In the February newsletter... the South African Director of a taboo-defying pan-African TV drama series - MTV Shuga - talks about the show that caused a sensation, covering gender-based violence, sexuality and HIV prevention.
Executive producer Georgia Arnold — now head of Vis Social Impact, Paramount’s new cause-driven studio, and Executive Director of the MTV Staying Alive Foundation — talks to writer and director Thishiwe Ziqubu about the differences in the broadcasting landscape in Africa and why MTV Shuga has been such a success in driving behaviour change in the demand generation.
We are excited to have funded Max & Millie, an animated TV series for Deaf and hearing pre-schoolers, currently at treatment stage.
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