Afriquan Film

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Our Season 3 premiere finds us talking with Alta Global Media's Steven Adams. Within this episode we find out a bit about his journey into the film industry and into Talent Management. The conversation explores what Talent Management and re is as well as Steven Adams' incredibly prolific journey within various sectors of the Film Industry from VFX productions and film festivals all the way to his work with Alta Global Media and growing more relations between African Americans and the African continent.

Host: Yalezo Njuguna

Guest: Mark Madai

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: Li'Motive

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Silverton Siege Available on Netflix

Enraptured Odyssey

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Welcome the season finale of Afriquan Film Season 2. Our final guest is a champion of the arts who knows how to set the bar. Her career is of one who is actively celebrates craft. Whether it was in the publishing space as a Strategic Marketing Manager and Editor in Chief to her current role as the Head of Operations at the NFVF. This episode finds us exploring the financial sustainability of the South African industry; covering topics from financial models and distribution all the way co-production agreements South Africa has with the rest of the African continent and internationally. In this episode we get into Onke Dumeko's journey with the National Film and Video Foundation and her perspective on our industry through this lens Follow us on @afriquanfilm on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok & Twitter for more information. 

Host: Yalezo Njuguna AKA Yazz The Student

Guest: Onke Dumeko

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: Yalezo Njuguna

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Sew The Winter To My Skin [Podcast Recommendation] - Trailer

Enraptured Odyssey

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

This episode finds us exploring the relationship between music, film and history with a director that has a storied history that has encompassed it. From music making and music video producing to directing within the ad-industry; Mbele's journey has culminated into the soulful directorial debut that is Music Is My Life: The Joseph Shabalala Story. A music documentary that explores the legendary figure behind Ladysmith Black Mambazo, his life's journey and work in building the cultural reservoir that has become world-beloved, winning multiple Grammys in the process. In this episode we got into Mpumi Mbele's journey into filmmaking as well as understanding what it takes to create a documentary that functions at the scale of what Music Is My Life is. Follow us on @afriquanfilm on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok & Twitter for more information. 

Host: Yazz The Student

Guest: Mpumi Mbele

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: Marcus Aries

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Mapantsula [Podcast Recommendation] - Trailer

Enraptured Odyssey

NFVF PESP Fund

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

This episode finds us diving into the world of commissioning editing and African programming with executive producer Mark Madai. As a commissioning editor, Mark Madai has worked for both Multichoice and e-TV within different capacities. This episode aims to look at the roles and responsibilities of a commissioning editor as well as some of the considerations that a channel has to make when it comes to managing the ratings on a long-form piece content. Follow us on @afriquanfilm on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok & Twitter for more information. 

Host: Yazz The Student

Guest: Mark madai

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: Li'Motive

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Touki Bouki [Podcast Recommendation] - Trailer

Gereza is available on E-Vod & Amazon Prime

Enraptured Odyssey

NFVF PESP Fund

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Our first guest of the 2023 is a multi-faceted filmmaker who has racked up multiple SAFTA nominations and even an African Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Lucky Specials. His directorial debut film, Pusha Pressa Phanda won multiple awards at the 2021 Durban International Film Festival including The Artistic Bravery Award; and was our opening feature film for the Afriquan Film Club. I am talking about the dynamic Richard Lukunku. Follow us on @afriquanfilm on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok & Twitter for more information. 

Host: Yazz The Student

Guest: Richard Lukunku

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: Marcus Aries

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Touki Bouki [Podcast Recommendation] - Trailer

Gereza is available on E-Vod & Amazon Prime

Enraptured Odyssey

NFVF PESP Fund

Afriquan Film is a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Season 2, Episode 4 finds us talking with cultural curator and journalist Mitchell Harper. The activist and decolonial creative brings us into the world of crafting conversations, panels and discussions for film festivals and markets. His extensive work has seen him work for beloved events like The Durban Filmmart, Berlinale, Durban International Film Festival, AFRIFF and more. Join us as explains how he chooses topics, manages speakers and explains the general landscape of the global south when it comes to film festival funding. Follow us on @afriquanfilm on Instagram and Twitter for more information. 

