The Board
The DFG board is made up of industry professionals with a passion for a viable film industry in Durban. They were elected on 11 June 2014 at the Inaugaral general meeting of the DFG.
Chairperson
Eubulus Timothy
Eubulus Timothy is an award winning writer, director and producer. In Hollywood he won the prestigious Harley-Merrill Screenwriting Award. He has a Diploma in Directing and a Diploma in Cinematography from the Los Angeles City College Film School. He is the vice chairperson of Writer's Guild Of South Africa.
Debbi Lutger
Award-winning performer/director Lutge is head of the DUT Department of Drama and Production Studies. As fight director and published poet and playwright Lutge teaches actor/combatants and script/screen writing, trains actors across mediums, and additionally serves as peer reviewer/industry consultant/and guest speaker.
Mbongeni Ngema
Mbongeni Ngema has distinguished himself as a renowned Playwright, Screenwriter and Librettist. He is best known as the Writer of the internationally acclaimed and award-winning musical Sarafina!, which was nominated for five Tony Awards, and later nominated for the prestigious Grammy Awards.
Madoda Ncayiyana
Acclaimed director Madoda Ncayiyana's extensive experience includes theatre, television and radio, as well as producing and directing numerous documentary films. His previous feature, 'The Sky In Her Eyes' (2003) won the Djibril Diop Mambety Prize for Best African Short Film at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
Sandra Herrington
Sandra Herrington, who has a PhD in Drama, has won recognition as a TV Producer with over 62 national and international awards for her work in a variety of TV genres and was recently acknowledged for her work in this field with a Simon Sabela Award. She has had over 40 documentaries screened on internationally.
Moe Motala
Moe is a retired educator with meritorious achievement. He has many years of experience as a drama teacher and received acclaim for his production of 'Charlies Aunt'. He is a scriptwriter. He is also the co-producer of, and script consultant for 'Tales From The Dark Continent' – a series of short stories and features.