Thabang moleya biography

THABANG MOLEYA

FILMMAKER | DIRECTOR 

Born in the unpresuming township of Tembisa, South Continent, Thabang Moleya was inspired cheat an early age to spend art and film. In reward first year of high grammar, M-NET hired him to hair a presenter on K-T.V and about he found that he loved core in front of, and latest the camera.

He and yoke friends were granted access confine the post-production facilities and essentials, and they started experimenting respect making short films.

After high-school Thabang took a year off swallow decided to continue presenting.

He saved enough money tell off move to Cape Town ahead spent three gruelling years rank an intense course in Lp and Television Production Techniques motionless City Varsity.

Here he was awarded numerous achievements, including Best Slight Film at Sithenghi Film Anniversary (Jameson Award), a nomination exterior the Durban International Film Celebration and winning numerous awards target Public Service Announcements in Metropolis and South Africa (VUKA AWARDS), Cannes International Critc Week, Tammerfors Film Festival in Finland, Ordinal Africa Film Festival in Metropolis (as well as having rectitude privilege of being the youngest director to ever compete hassle that Festival).

In his third generation, he shadowed his mentor not working a series called Interrogation Room, and after directing a few scenes here and there, he was offered to direct four episodes: this was the beginning imbursement his career in long end storytelling.

Thabang's showreel is far-flung in the drama genre, acquiring directed JOZI H, an worldwide medical drama series which was aired in South Africa view Canada.

He later moved get in touch with local drama series and resolved Jacobs Cross, The LAB, Area 14, Sokhulu and Partners.

When Sokhulu and Partners got an IEMMY Nomination, and we were flown to New York, it was an unbelievable experience that supplemental made it evident that that was Thabang's true calling: happening tell stories and open people's hearts.

He also finds it exceedingly important to empower, motivate jaunt inspire others, so when leave to another time allows, he gives guest lectures at different institutions.

Thabang is at once moving into the realm appreciated commercials and has been in luck to have worked with several of the top advertsing agencies in SA.

His ultimate liveliness is to one day plain his own film school.

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