Staff
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Academic Director Dr Liani Maasdorp is a senior lecturer in the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town. She convenes the Master of Documentary Arts degree programme and is the academic director of the UCT TV Studio and the Stepping Stone community engagement video training programme and co-founder of the ScreenCubator film and media talent developer. She works as co-producer, story consultant and creative consultant on long and short form documentary films. Recent work includes producer of Strike a Rock (Audience award: Encounters International Documentary Film Festival 2017; official selection: Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival 2017; Best South African Documentary: Durban International Film Festival 2017; official selection: International Documentary Festival Amsterdam 2017). Liani previously worked as a documentary editor and television director. She has lectured on fiction and nonfiction film at various film schools in South Africa. She was the vice-chair of the South African Guild of Editors for several years and has served as judge for the South African Film and Television Awards and the International Emmy Awards. Her research interest areas include documentary film, self-reflexivity and editing. She is passionate about studying and teaching South African film. Her work has been published in the books World Cinema Directory: Africa and Defining the Documentary: Case Studies in the Post-1990 Context, academic journals like Film Philosophy Journal, The South African Theatre Journal, popular publications including The Call Sheet Newspaper, National Geographic Traveller, De Kat Magazine, The Mail and Guardian and her short pieces on the online platform The Conversation have collectively reached over 170 000 readers. Email Liani: liani.maasdorp@uct.ac.za / Call Liani on: 021 650 5727/4211 |
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Chief Technical Officer Alan studied through Wits Technikon while serving an apprenticeship with an electronics company, and joined UCT’s newly established TV Unit, part of the Teaching Methods Unit, in 1980. This was incorporated into the Humanities Faculty in 2001. He is in charge of all-round studio maintenance (plus systems design and construction), and video production experience. Email Alan: alan.johannes@uct.ac.za / Call Alan on: 021 650 5736 |
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Junior Technical Assistant Wandile is a self-taught photographer and videographer. His passion for cameras started when he was doing standard 6 (grade 8), when he took pictures at school and filmed events such as funerals and birthdays over the weekends. In 2009 he started working with a number of production companies as technical support and also in a live television set up, where he was responsible for linking the local studio and other west African studios via satellite. He has experience in different media set ups doing sound, vision mixing and operating studio & ENG cameras. He is also a Stepping Stone programme graduate. At the studio, Wandile is responsible for assisting in UCT TV studio productions, preparing and checking equipment for film production students, assisting the Chief Technical Officer with gear maintenance and any other duties assigned to him. Email Wandile: wandile.tonqa@uct.ac.za / Call Wandile on: 021 650 3985/5736 |
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Senior Secretary Molly studied journalism and public relations, and worked as a communications officer in the Gender, Media and Development non-governmental sector in Zimbabwe. She also doubled up as an administrative assistant in many cases. Molly is driven, and passionate about people. At UCT TV, she handles administration portfolios,studio & post-production facilities bookings and manages the CFMS 's production equipment pool. Email Molly : molly.maunganidze@uct.ac.za / Call Molly on: 021 650 3985 (between 08h30 -13h30) |
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Stepping Stone Learning Co-ordinator Thabo manages and coordinates UCT TV’s learning programmes, seminars and workshops. He is a multi-disciplinary television and events producer, actor and voice-artist currently studying towards an MA in Documentary Arts at UCT. Thabo brings with him more than 35 years’ experience in the management, production and implementation of television programmes, indoor and outdoor mass public events, as well as small and intimate functions. He is wholeheartedly committed to social transformation through the arts. Email Thabo at: steppingstone.uct@gmail.com / Call Thabo on: 021 650 5727 |
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Impact Producer Intern – Impact Unit Born in the rural area of Idutywa in Nopoto Location, in the Eastern Cape. Samkelo is a contentious, hardworking and diligent individual who shows admirable dedication to his tasks. Given the intense level of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, his poor background of education in public schools in the rural areas was not an impediment. Instead, it has equipped him to be working hard to conduct intense research and other tasks very well.He is currently studying towards a Masters in Political Communication with the Centre for Film and Media Studies. He considers himself as a thinker, strategist and innovator. He continues to be conscientious, displaying a keen interest in media and applying knowledge he has gained to the work required. He has ten years of working experience in different sectors such as administration, research, content producing, and he is joining UCT Television Studio as an Impact Producer Intern setting up the Impact Producing Resource Unit. Back at home, he assists students with career guidance and to get them to tertiary level. Samkelo does this because he believes with enough will-power any child can succeed, no matter their living conditions and background. He believes these factors never define anyone, or are limiting factors when it comes to a child's potential. He spends his spare time with family and friends. He recently committed to staying healthy to boost his energy levels. Email at Samkelo: DNSSAM002@uct.ac.za / Call Samkelo on: 021 650 3985/5727 |
