Based in Harare, 26-year-old creative entrepreneur Rutendo – nicknamed “Tendo” – has a Bachelor’s degree in international marketing, and says she is drawn to filmmaking because she wants to tell stories “the way I was and am destined to tell them!” If given the opportunity to create a TV show, Mahofa would “make a cartoon because I want kids to be fed healthy through their eyes and ears”.
Nobert Mapfoche is an aspiring filmmaker born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe who aims to one day become a renowned film director with international success. “There are a lot of endless opportunities and untold stories which haven’t yet been explored in different parts of Africa. This gives me the drive to want to tap into that potential.” Upon entering the Multichoice Talent Factory, Norbert “hopes to gain mentorship opportunities, a greater sense of professionalism, connections, and new and improved skills, which l will use to sky rocket my career in filmmaking”.
“I dream of one day becoming a film critic or writer,” says Lusaka, Zambia, born journalist Racheal. “At the Multichoice Talent Factory, I’m hoping to improve my journalistic skills, learn new skills and everything the academy has to offer.” Citing actor and filmmaker Owas Mwape as a role model - “most of his movies are a success and highlight real issues” - Racheal believes that across Africa there are a lot of stories but not enough being told, especially in our indigenous languages.
Born in Lusaka, Zambia, Muchemwa is a 23-year-old emerging producer, writer and presenter, Muchemwa Sinkala is considering a bright future in film and television. “I’ll bring an alternative and youthful enthusiasm to Africa’s film and video entertainment industry, as well as ideas and content that encourage audiences to dream big and think outside the box.” A lover of books and movies, Muchemwa says she is fascinated by “the arts as whole, that is visual art, theatre and the like, outside of that it would obviously be the environment, economy and politics.
For Mainala Silondwa, an aspiring filmmaker from Kabwe, Zambia, “intentionality” makes a good film. Citing South African director Darren Roodt’s films like “Winnie”, “Yesterday” and “Sarafina” as some of her favourites, the 22-year-old Kabwe born storyteller explains, “A good film achieves and surpasses what it set out to do.