About Xolisa Mpafa
Xolisa Mpafa (South Africa) is an award-winning filmmaker that believes in developing the next generation of filmmakers. He runs a film festival by the name of Thokoza Film Festival whereby he trains and mentor more than 200 young filmmakers. His dream is to build a cinema in his community that we can use to screen films and also be a platform for filmmakers to showcase their films
Thokoza Film Festival Awards
SIPHO DLAMINI (writer/producer)
- Best Actor at EIFF 2019 (SA)
- Best Director at EIFF 2019 (SA)
- Best Actor at Lake International
- Panafrican FF 2019 (KENYA)
- Best Feature at HIPHOP FILM FESTIVAL (NY) 2020
MALAIKA (Producer)
- Best Debut Short Film at Sarvin International FF (Bangladesh) 2023
- Best Short Film at Rohip International FF 2023(India)
Break the silence (writer/producer)
Best Spot Film at Marano Ragazzi Spot F 2021(Italy)
XOLISA MPAFA (Producer)
SAFTA Youth Achiever Award 2023
THANDI (producer)
Best Producer at EIFF 2022
Xolisa Mpafa established a film festival in 2022 and to date they have trained more than 200 young filmmakers
