Magic in Motion Academy students showcase their works on Mzansi Magic

M-Net's Magic in Motion Academy, a well-established CSI initiative which empowers young film and television graduates through an intensive 12-month work readiness programme, is starting 2018 on a high with the release of two new movies created by current and former Academy interns.

First up on 3 February 2018 at 19h30 is Umhlanga, one of four movies created by the Academy Class of 2017. Set in rural KZN, the movie tells the story of two sisters, Buhle and Ntombi, whose excitement over the upcoming Reed Dance first turns to disappointment when Ntombi decides that she won't attend the traditional ceremony, a decision that upsets her Gogo. But events take a turn for the worse when word reaches the village that Buhle who travelled alone to attend the event has now disappeared. What follows is a web of betrayal and lies as a shattered family fight to be reunited. Notably, the movie boasts a multi-generational cast including Nomsa Xaba, Dawn Tandeka King, Lihle Dlomo and Busi Mtshali.

Then on 10 February at 19h30, Mzansi Magic audiences will see the premiere of Moratuwa, a film created by Magic in Motion students, under the production company, A Tribe Called Story. The team is made up of three alumni (Aluta Qupa, Mbalizethu Zulu and Thembalethu Mfebe) and was funded and fostered by the MultiChoice Enterprise Development Fund. Since it's creation in 2017, the company has produced three commissioned movies for prime-time broadcast, an impressive opportunity afforded to the young filmmakers after their potential was recognised during their internship.

In Moratuwa, a young career woman Naledi fulfills her gravely ill grandmother's wish to marry by tying the knot' with Neo, a man she hires to be her Mr Right. But when her grandmother makes an unexpected recovery, doctors warn her newlywed' grand-daughter that any bad news will be very harmful to her fragile health. For Neo it's a chance to spend time with a lady he has always liked but for Naledi, trapped in a comical lie, life is about to get very interesting

Speaking at a special screening held to celebrate the movies, M-Net South Africa Group GM Nkateko Mabaso congratulated the teams who completed both films on their outstanding achievement. M-Net invests in young TV talent because we understand that their growth is vital to our industry and to the economic development of the country. And most importantly, it is because our audiences support local talent and stories so enthusiastically that enables us to continue delivering it.

For more information on M-Net's Magic in Motion Academy, visit their website or visit the Twitter page @MnetCorporate #MagicInMotion.

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