Tiny Mungwe worked at STEPS, where she produced Generation Africa, a collection of 25 films, from 16 African countries on migration and a collection of 11 short films for Mzansi in a time of Covid. Through CTRL ALT Shift, she is releasing feature doc Womxn: Working in 2024/25. She has written Evelyn and directed Daddys Boy, both short films, and directed and produced Akekho uGogo, a medium-length documentary. Her TV work includes writing for Muvhango, Matatiele and directing on Uzalo. Mungwe has also organised and programmed festivals, including four international festivals: Time of the Writer, the Durban International Film Festival, Jomba! Contemporary Dance Festival and Poetry Africa, and curated film programs for Durban FilmMart, Talents Durban. She is the co-founder of Engage, an itinerant knowledge production initiative consisting of think tanks and industry dialogue about the ext horizons for the African screens. She has worked as a mentor at DFM, Great Lakes Producers Lab, Hotdocs and with the EFM Toolbox programme. She is part of the DFM Future Mentors programme as a contributor, curriculum and trainer. She is also the founder of Ehozini Retreat, an artist residency in Maphephetheni, eThekwini. She was a participant in the 2024 EAVE producers workshop.
Board Member
Tiny Mungwe
Producer, director and screen industry practitioner working across African documentary, television, festival programming, mentorship and creative industry development initiatives.
Highlights
- Co-founder: Engage (industry dialogue and research initiative on African screens)
- Festival programmer: Durban FilmMart, Hot Docs, EFM Toolbox, Durban International Film Festival, Time of the Writer, Poetry Africa
- Director: Akekho uGogo, Daddys Boy; TV writer/director: Muvhango, Matatiele, Uzalo
- Producer: Generation Africa (STEPS) and Mzansi in a Time of Covid