Young filmmakers set to receive LIMA awards
Young filmmakers set to be celebrated at Thato Molamu’s Leaders In Motion Academy (LIMA) screening and awards ceremony.
Acclaimed, international award-winning, MICT Seta-accredited film and television business academy, Leaders In Motion Academy (LIMA), founded by renowned media personality and social entrepreneur, Thato Molamu, is set to celebarate young filmmakers at the LIMA 16 Short Film Makers Project (SFMP) film screening and awards ceremony taking place this Thursday, 28 March 2024 at Ster-Kinekor in Sterland, Pretoria.
Launched last year with the theme “16 Days of Activism” the film training program ran from July – December and saw 40 young filmmakers (16 writers, 16 directors, 8 producers) take on the task of creating short films by using film to raise awareness around GBVF – a major societal issue regarded as the second pandemic; with this project, LIMA challenges civil society to participate in the masses.
Thato Molamu, expresses:
“The arts are a critical tool in ensuring that the message is understood and effective. The aim is to lobby through the voices of young people to tell 16 different stories from the eyes of 40 young filmmakers. We are extremely proud of the 2023 cohort of young filmmakers and encourage everyone to watch these short films.”
As the 16 SFMP campaign comes to a close, the film screening and award ceremony this Thursday will include beneficiary comments and testimonials from some of the 40 young filmmakers that benefitted from the job creation and up skilling, and also award creatives in the below categories:
- Best Script
- Best Director
- Best Producer
- Best Film
- Best Lead Actor
- Best Female Actor
The 16 SFMP was initiated in 2023 with the support of the Department of Sports Arts and Culture (Film Unit), and SABC Radio and TV with the aim to be an advocacy and edutainment for the theme 16 days of activism by using film as a platform to capture different aspects of topics GBVF and how they impact our societies.
For more on the upcoming awards and future LIMA initiatives, connect with LIMA on social media.
- LinkedIn: Thato Molamu
- Twitter: @ThatoMolamu
- Instagram: @lim_academy / @thatomolamu
- YouTube: Leaders In Motion Academy
About Leaders In Motion Academy (LIMA)
Established in 2018, the Leaders In Motion Academy is a business school for creatives founded by renowned Media Personality, Social Entrepreneur, Gauteng Film Commission Board member, Guest Lecturer, Speaker, Media Personality, Film Director, and Producer Thato Molamu. LIMA facilitates business training and theoretical training as a 12-month fully funded learner-ships in film, gaming design, animation, sound engineering, virtual reality for underprivileged youth from the township and rural areas. Through an astute learner management system, LIMA hosts business acumen masterclasses with international accreditation and facilitators.
In the 5 years of LIMA, established on 4 July 2018, LIMA has managed to raise over 9 million Rands for learners and train over 200 youth in accredited and non-accredited courses in Film, Gaming, and Animation to bridge the digital skills divide. The support includes transport money, laptops, data, software and an NQF5 higher certificate through LIMA’s strategic partnerships. The academy allows young creatives from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain valuable work experience while studying and working with big broadcasters like SABC, Multichoice, Moja Love, and brands like Huawei, Standard Bank, GFC, RMA, etc. LIMA offers well-crafted long and short accredited and non-accredited courses, fully funded theoretical and practical outcome based education and incubation.
