Joyce Mhango-Chavula
Joyce Mhango-Chavula is a Malawian actress, filmmaker, theatre director, and Arts trainer.
Life[]
Joyce Mhango-Chavula started acting while at secondary school, through the Association for Teaching English in Malawi. She later joined a local drama group called Reformation Theayre and worked with the Alabama Theatre.[1] Inspired by the example of Gertrude Kamkwatira, Chavula quit her job as a media sales and marketing supervisor in 2009, and launched her own theatre company, Rising Choreos Theatre Company. The Return (2011) brought together a Nigerian and Malawian cast, including Patience Ozokwor, and toured all three regions of Malawi.[2]
Chavula's first feature film, No More Tears (2013), was shot in Lilongwe and on the beach of Lake Malawi in Salima District. It told the story of a 20-year-old girl who needs to take care of her father after losing her mother to AIDS. After her father dies his brothers claim his property, leaving the girl destitute.[3]
Her 2015 film Lilongwe won Best Movie from Southern Africa in the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards.[4]
Nyasaland (2016) received a nomination for the 2018 Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Film in an African Language. [5] The film had its US premiere at the 2018 .[6]
Chavula is currently the vice president of Film Association of Malawi and also served as vice president of the (NTAM) for three years, and is now a NTAM board member.she is an Ambassador for The African film festival (TAFF) and a member of the Oscars Malawi committee.[2]
Films[]
- Reflections. Actress and line producer.
- Kamara Tree. Actress and assistant production manager.
- The Last Fishing Boat. Actress and production coordinator.
- B'ella. Actress and art director.
- No More Tears, 2013. Screenwriter and director.
- Lilongwe, 2015. Director, screenwriter and actress.
- Nyasaland, 2016. Director.
- Fatsani: A Tale of Survival, 2020, Actress
References[]
- ^ Joyce chavula: best southern africa film winner, Nation Online, March 20, 2016.
- ^ a b Isaac Mafuel, The Changing Theatre Landscape for Women Artists in Malawi, HowlRound Theatre Commons, 4 October 2018.
- ^ Ogova Ondego, Malawian Thespian Directs Movie, artmatters.info, October 7, 2013.
- ^ Lyonike Mughogho, Malawian movie wins Africa Magic award, malawi24, March 6, 2016.
- ^ Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Released 2018 Award Nomination List, August 4, 2018.
- ^ Sharon Kavhu, ‘Nyasaland’ on global journey … As the Malawi film is set to premiere in US, The Southern Times, July 27, 2018.
External links[]
- Living people
- Malawian film directors
- Malawian actresses
- Women theatre directors