Mmabatho Montsho

Mmabatho Montsho is a Johannesburg based writer, director, producer and visual artist. She has an MA in Script and Screenwriting from Falmouth University. Her film and television projects champion the black feminine experience. Among her notable films are the critically acclaimed web series Women on Sex; SAFTA nominated short film Joko Ya Hao; Desmond’s Not Here Anymore (winner of Best Short Film for Change, Paris International Film Festival 2022) and The Award Ceremony (winner of Best Short Film, Worldwide Women’s Film Festival 2020). Montsho is a joint recipient of the Mbokodo Award for filmmaking (2016), and a South African Film & Television Awards for Best Achievement in Writing a TV Drama (2019), as well her culturally impactful solo fine art exhibition Manyano (2018). Passionate about the future of story, Montsho mentors emerging writers in script development.