Netflix opens doors for 14 young South Africans with paid film industry placement

Netflix, in collaboration with the Gauteng Film Commission and the KwaZulu-Natal Tourism and Film Authority, has named 14 young South Africans who are part of the ScreenCraft Pathways training programme.

Netflix, in collaboration with the Gauteng Film Commission and the KwaZulu-Natal Tourism and Film Authority, has named 14 young South Africans who will spend the next year working inside the country's most prolific film and television production and post-production companies as part of the ScreenCraft Pathways training programme.

The announcement was made at a Youth Month event hosted by Netflix, the GFC and the KZN Tourism and Film Authority in Johannesburg that brought together filmmakers, industry organisations, policymakers, and government representatives to align audiovisual investment with national socio-economic goals directly in support of the government's 2026 Youth Month theme, "Year of Putting Young South Africans to Work."

The first cohort of the ScreenCraft Pathways Programme, administered by Tshikululu Social Investments and delivered in partnership with the Gauteng Film Commission and the KwaZulu-Natal Tourism and Film Authority, are: Thobeka Nkosi, Lebogang Tsotetsi, Paballo Segalagala, Noluthando Tshazibane, Reotshepile Mohutsiwa, Tiny Mapodile, Ikageng Madia, Nontobeko Mbhele, Keletso Lesetla, Tyler-Vorne Arendse, Sipho Nuse, Bryoni Baxter, Didintle Ledwaba and Chloe Beukes.