Host: Yazz The Student

Guest: Mitchell Harper

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Research and Direction: Yalezo Njuguna

Post-Production: LiMotive

Original Music Produced by: Katlego DoouShii Thema

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

This is Not a Burial, It’s A Resurrection [Podcast Recommendation] - Trailer

Enraptured Odyssey

NFVF PESP Fund

Afriquan Film a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Season 2, Episode 3 finds us diving into the world of film markets and various financial models with a veteran and venerated filmmaker. Our guest is Neil Brandt, a filmmaker who’s filmography is both extensive and diverse in format. Some recent highlights including Netflix’s chart-topping true-crime series, Senzo: The Murder of A Soccer Star, the supernatural anthology series: Emoyeni as well as a bevy of critically acclaimed documentaries that have competed and gained recognition at key festivals like Sundance & Hot Docs… He also sits on the board of The Durban Filmmart, and has served on the boards of SASFED, IPO and DFA. Brandt has also been a juror at the International Emmys, the SAFTA's and is a founding member of Moon Valley Studio.

Follow us on @afriquanfilm on Instagram and Twitter for more information. 

Host: Yazz The Student

Guest: Neil Brandt

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Script and Edit: Yalezo Njuguna

Original Music Produced by: DoouShii

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Atlantics [Guest Recommendation] - Trailer

Afriquan Film a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Season 2, Episode 2 finds us diving into the film technology and how it captures and relays African skin. Our guest is Ndumiso Mnguni, the pioneering filmmaker and colourist behind Digital Melanin Cinematography; a company that seeks to change the standard of how African aesthetic is captured. Within the episodes we explore Shirley Cards and the history of film and darker skin tones and how his movements seeks to broaden the scope of how film technology interacts with Melanated Skin

Follow us on @afriquanfilm on Instagram and Twitter for more information. 

Host: Yazz The Student

Guest: Ndumiso Mnguni

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Script and Edit: Yalezo Njuguna

Original Music Produced by: DoouShii

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Mother of George [Guest Recommendation] - Trailer

Afriquan Film a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Our Season 2 Opener finds us diving into the world of biopics through the eyes of one our acclaimed thespians and filmmakers, Thabo Rametsi. Thabo Rametsi brings us into the research and preparation that goes into adapting characters and stories that are drenched in real-life stories, some of the hurdles that can come with it as well as his general experiences working in films like Kalushi & Silverton Siege.

Follow us on @afriquanfilm on Instagram and Twitter for more information. 

Host: Yazz The Student

Guest: Thabo Rametsi

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Script and Edit: Yalezo Njuguna

Original Music Produced by: DoouShii

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Jerusalema [Guest Recommendation] - Trailer

Afriquan Film a podcast series in which we shall explore our continent’s cinematic landscape through film recommendations, as well as conversations with pertinent practitioners working within this creative industry.

Our twelfth episode finds us diving into a programme that's developing a wealth of African filmmakers, Multichoice's Talent Factory [previously known as the Magic in Motion Academy]. Our guest is the pioneering filmmaker, Bobby Heaney, who runs the South African leg of the program that has since branched into four countries within the continent. Our conversation explores the Factory, of which our host was an initial recipient of, and the impact it has had on it's surrounding industries. There are plenty of tips for prospective and aspiring filmmakers. Follow us on @afriquanfilm on Instagram and Twitter for more information. 

Host: Yazz The Student

Guest: Bobby Heaney

Voice Artist: Nomava Kibare

Script and Edit: Yalezo Njuguna

Original Music Produced by: DoouShii

Producers: Yalezo Njuguna and Kibare wa Njuguna

Happiness is A Four Letter Word [Guest Recommendation] - Trailer

Enraptured Odyssey

The Broke Ass Showcase

The National Film and Video Foundation