Mukhtar Vanmali

After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Film & Media Studies (majoring in Screenwriting) from the University of Cape Town, a career setback left Mukhtar feeling creatively barren. So he did what any typical Scorpio would - he retreated, regrouped and awaited rebirth, all in the one place he knew would respect such melodrama...a place called New York City! For two-and-a-half spectacular years Mukhtar lived his truth and learnt his craft anew, completing the 1 Year Screenwriting Program at the Nw York Film Academy and eventually returning to South Africa in 2020; a writer reborn. He has since worked for a South African broadcasting channel called ITV as a Producer and Writer on two live talk shows as well as creating promo scripts for said shows and others on the channel.