Three African screenwriters will pitch projects spanning a range of genres at the 16th Series Mania in Lille, France.
The line-up includes South Africa’s Mlilo Mpondo, the creator of the comedy drama series “Women From the 13th Floor”; Uganda’s Talemwa Pius, with his Western series “Mad Bounty and the Midnight Gun”; and L.A.-based Kenyan screenwriter Tony Koros, who’s developing the comedy series “Money Town.”
The three writers, who will be pitching their projects on March 25 during the AuthenticA African Series Pitch, are the latest participants of the AuthenticA Series Lab, a training programme for African screenwriters that combines online workshops, masterclasses with industry professionals and residencies in South Africa and Switzerland. The lab is organized by the Cape Town-based Realness Institute, in partnership with the StoryBoard Collective, and with the support of the Series Mania Forum and Canada Media Fund.
The writers have spent the...
The line-up includes South Africa’s Mlilo Mpondo, the creator of the comedy drama series “Women From the 13th Floor”; Uganda’s Talemwa Pius, with his Western series “Mad Bounty and the Midnight Gun”; and L.A.-based Kenyan screenwriter Tony Koros, who’s developing the comedy series “Money Town.”
The three writers, who will be pitching their projects on March 25 during the AuthenticA African Series Pitch, are the latest participants of the AuthenticA Series Lab, a training programme for African screenwriters that combines online workshops, masterclasses with industry professionals and residencies in South Africa and Switzerland. The lab is organized by the Cape Town-based Realness Institute, in partnership with the StoryBoard Collective, and with the support of the Series Mania Forum and Canada Media Fund.
The writers have spent the...
- 3/24/2025
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Four African episodic screenwriters will take the stage Tuesday at Series Mania to pitch the genre-flavored series they currently have in development, a crop of shows that reflect the rich and fertile landscape for African series creators looking to tap into the global TV market.
The shows are created by the first graduating class of the AuthenticA Series Lab, a training program for African episodic screenwriters launched last year by Realness Institute in partnership with Geneva-based philanthropic organization The StoryBoard Collective and Series Mania.
The four participants have spent the past six months in a collaborative environment that included both online workshops and residencies in South Africa and Switzerland, while attending masterclasses with leading industry professionals and working with a mentoring team comprised of creative producer Mehret Mandefro and story expert Selina Ukwuoma.
The four creators have each developed a bible and a pilot episode that they’ll be presenting...
The shows are created by the first graduating class of the AuthenticA Series Lab, a training program for African episodic screenwriters launched last year by Realness Institute in partnership with Geneva-based philanthropic organization The StoryBoard Collective and Series Mania.
The four participants have spent the past six months in a collaborative environment that included both online workshops and residencies in South Africa and Switzerland, while attending masterclasses with leading industry professionals and working with a mentoring team comprised of creative producer Mehret Mandefro and story expert Selina Ukwuoma.
The four creators have each developed a bible and a pilot episode that they’ll be presenting...
- 3/20/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The six-month programme takes place in South Africa and Switzerland.
Realness Institute, the African non-profit filmmaking organisation, has opened submissions for a training programme for African episodic screenwriters titled AuthenticA Series Lab.
The programme is run in partnership with Geneva-based philanthropic organisation The StoryBoard Collective and Series Mania.
AuthenticA is open to all African nationals. The six-month programme is set to take place between September 28 2022 and April 7 2023, and will consist of online and in-person sessions for four writers, with sessions taking place in South Africa and Switzerland. The participants will be able to pitch their projects at the Series Mania...
Realness Institute, the African non-profit filmmaking organisation, has opened submissions for a training programme for African episodic screenwriters titled AuthenticA Series Lab.
The programme is run in partnership with Geneva-based philanthropic organisation The StoryBoard Collective and Series Mania.
AuthenticA is open to all African nationals. The six-month programme is set to take place between September 28 2022 and April 7 2023, and will consist of online and in-person sessions for four writers, with sessions taking place in South Africa and Switzerland. The participants will be able to pitch their projects at the Series Mania...
- 4/20/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
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