The River Producers Phathu and Gwydion To Mentor Scriptwriters
Renowned TV writers, Phathutshedzo Makwarela and Gwydion Beynon will be mentoring upcoming scriptwriters.
Phathu and Gwydion, who co own Tshedza Pictures, will be leading the MultiChoice Talent Factory South Africa Scriptwriting Incubator.
The dynamic duo will be hosting 12 interns who have been already chosen.
The 12 are
Florence Rapeu, Khanyani Luhlongwane, Lesedi Phaahla, Lia Mokesi, Melody Ngomane, Nokuphila Dlamini, Nompumelelo Gumede, Pitsi Mohaya, Rebaone Lobelo, Thato Sekhoto Tshegofatso Nwkane, Thembakuye Madlala
The Continental first Scriptwriting Incubator starts in February.
Phathu Makwarela and Gwydion Beynon are one of the most respected and mentioned duo when it comes to South African primetime TV.
The two writers combined their talents and formed Tshedza Pictures, which is responsible for bringing award winning shows like The River, Giyani: Land of Blood. Phathu together with Gywd are also responsible for producing Gomora, Rockville, among many others.
Phathu and Gwydion have been in the writing industry for a very long time now, they have written scripts for shows like Muvhango, Scandal and many others.
According to Phathu, he and Gwydion met each other 13 years ago when they were both writing for Muvhango and believe it or not, they actually didn’t like each other at first.
Gwydion and I met at Muvhango, about thirteen years ago. We were both so young and inexperienced! I was already employed as a researcher, a storyliner and a scriptwriter. Gwyd came on board as a storyliner
We didn’t like each other much at first, but then we slowly started to realise that we both shared a real passion for storytelling.
We started working on stories together, and found that we had complimentary skills, and enjoyed working together.” said Phathu
Gwydion echoed Phathu’s sentiments that the their love of storytelling brought them together
“We are both fascinated by story. We eat, drink and sleep story. It really is a calling. When we watch films and television, we are always analysing how stories get told, and how we can better our craft” He said.
We have no doubt the interns will be in good hands.
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