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Producer, broadcaster and script consultant Mmabatho Kau appointed as Head of Scripted at Rapid Blue production house, who specialise in reality shows (Come Dine With Me South Africa, Strictly Come Dancing, Blame It On Fame). Now they're making a push in scripted content with this newly created role. They've produced one scripted series to date: Is’thunzi on Mzansi Magic.

TVSA Team
29 Nov 2021 17:17

About Mmabatho by Rapid Blue:

Mmabatho brings a wealth of experience to the role, with over 20 years experience as a producer, development executive and broadcaster.

She has produced a variety of shows in South Africa, including a 26-part South African educational drama, Soul City 12 for SABC and worked as a script consultant on titles with significant box office success in South Africa such as the sequel to Happiness is a Four Letter Word - Happiness Ever After, Kalushi: The Solomon Mahlangu Story and Beyond The River.

Mmabatho’s creative flair has also been translated outside of South Africa as a consultant on the award-winning Lesotho film This is Not a Burial, it’s a Resurrection.

This film was selected for the 2019 Venice Biennale College Cinema and won the Visionary Award at the Sundance Film Festival as well as Best Director Award at the Durban International Film Festival 2020.

Mmabatho has also managed an entertainment TV channel (on Top TV) and led the original content department for a Pan-African satellite TV network (Kwese TV).

She prides herself on her commitment to the positive development, growth and sustainability of the African film and television industry, having worked as a consultant for REALNESS, a Pan-African writing residency where she worked with writers from various countries to develop their ideas into scripts.

An alumnus of EAVE and the Torino Script Lab, she has mentored in writing labs in Australia, Poland, Uganda and Ethiopia to name a few.