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ABOUTME:
Iamamulti-facetedart“hub”withovertwentyyearsofexperienceintheproductionmanagementofinternationaltelevision commercials,movies,tvseries,featurefilms,musicvideos.Since2015,Ihaveprojectmanagedandcoordinatedlarge-scaleevent productionsthroughAfrica:musicconcerts,advertisingawards,musicawards,artexhibitions...
Inaddition,whatsetsmeapartismyabilitytocreativelydirectdynamicprojectsinalldisciplinesofart,throughcollaborations acrossglobalculturesanddisciplines—promotingthespiritofUbuntu.Thisismyflairandmypassion!
MYMOTTO:
“Whatcountsinlifeisnotthemerefactthatwehavelived.Itiswhatdifferencewehavemadetothelivesofothersthatwill determinethesignificanceofthelifewelead.”-TataNelsonMandela
IamproudlyXhosaandcarryingforwardthephilanthropyspiritofTataNelsonMandela!
MYPASSIONS: Film/TVCommercials: 2001-present:
InternationalServiceProductionCoordinationandManagement
Invictus(2009)
Mandela:LongWalktoFreedom(2013)
DarkTide(2012)
BlackSails(2014)
InternationalAdvertisingCampaigns
INTERNATIONALFILMPRODUCTIONSERVICES: INDUSTRYEXPERIENCESINCE:2001
Ihaveover20yearsexperienceininternationalfilmproductionservices.OvertheyearsIhaveworkedinproductionswithgiantproductionfilmhouseslocally,restofAfrica/Asia/Australia//Europe/ MiddleEastandNorth&SouthAmerica
MYPASSIONS: LargeScaleEvents&Campaigns 2015-present:EventProjectCoordinationandManagement:
CokeStudioCampaign[prep]:Algeria/Egypt/Morocco/Nigeria/SouthAfrica
META/Facebook:MadeinAfrica,lovedbytheworld2022Campaign:DRC/Kenya/NigeriaandSouthAfrica
YouTube:AfricaDayConcert2022hostedbyIdrisElba:Nigeria/Tanzania/DRC/SierraLeone/SouthAfrica
MTVAfricaMusicAwards:Kenya,Nigeria,SouthAfrica,TanzaniaandUganda
LoeriesAfricaMiddleEastAdvertisingAwards
CastleLiteUnlocksAfricanConcert:Tanzania
LARGESCALEEVENTSPRODUCTIONMANAGEMENTEXPERIENCE: INDUSTRYEXPERIENCESINCE:2014
MTVAfricaMusicAwardssince2014: Kenya/Nigeria/SouthAfrica/Tanzania/Uganda
LARGESCALEEVENTSPRODUCTIONMANAGEMENTEXPERIENCE: INDUSTRYEXPERIENCESINCE:2014
MYPASSIONS: ArtofUbuntuProjects:
Founder:2022-present
AfricanArtsandCultureHonoraryforPeoplelivingwithDis+ability ApplyingartsandcultureashumaninvestmentpromotingthespiritofUbuntu PhumelelaSpecialCareCentre,Queenstown:EasternCape–MandelaDay2022Sponsor MankosiCommunityforPeoplelivingwithDis+ability,CoffeeBay–HeritageDay2022Founder
MemberofthePresidentialAdvisoryPanel:2022 PresidentialEmploymentStimulusProgramme NationalFilmandVideoFoundation
MemberoftheSelection&AdvisoryPanel:2023 SouthAfricanFilmandTelevisionAwards2023
PASSIONPROJECTS: MOTTO: “Whatcountsinlifeisnotthemerefactthatwehavelived.Itiswhatdifferencewehavemadetothelivesofothersthatwilldeterminethesignificanceofthelifewelead.”-TataNelsonMandela
WeareproudlyXhosaandcarryingforwardthephilanthropyspiritofTataNelsonMandela!
MYPASSIONS: CreativeDirector:2021-present XHO+WA
InspiredbystrikingsimilaritiesbetweenXhosaandJapaneseculture.XHO+WAisthemouldingofbothculturestocreatea‘thirdaesthetic’byforgingan aestheticallypowerfulcollaborationmirroringsimilarity.
Jury:2019-present
ZanzibarInternationalFilmFestival:
UnitedArabEmirates|SaudiArabia|Oman|Sudan|Tajikistan|Kyrgyzstan|Uzbekistan|Yemen
ProvincialSecretaryandSkillsDevelopment:2019-2020 EasternCapeFilmForum
DirectorofCreativeDevelopment&InternationalAffiliation EasternCapeFilmFestival
PASSIONPROJECTS: “Whatcountsinlifeisnotthemerefactthatwehavelived Itiswhatdifferencewehavemadetothelivesofothersthatwilldeterminethesignificanceofthelifewelead”-TataNelsonMandela WeareproudlyXhosaandcarryingforwardthephilanthropyspiritofTataNelsonMandela!
MYPASSIONS: Podcast/Radio:2019-present
Founder,CuratorandHostforArt[AfricanRawTalent]RadioShowPodcastonSpotifyandIONAFM TheARTSofAfricaconstituteoneofthemostdiverselegaciesonearth.
CreativeDirector/Columnist:2018-present
Afribeing:CuratedonlineAfricanlifestyleplatformdedicatedtoshowcasingthebestofAfrica.
Co-Founder:2017-present
ZonaZero:Artintegrationcollaborationprojectbetween Austria,Brazil,Denmark,Germany,SouthAfricaandSweden
PASSIONPROJECTS: MOTTO: “Whatcountsinlifeisnotthemerefactthatwehavelived.Itiswhatdifferencewehavemadetothelivesofothersthatwilldeterminethesignificanceofthelifewelead.”-TataNelsonMandela WeareproudlyXhosaandcarryingforwardthephilanthropyspiritofTataNelsonMandela!
HUMANINVESTMENTPROJECTS: FounderandFunder:2017-present
VuyoOyiyaFoundation:Fundingrural/townshipcommunityprojectstoempowerwomen,youthandpeoplelivingwithdis+ability
SowingSeedsofFreedom:LegacyofSelf-Sustainability:Founder
Gainingtheabilitytofeedoneselfisapotentformofempowerment.Ittranscendsthebasicneedforsurvivalandenterstherealmofself-reliance,liberty,anddignity.
EasternCapeFilmFestival:Sponsor
EasternCapePhumelelaCareCentreforTheDis+abled:Funder
AfricanArtsandCultureHonoraryforPeoplelivingwithDis+ability:Founder
SanitaryProductsforGirlsinNeed:Sponsor
KhayelitshaBinCleaningProject:Sponsor
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