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PR & Marketing intern (Social Media) Charlotte is French. She is currently completing her Honours in Media Theory and Practice with the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town. Her research interest areas include branding, marketing, feminist media studies and social media platforms. During her free time, Charlotte enjoys spending time with her family, cooking vegetarian food and reading books. She recently joined UCT Television Studio team to manage social media presence for the studio's various events and activities. She also assist in producing content for the UCT TV website. Furthermore, Charlotte’s work consists of bringing positive changes to the UCT Television brand by researching the studio's landscape, competition, target market, etc. As the studio's new marketing intern, her role is to promote UCT Television 's services and secure enquiries from clients. Email at Charlotte: ucttv.marketing@gmail.com / Call Charlotte on: 021 650 3985/5727 |
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Social Media Intern Rati is an Honours student at UCT studying Media, Theory and Practice. With an undergraduate degree in Film & Television Studies, Media & and Writing and Gender Studies, she is passionate about writing. She is a social media marketing intern at UCT TV, where she assists in coordinating and executing UCT TV's social media strategy, working across the key social media channels, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and UCT TV Studio website. Email at Rati: ucttv.marketing@gmail.com / Call Rati on: 021 650 3985/5727 |
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Production Unit Intern Nelly is an intern in the UCT TV Production Unit. She did her undergrad from the University of Limpopo in Media studies. She then continued at Rhodes University for a Postgraduate diploma in Journalism and media studies. She is now with the University of Cape Town studying towards her Master’s degree in Media, Theory and Practice. She was a student journalist for Keyaka Magazine; (for students and by students) at the University of Limpopo for a year. She also worked as a student journalist at Cue Media during the 2017 National Arts festival at Rhodes University and had numerous published articles. And she did her vacation work at Grocott’s Mail where she also wrote and published three articles. Her involvement in these opportunities has been educative to her. She has developed good communication skills and patience, as she believes that these attributes are significant for a journalist to possess when working with diverse people from all walks of life. Email Nelly producer.ucttv@gmail.com / Call Nelly on on: 021 650 3985/5727 |
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Teaching and Learning Intern Lindiwe is currently studying towards a Postgraduate BA degree in Media Theory and Practice at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in the Centre for Film and Media Studies (CFMS). She holds a Bachelor of Social Science (BsocSc.) degree with majors in Gender Studies and Sociology from the same institution. Lindiwe is a fellow in the Leadership in Stigma Reduction (cohort 8) with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), University of California (UCLA), University of Pretoria (UP) and HIVOS. Lindiwe has over 10 years work experience in various fields and has worked closely with diverse groups of people from all walks of life, with diverse intersectional identities. Lindiwe has worked both at the local and international level as an artist, keynote speaker, facilitator and recently a guest lecturer at UCT, Duke University, USA, and Leiden University, Amsterdam. Lindiwe was part of a crew of 13 Black South African Queers selected to perform and write at Perfoma 17 Biennial (Art Festival) in New York City. Lindiwe is the Founder of Injabulo Projects, a Not-for-Profit Organisation (NPO), of which Injabulo Anti-Bullying Project (IABP) is the catalyst project and conducts anti-bullying workshops using an intersectional lens, to alleviate the scourge of bullying in high schools. Lindiwe self-identifies as a Fallist (Person determined to make all forms of oppression fall) and a passionate social justice activist. She loves telling stories through her writing and has written and published a monthly column for Exit Newspaper in 2010/11. Lindiwe has won numerous awards for her diverse leadership and artistic prowess, Lindiwe was listed as one of the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South African Leaders 2017 and Mzansi Top 100 Aspiring and Inspiring Leaders 2017. Lindiwe joined the UCT TV studio as a Teaching and Learning Intern. Email Lindiwe steppingstone.uct@gmail.com / Call Lindiwe on on: 021 650 5727/3985 |
Dr. Liani Maasdorp
Alan Johannes
Wandile Tonqa
Molly Maunganidze
Thabo Bopape
Samkelo Donisi
Charlotte Hoareau
Rati Muyambo
Nelly Zulu
Lindiwe Dhlamini