MultiChoice Talent Factory opens entries for 2025

The MultiChoice Talent Factory has opened applications for its fully funded 2025 academic year. The academy, which is open to aspiring filmmakers, scriptwriters, producers, and storytellers across Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.

Announcing the call for entries, MTF West-Africa Director, Atinuke Babatunde, stated that one of the academy’s goals was to ensure participants not only sharpened their craft, but also gained invaluable insights into the business of filmmaking.

“Since its inception in 2018, MTF has welcomed 60 students each year, allowing them to reach their dreams and unleash their potential by providing a platform that nurtures and develops talent across the continent, offering opportunities for growth, networking, and success in the entertainment industry.

“Participants get to learn from some of the industry’s best minds and gain practical experience in areas such as cinematography, sound design, editing, and more. At the end of the programme, top-performing students from each academy will receive further training at the New York Film Academy and India-based platform, Zee World; as well as work opportunities in South Africa.”

She added that submission of applications will end on September 15, 2024.

Launched in 2018, the academy has honed the skills of over 200 emerging filmmakers in 13 countries across the continent.