By Irene Gaitirira
Published December 13, 2024
Three MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) academies across Africa have graduated yet another talented group of film and TV professionals.
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“MTF graduates are consistently winning awards at film festivals all over the continent,” said Badugela. “They are also snapped up to work in leading productions the minute they emerge from our Academies, and many of them start their own businesses. It’s clear that MTF alumni are helping to shape the direction of our industry,” says Fhulu Badugela, CEO of MultiChoice Africa.
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The three MTF Academies in Zambia, Nigeria and Kenya offer fully funded 12-month immersion experience combining theory and hands-on training in all aspects of film production. Sixty students from across Africa pass through these academies every year.
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MTF operates across three platforms: the MTF Portal, MTF Industry Masterclasses and the MTF Academies. The MTF programme forms educational partnerships with leading local universities – Pan-Atlantic University in Lagos, Kenyatta University in Nairobi, and the University of Zambia in Lusaka.
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In addition to the academic partnerships, the MTF academies have built relationships with international partners that provide training, course content and internship opportunities. These long-standing partners are the New York Film Academy (NYFA) and Indian satellite TV platform Zee Entertainment Africa which owns and operates Zee World.
