Lonwabo Mavuso

South Africa

Lonwabo Mavuso holds a Bachelor’s in Dramatic Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand, where he majored in performing arts management and project and production development.

Lonwabo has worked on numerous major professional projects during the course of his studies, including the Bafundi Film and TV Festival. The Bafundi Film and TV Festival, in partnership with the SABC Industry Development Unit and Gauteng Film Commission (GFC), provided a platform where young film makers were given the opportunity to screen their work and to interact with industry role players and stakeholders.

As one of the founders of the Bafundi Film and TV Festival, Lonwabo’s role in this project was to head up marketing and overseeing the screenings during the festival. He was later appointed as project administrator, were he was responsible for overseeing festival operations.

Lonwabo went on to work on the organising teams for the Tri- Continental Film Festival, the Drama for Life Festival and The Africa Research Conference in Applied Drama and Theatre. Lonwabo is passionate about the arts and culture industry and has a keen interest in developing arts management skills for artists in less privileged areas.