bio

Asanda Ntanjana, a thespian, writer and dancer, the styles of dance being Ballet, Modern Dancing, Tap Dancing, Hip-Hop and Spanish Dancing. She later joined her school choir at the age of 8 and joined the Drama Club the same year. She has since been in Dancing and Drama competitions, Eistedfodds, musicals, written and co-written workshop plays, showcases, dancing exams, etc. She decided to give dancing a break when she was 17 while doing Grade 11 in 2011, because she wanted to focus more on her acting and writing, thus she took Dramatic Arts as one of her major subjects in high school. EDUCATION: Asanda Ntanjana is a graduate in the creative economy of Motion Picture and Content Creation from AFDA: School Of The Creative Economy. She graduated from AFDA with a Bachelor Of Arts Degree in Live Performance. She recently finished a short course at City Varsity, sponsored by the Gauteng Film Commission as one of her winnings as an award winning writer.

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skills

Actor
Art Director
Director
Film Student
Scriptwriter
Voice Overs
Other

education

Bachelor Of Arts Degree in Live Performance (AFDA: School of the Creative Economy and Motion Picture Medium) 2015 City Varsity - SLP in Screen and Stage Writing

experience

URBAN BREW STUDIOS 01/2017-04/2017 Art Department Coordinator – Gold Diggers Season 2 (etv) YoTv Fury Tales Reader – SABC 1 (Story Teller). Research/Field Researcher/Character Binary Research. OKUHLE MEDIA Writer 07/2017-08/2017 Writer - Workshops: SIGNAL HIGH –SABC 2 Writer - Creative Room: EMJINDINI – SABC1 ELAFOS PRODUCTIONS 09/2018 Script Timecode – Strike A Rock: Marikana - SABC 1 (Elafos Productions) Pixel Perfect Pictures 10/2018-03/2020 Acting/Perfomance – Endlini Ka Khubeka: Co Lead Actress as SMASH –Mzansi Magic. (Pixel Perfect Pictures.) Acting/Performance – Umzabalazo Ka Mqanda: Lead Actress as Nomathemba – Mzansi Magic. (Pixel Perfect Productions.) Acting/Performance – 1881: Lead Actress ad CEBISA – Mzansi Magic. (Pixel Perfect Pictures.) Acting/Performance - iTHEMBA - Supporting Role as Constable Tshawe - Mzansi Magic (Pixel Perfect Pictures. 2019/2020 Acting/Performance – UMHLOLOKAZI – Lead Actress as LINDIWE - Mzansi Magic (Pixel Perfect Pictures 2020) Black Brain Pictures Script Translator 10/2018 Script Translation: English – IsiZulu. (Black Brain Pictures.) Script Translation: English – Afrikaans. (Black Brain Pictures.) Pop-Up Media Thespian 11/2019 Acting/Performance - Lead Actress as Tumi - YES (Yes For Youth Employment Programme): Workshop Tutorial Videography for upcoming youth employment workshops in the year 2020. FILM AND PUBLICATION BOARD 10/2020-03/2021 Content Classifier 03/2021-Present Chief Content Classifier AWARDS Gauteng Ishashalazi Theater Awards 2019: Best Basetsana Script Writer 2019 Gauteng Ishashalazi Theater Awards 2019: Best Basetsana Film Director and Writer 2019

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