Film Finances South Africa, a part of the Film Finances, Inc. group – a world leader
in completion guarantees – is happy to announce the appointment of Thandeka
Zwana as business manager in the Johannesburg office, as of 1
October 2014.
Zwana has over 10 years’ experience in the film industry having started out as a
production assistant for television drama and later working her way up to line
producer for feature films and long form television drama. She held her previous
position as production and development manager for fiction at the National Film and
Video Foundation (NFVF), for three and a half years. Her duties at the NFVF included
monitoring and evaluating projects that had been granted funding for either
development or production and so Zwana sees her new position as a natural
progression. She comments, “I am pleased that I will still be involved in the
industry and will get the chance to follow the progress of the many filmmakers that
I began interactions with whilst at the NFVF.’
Zwana is looking forward to growing the awareness of the function of Film Finances
in the local market and providing the high standard of service which the group has
become synonymous with. “Many first time or emerging filmmakers are unsure of
the role of a completion guarantor, and in keeping with my passion for development
in the industry, I intend to make sure that all filmmakers understand and appreciate
the need for this and have the access they need to make use of this service as a
means of becoming more credible and more reliable filmmakers,’ she says.
Director Jane Fry has been solely managing the South Africa office for over 18
months and welcomes the addition to the team. Zwana acknowledges there is much
to learn in this new chapter in her career and is happy that she is joining a team
with such experience and a solid reputation in the industry.
Film Finances welcomes Zwana to the team and wishes her every success in her
new role.
