Writer / Director / Producer / Activist / Cape Town Yusra Peters is a film writer, director, producer and activist, born and raised in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats. She believes film has the power to bring awareness and encourage positive change in the world. Yusra has worked in the film industry for five…
Filmmaker / Festival Curator / Suurbraak Rae Human started her career in filmmaking having worked in the ranks of production in both the independent film and international studio space since 2012. Her screenwriting achievements include being invited to pitch at content markets such as Durban International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam and Gothan Film…
Architect / Filmmaker / Johannesburg Oratile Mothoagae is a Pretoria based architect and filmmaker. He studied architecture at the University of Johannesburg in 2017 (BTech. Applied Design) and the Graduate School of Architecture in 2019 (MTech Prof). He is one of the directors of SSL Studios; a multi-disciplinary practice that focuses on film and architecture…
Author / Poet/ Director / Mdantsane Odwa Bungu is an author and a poet as well as being director of a publishing company and an artist. He hails from Mdantsane, Eastern Cape. In 2021, he published his first poetry book titled Diluted and in 2022 he published his second book, Doubtless. Most recently, in 2023,…
Radio producer / Faciliator / Curator Ntsikelelo Ngaleka is a radio producer and presenter with Vow Fm (Voice of Wits), hosting The Science Wise Show, a talk hour about science, technology and innovation, airing Tuesdays from 6-7pm . He also hosts a variety show called Area Code (Thursdays and Fridays, from 9-12 midday). He is…
Actor / Writer / Director / Botshabelo Mosa Neema Rabannye is a 25-year-old actor, writer, and director from Botshabelo, Free State. She is a qualified language scientist and media practitioner from the Central University of Technology. She is inspired by interrogating the human condition through various mediums of art. In 2024, she collaborated with Craft Bites International…
Author / Northern Cape Mogale Sedibe is a spoken word artist and children’s author from South Africa. ‘His Thoughts’ is his debut poetry chapbook, published by Ink Sword publishers in collaboration with the Department of Arts and Culture of the Northern Cape. In 2019, he published his first picture book for children through the Puku…
Business Designer / Design Researcher / Platform Creator / Alchemist / Nelspruit Menzi Mkhonza is born and bred Nelspruit/Mbombela where he is a business designer, design researcher and platform creator in the creative community. He also helps up and coming creatives to realize their value and true potential by sharing resources and giving them a…
Visual Artist Lana received her M.A Fine Arts degree in 2017 and her BA Fine Arts degree in 2011 at the UFS. Lana is the owner and founder of ArtC in Virginia in the Free State. ArtC is an artistic company specializing in modern artworks and artwork products as well as art classes for children…
Creator / Gauteng Fleur de Bondt, b.1989, is an ever-evolving creator. Fleur has showcased her personal work in spaces such as Constitution Hill, and FNB, Cape Town, Turbine Art Fairs, KKNK, Lizamore & Associates, and Artist Proof Studio. Based in Johannesburg, she actively contributes to the art community, having programme managed RMB Talent Unlocked for…
Cultural Practitioner / DJ / Johannesburg Colleen Balchin is a cultural practitioner with 14 years experience in the music and cultural spaces focussing on queer and musically obscure, underground scenes. Based in Johannesburg, they work globally as a DJ and cultural practitioner. Passionate about how club culture brings people together, creating shared, euphoric experiences and…
Software Engineer / Durban Bongani Masela, is a software engineering student at IIE Rosebank College, who is passionate about using technology to solve problems and create opportunities for African youth. An entrepreneur, he also co-founded Pluto Africa, a digital networking platform that won the Intra-Africa Trade Fair (IATF) Youth Hackathon in 2022. As the Sales…
Visual Artist / Arts Administrator / Cultural Producer / Rustenburg Amogelang Pila Ditlhale was born on the 10th of May 1993 in Pretoria. She is a visual artist, crafter, arts administrator, programmes manager and cultural producer with a Diploma in Integrated Brand Communications with Vega – the School of Brand Leadership. She is also a…
Gaming / Generative AI / Cape Town Born and raised in the vibrant city of Cape Town, South Africa, I am a dedicated video game and interactive media producer, embarking on this creative journey since 2016. My fascination with video games blossomed during my Psychology studies at UCT, where I recognized the stark lack of…