Tendeka Matatu

Tendeka Matatu
Producer
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv, Media

TENDEKA MATATU - started his film career as an assistant director, working on numerous feature films and TV series' in Zimbabwe and London. He then spent a number of years production managing commercials and music videos for Tony Kaye's London company, K Films. In his spare time he produced his first short film "That Sinking Feeling".
Since then Tendeka produced several feature films, in South Africa, including, the multi award winning "Max & Mona" by Teddy Mattera, the box office hit, "Straight Outta Benoni", "Footskating 101" and most recently the gangster epic "Jerusalema", directed by Ralph Ziman, which premiered at the 2008 Berlin Film Festival. Tendeka was also involved in Richard E Grant's directorial debut "Wah Wah" Tendeka now lives between Edinburgh and Johannesburg, he is currently developing several feature films, through his company Ten10 Films, including ONE LAST LOOK with Philip Roberts, an adaptation of Lewis Nkosi's THE MATING BIRDS, BLACK SOUTH EASTER with Carey McKenzie, and TASTE OF RAIN with Richard Pakleppa.

PRODUCER FEATURE CREDITS:
2003
Max & Mona
Dir. Teddy Mattera

2005
Straight Outta Benoni
Dir. Trevor Clarence

2006
Footskating 101
Dir. Brendan Jack & 187

2008
Jerusalema
Dir. Ralph Ziman

Organizations

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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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