If you frame your world through camera angles, narrate reality like a movie script, and edit the montage of your life like a film director, then here’s a flash-forward into your future – MultiChoice Africa is calling all aspiring film directors, DOPs, sound guys, and scriptwriters to help us ignite Africa’s creative industries.
Who knows, perhaps one day your name will be rolling across the closing credits on our DStv channels.
In June 2021, on the occasion of Africa Month, they are launching a call to entry for the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Academy class of 2022.
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MultiChoice is recruiting aspiring African talent – that’s you – to gain theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience in cinematography, film editing, audio production, and storytelling.
Sixty talented students from 13 African countries will get the chance to hone their film and television production skills alongside industry greats.
This year-long, funded, programme will be supported by MultiChoice Talent Factory academies hosted in Kenya, Nigeria, and Zambia.
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Students will create quality local content that will be broadcast on our local M-Net channels on the MultiChoice platform.
MultiChoice Talent Factory graduates will also get to showcase their portfolio of work on the MTF Portal – a database for film professionals across the continent, where they can access job opportunities, keep up to date with industry news, and expand their network.
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MultiChoice Africa, the African entertainment industry is at the core of who we are and what we do.
This social investment program shows our commitment – alongside long-term partnerships with government, stakeholders, and creative organisations – to develop Africa’s creative industries into vibrant, economic centres. This is how MultiChoice uses the power of entertainment to enrich lives.
Deadline: June 30th, 2021
For more information, visit their official website
Bukola Owo-Bello is a spirited storyteller, content creator and YouTuber who loves sharing amazing opportunities, inspiration, and ideas with forward-thinking African youths.
Follow her on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram on @BukkiTalks
