and became a box office hit. She produced the sequel Happiness Ever After in 2021, and her 3rd Feature film Do Your Worst in 2022, both of which are currently streaming on Netflix in 190 countries.
Bongiwe served as the Overall Chairperson of the South African Film and TV Awards
(SAFTA) between 2019 – 2022. She is an alumni of the EAVE Producers Network, the Rotterdam Producers Lab, La Fabrique Cinéma de L’Institute Francais (Cannes), Produire au Sud Workshop in Nantes France, and the prestigious Venice Biennale Cinema College Bongiwe's prestige is a reminder of the euphoric space that's cultivating and innovative for the film and television industry.
Join us this week as she graces us with her formidable intellect as the MaMlambo panelist!
When: 25 May 2023
Where: 2A Highdale Rd, Glen Anil,
Durban North (AFDA Durban campus)
18 Lower Scott road, Observatory,
Cape Town (AFDA Cape Town campus)
41 Frost Avenue, Auckland Park
(AFDA Johannesburg campus)
Time: 18:00
RSVP: comms@swiftsa.org.za
P.s. panel discussion joined virtually from Durban and Cape Town.
Open to our SWIFT members and the public!
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