Performed management activities such (i.e. budgeting, scheduling, planning, and marketing)Coordinated activities and tasks for designers, editors, and other personnel throughout the production processOverseeing post-production Determined production size, content, and budget, and establishing production schedulesClient liaison Writing project proposals Hired directors, principal cast members, and key production staff membersNegotiating contracts

Thabo Bopape is a South African actor, voice artist and television/film industry allrounder who has appeared in numerous television series, feature films, commercials and stage shows.FEATURE FILMBulletProof-2 (USA – 2019); In-laws in The Outback (DE – 2018); Deep State (USA – 2018); The Life-saver (RSA – 2018); Bhai’s Café’ (SA – 2018); Deutschland 86 (DE – 2017); Red-Sea Diving Resort (BC – 2017); Kilimanjaro (DE – 2017); The Forgiven 2 (UK – 2016); Inside TB (RSA – 2016); Taka Taka Ta (RSA – 2010); Kennedy’s Brain (DE – 2009); White Light (DE – 2008); Coup (UK – 2005); Catch a Fire (USA – 2005); Mr. Bones (RSA - 2001) TELEVISION / STREAMING PLATFORMSAfrican Queens – NJINGA (UK – 2022), Revelation Road (USA – 2022), Justice Served S1 (RSA – 2021); Noughts and Crosses S2, (UK – 2021); Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (USA – 2018); Killer Instinct (UK – 2017); Traffic S2 (RSA – 2014); Binnelanders (RSA – 2010); Rhythm City (RSA – 2009); Wild at Heart S5 (UK – 2009); Home Affairs S4 (RSA – 2008-2009); Scandal (RSA – 2007); Brothers in Law a.k.a. Sokhulu and Partners (RSA – 2007); Jacob’s Cross (RSA – 2006); Jozi-H (RSA – 2006); Justice for All S4 (RSA – 2006); Isidingo (RSA – 2006); Living Land (RSA – 206); Zero Tolerance (RSA – 2005); Generations (RSA – 2005); Vila Rosa (RSA – 2004); Jozi Streets (RSA – 2004); Ashifa Shaba (RSA – 2004); Phat Joe Show (RSA – 2004); Vuk’uzenzele (RSA – 2004); Mindset Network – Presenter (RSA – 2002-2004); Soul City IV (RSA – 2002); Backstage (RSA – 2002); Generations (RSA – 2001); It Rained Last Night (RSA – 2001)SKILLSLanguages: Sepedi (Home) – xiTsonga – Setswana – English – Afrikaans – Shona – xiRhonga (Mozambican dialect of Tsonga) – Portuguese – Spanish – some tshiVenda – some German – a bit of FrenchAccents: Jamaican academic/intellectual, Jamaican Rasta, Zimbabwean English, American Southern, Mexican, anything else that you can provide a sample of…

• Performing and overseeing all admin relating to Stepping Stone Community Engagement training courses (including tasks related to communication, budgeting, finance and logistics)• Selecting, securing and coordinating trainers, guest speakers, administrative assistants, interns and mentors• Selection of participants• Planning and overseeing delivery of courses, including all planning and scheduling• Teaching certain modules of Multi-can and Single-cam courses• Commissioning and overseeing production of course assignments (short documentaries)

• Strategic Planning• Co-produced and managed annual Africa Day eKapa live-music series - 3 years• Event execution, production and management• Drafting contracts and agreements• Liaising with national, provincial, and municipal government structures, and funders• Audiovisual Documentation – filming, directing, and editing video marketing content

Managed Production for (Cape Town) City Hall Sessions contracted by Making Music Productions• Co-managed Production for (Cape Town) City Hall Sessions contracted by Making Music Productions• Produced and directed “Earth-Hour” television and radio adverts for WWF 2012 campaign• Event management for City Hall Sessions (Cape Town City Hall)• Audience development • Television, radio, and print marketing of annual event • Problem solving and fixer

• Overseeing content production and acquisitions for community television station• Sourcing content from local and international producers and partners (DW, Al-Jazeera, M-Net, Soul City)• Content scheduling• Managing content production teams

• Event manager: Kliptown Carnival, and Johannesburg Carnival respectively• Produced and directed “Hola Ha Monate” - a magazine/talk-show broadcast on SABC-2 • Produced and directed two music videos for Grassroots nominated for three SAMAS (2007)

• Reviewed sourced health content • Planning of patient broadcast schedule • Scripting continuity and live content • Performing the continuity presenter role• Interstitials producer and English lessons presenter for Activate Channel (DSTV CH-82)

• Managed independent content producers for SABC-1• Generated commissioning briefs for Documentaries, Magazines, and Current Affairs • Received and reviewed programme proposals • Coordinated “pitch” sessions• Made recommendations on proposals for potential programmes• Negotiated with Scheduling, Programming, Finance, Legal, Broadcast Engineering, Human Resource, departments on behalf of producers of programmes• Liaised with scriptwriters, casting agents, actors, as well as suppliers, production houses and facilities during production

• Produced and directed 26 episodes - magazine/talk-show • Host, Facilitator/Translator for Arts Alive Festival • Produced and directed 2 music videos for Grassroots Emakhaya Album• Produced and directed brand video for Well-Souled, New York.• Director -“Living Land” (No-Line Productions) • Artist Coordinator: Hansa Soul Signature Celebration.• Senior Producer: ipi-Africa - overseeing audio-visual component for the project• In-house producer/director: Ikhayalethu Television - “The Breakfast Club” (SABC 2)• Producer/Director: Maskew Miller Longman Publishers - teacher training video series for new curriculum.• Asst. Dir./Team Co-ordinator - “Developing Visions” (Weekly Mail/SA International Film Festival) project working with township and inner-city youth• Produced and directed: short documentary (Desperate Celebrations) - Won Best Documentary & Best Overall Film awards• Freelance producer/director: Rise-up & Read, Just-Us, and The Works (SABC)• Produced and directed OB:“Sekunjalo” -Samix ’96.