Mimi Bartels joins Realness Institute’s new board and alumni advisory council
Nigerian filmmaker and producer, Mimi Bartels, has been announced as one of the members of the advisory council of the Cape Town-based Realness Institute. Realness Institute, a pioneering organisation that
Nigerian filmmaker and producer, Mimi Bartels, has been announced as one of the members of the advisory council of the Cape Town-based Realness Institute.
Realness Institute, a pioneering organisation that supports the growth of independent African storytellers in cinema and television, recently announced the appointment of a new Board and Alumni Advisory Council to steer the organisation into a new era of sustainability.
Alongside the appointment of four new Board members, nine alumni from across various Realness programmes, including Bartels, will serve on an advisory Sub-Committee to the Board. Drawing on their hands-on experience of the programmes, they will support both the Board and the operational team in contributing to the development of an alumni network offering and strategic direction for the organisation.
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Since its inception in 2015, Realness Institute has been a driving force in supporting African voices through skills development programmes in writing and producing and networking opportunities that connects talent to professionals both on the continent and internationally.
Its programmes include the Creative Producer Indaba - a fellowship for producers focused on sustainability and co-financing opportunities that can and stabilize their companies and careers, and the AuthenticA Series Lab, which supports the development of episodic content in partnership with StoryBoard Collective and Series Mania. The institute has empowered 200+ film industry professionals who have gone on to become award-winning producers, writers and directors with premieres and wins at festivals that include Sundance, Cannes, and Venice Film festivals.
