Esther Beukes joins Talents Durban, scores FAN board membership
Believe in your idea and don’t give up. So says MultiChoice Talent Factory alumni and filmmaker Esther Beukes, who has two reasons to celebrate.
Esther will officially participate in the 17th edition of Talents Durban for her series ‘The Mind of Alkebulan’ in July, while enjoying her new role as the Filmmakers Association of Namibia's (FAN's) programme director on the newly appointed board.
“On behalf of MultiChoice Namibia, I would like to extend my congratulations to Esther Beukes, one of the first Namibian students to graduate from the MTF programme since its inception, for her efforts,” said MultiChoice Namibia managing director, Roger Gertze.
“MTF’s aim is to produce the next generation of storytellers who can grow Africa’s creative industry into bustling economic hubs, and Esther is proof of our commitment to meet the needs of an ever-growing African film industry.”
Esther will be headed to Talents Durban, a South African-based talent development programme, which takes place during the Durban FilmMart from 19 to 22 July.
The sessions are expected to involve strategic collaboration efforts for rising African film professionals and will be held under the theme ‘African Visions Unleashed: From Disruption to Accountability’.
Inclusive of participants from 15 African countries, Durban FilmMart announced that they received 499 applications, with Esther successfully making the cut.
Stories to tell
The director feels “deeply honoured” to be selected for both roles and said Talents Durban is the perfect opportunity to hone her series – a collection of inspiring short films based on characters who battle various forms of spiritual and mental health.
As a FAN board member, Esther hopes to create networking opportunities for aspiring filmmakers and, overall, support the Namibian film industry.
Her recent work includes ‘Miss Understood’, a touching award-winning film based on a librarian who suffers from mental illness, which simultaneously debuted at MultiChoice Namibia and Zambia’s Sotambe Film Festival in 2022.
Esther will officially participate in the 17th edition of Talents Durban for her series ‘The Mind of Alkebulan’ in July, while enjoying her new role as the Filmmakers Association of Namibia's (FAN's) programme director on the newly appointed board.
“On behalf of MultiChoice Namibia, I would like to extend my congratulations to Esther Beukes, one of the first Namibian students to graduate from the MTF programme since its inception, for her efforts,” said MultiChoice Namibia managing director, Roger Gertze.
“MTF’s aim is to produce the next generation of storytellers who can grow Africa’s creative industry into bustling economic hubs, and Esther is proof of our commitment to meet the needs of an ever-growing African film industry.”
Esther will be headed to Talents Durban, a South African-based talent development programme, which takes place during the Durban FilmMart from 19 to 22 July.
The sessions are expected to involve strategic collaboration efforts for rising African film professionals and will be held under the theme ‘African Visions Unleashed: From Disruption to Accountability’.
Inclusive of participants from 15 African countries, Durban FilmMart announced that they received 499 applications, with Esther successfully making the cut.
Stories to tell
The director feels “deeply honoured” to be selected for both roles and said Talents Durban is the perfect opportunity to hone her series – a collection of inspiring short films based on characters who battle various forms of spiritual and mental health.
As a FAN board member, Esther hopes to create networking opportunities for aspiring filmmakers and, overall, support the Namibian film industry.
Her recent work includes ‘Miss Understood’, a touching award-winning film based on a librarian who suffers from mental illness, which simultaneously debuted at MultiChoice Namibia and Zambia’s Sotambe Film Festival in 2022.
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