Experience

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  Diprente

  • South Africa
  • Media Production
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Queen Sono, Season 1: Executive Producer

    • 2019 - 2020

    A highly trained South African spy takes on her most dangerous mission yet while facing changing relationships in her personal life.

  • Matwetwe/ Wizard (Feature Film) : Producer

    • 2018 - 2019

    Matwetwe (Wizard) is a coming of age adventure following Lefa and Papi, best friends and recent high school graduates, on the hustle of their young lives. Over the course of an action packed New Years Eve in the iconic township of Atteridgeville, the boys try to score a huge deal, dodge a king pin gangster and his violent minions, get the girl and ultimately save their lives in this hilarious escapade.

  • Catching Feelings (Feature Film): Producer

    • 2018 - 2018

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5827360/http://diprente.co.za/portfolio/catching-feelings/Catching Feelings (working title) is directed by Kagiso Lediga and shot by DOP Motheo Moeng. It is a dark romantic comedy starring Pearl Thusi, Andrew Buckland, Precious Makgaretsa, Akin Omotoso and Kagiso Lediga. The film follows an urbane young academic and his beautiful wife, as their lives get turned upside down when a celebrated and hedonistic older writer moves into their Johannesburg home with them. The film is due for theatrical release in early 2018

  • The Bantu Hour, Seasons 1 & 2: Series Executive Producer / Producer

    • 2015 - 2018

    52 x 48 min EpisodesThe Bantu Hour- an original concept sketch comedy / late night talk-show co-hosted by legendary jazzman Hugh Masekela and comedian Kagiso Lediga. Each 48-minute episode is comprised of comedy sketches shot on location and starring an ensemble cast of South Africa’s most exciting comedians and actors. Studio elements feature the resident band, celebrity guest interviews and weekly collaborations between Masekela and up and coming as well as established musicians.

  • Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola : Co-Creator/ Executive Producer

    • Aug 2010 - May 2015

    Weekly Satirical News ShowLate Nite News with Loyiso Gola- Seasons 1- 12Winner: SAFTA Award 2014- Best Ensemble Comedy ShowNominated: International Emmy Award in the category of Best Comedy, 2013Nominated: International Emmy Award in the category of Best Comedy, 2014Satirical News Show broadcast in South Africa on eNCA and etvLNN features South Africa’s most innovative comedians in a combination of traditional news reportage, sketches and live music. Show host, Loyiso Gola’s weekly dose of biting and no-holds-barred commentary earns him equal amounts of adulation and disdain, depending on which side of the fence he offends. Chester Missing is touted as a seminal political analyst and interviews the country’s most influential political leaders, despite being a puppet. David Kibuuka is the foreign correspondent on which the country relies for up-to-the-minute international news, even though it’s extremely subjective and peppered with details of his personal life; and the show is wrapped up by news crooner Deep Fried Man.

  • The Mayor: Series Producer

    • 2015 - 2015

    The Mayor- TV comedy/dramaOriginal concept, 13 part satirical drama series about a bombastic and charismatic mayor who tries to keep a growing polygamous family together while contending with running Africa’s richest and largest metropolis, Johannesburg.

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  Diprente

  • South Africa
  • Media Production
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Dave's Big Break in Brazil : Producer

    • Apr 2014 - Jul 2014

    DAVE'S BIG BREAK IN BRAZIL - by BrightRock- 33 episodes: Sports SatireReporting 'live' every day from the 2014 Soccer World Cup in Brazil, broadcast on eNCA as part of the morning and evening news shows, every day during the 2014 Soccer World Cup- 7.50pm, 8.50pm, 9.50pm and 7.20pmwww.changeexchange.co.zaComedian David Kibuuka is sent to Brazil to cover the soccer World Cup. His assignment is beset by logistical problems from day one and he finds himself on a different but parallel journey reporting from the fringes of the World Cup. In his adaption to these challenges and change he overcomes the obstacles and produces funny, insightful, topical and entertaining content

  • Next of Next Week: Producer

    • Oct 2013 - Apr 2014

    Next of Next Weekin association with SAIAbroadcast on etvComedy series starring popular South African comedians Skhumba Hlophe and Tips Seemise,

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  Diprente Films

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Ekasi Stories: TV Drama Anthology Series- Producer

    • May 2013 - Jun 2013
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Ekasi- Our Stories (TV Drama Anthology Series- 48 minute stand alone, made for TV films)- One Day is One Day- A Wannabe- Vusi and Stan- Drama King- Skhot So Hard

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  HBS: Host Broadcast Service

  • Coordinator, Logistics

    • Mar 2009 - Aug 2010

    2009 FIFA Confederations Cup & 2010 FIFA World Cup

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  Freelance

  • Endemol SA, Curious Pictures, Ochre Media, Thousand Hugs Productions

  • Production Coordinator/ Manager/ Post Production Supervisor

    • 2005 - Mar 2009
    • Endemol SA, Curious Pictures, Ochre Media, Thousand Hugs Productions

    Freelance Production Coordinator, Manager and Post Production Supervisor on various TV shows for various production companies and channels

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  Dog Pack Films

  • Black Sunday (Documentary): Co-Producer/ Co-Director

    • 2007 - 2007

    On most Sundays, Soweto saw a "congregation" of young artists gather in open spaces in honour of a movement they simply call, Black Sunday. Black Sunday became a counter cultural institution, a movement of youth to counter the poverty, violence and post apartheid contradictions of the day. Through hip hop a new identity and community was formed outside of the categories of the past and the status insignias of the aspirational elite.It has subsequently catapulted some of its followers into the forefront of the South African music scene. This film explores the history of Black Sunday and questions it's survival in an ever-changing contemporary SA.World Premiere- Encounters International Film Festival 2007 ; subsequent broadcast on SABC1

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  Trace TV (France)

  • Producer/ Director, Insert Profiles

    • 2005 - 2005