“I dream of one day becoming a film critic or writer,” says Lusaka, Zambia, born journalist Racheal. “At the Multichoice Talent Factory, I’m hoping to improve my journalistic skills, learn new skills and everything the academy has to offer.” Citing actor and filmmaker Owas Mwape as a role model - “most of his movies are a success and highlight real issues” - Racheal believes that across Africa there are a lot of stories but not enough being told, especially in our indigenous languages.
Born in Lusaka, Zambia, Muchemwa is a 23-year-old emerging producer, writer and presenter, Muchemwa Sinkala is considering a bright future in film and television. “I’ll bring an alternative and youthful enthusiasm to Africa’s film and video entertainment industry, as well as ideas and content that encourage audiences to dream big and think outside the box.” A lover of books and movies, Muchemwa says she is fascinated by “the arts as whole, that is visual art, theatre and the like, outside of that it would obviously be the environment, economy and politics.
For Mainala Silondwa, an aspiring filmmaker from Kabwe, Zambia, “intentionality” makes a good film. Citing South African director Darren Roodt’s films like “Winnie”, “Yesterday” and “Sarafina” as some of her favourites, the 22-year-old Kabwe born storyteller explains, “A good film achieves and surpasses what it set out to do.
There is so much room for the improvement of Africa’s creative industry,” says 23-year-old Joshua Kafumukache, and is determined to play his “part in the industry’s growth and change”. From Lusaka, Zambia, Joshua is passionate about music and film, and recalls Home Aloneas one of the first films he’s ever seen. If given the chance to create a TV series, the student says, “I would create a drama about a Zambian boarding school, its pupils, teachers and their social lives in the school (with a mighty gripping plot, of course).
According to 26-year-old Jones Mvula, Africa’s film and TV industry is heading for great heights, and he wants to be a part of it. With a certificate in video production, the Livingstone-born creative is looking forward to making that a reality as he steps into the Multichoice Talent Factory. “I want to be a film producer and director,” Jones says, and looks forward to making an international name for himself one day .