Chala Tumelo

Zambia

Chala is a film maker with a multi-disciplinary professional and industrial background. This encompasses theology, music, public relations, computer systems maintenance, corporate management, television drama and television magazine production.

As of January 31 2011, he has produced more than 650 television products, including the multi-awarding winning bi-weekly Zambian series Loose Ends. His works are still serialized with Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC - TV)

He is the creator and concept developer for Girls Alone and also produces and presents A-Z Gospel Music.

He also writes a weekly critique of local film and related issues in the Sunday Times, the weekend edition of Zambia’s national newspaper. He has so far written 109 published articles on technical, creative, market, legal and national policy aspects of local film.

Chala is keen on arts development for Zambia. He has passionately committed himself to the creation of sustainable economic criteria for Zambian arts with focus on socio-economic benefits for both the Zambian artiste and the Zambian arts consumer.

He perceives his relationship with Drama For Life as a strategic one in the above quest, and his Honours Degree studies at the Wits School Of Arts – Drama as a critical stepping stone.