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Zimbabwean actress nominated for UK film awards
14 Nov 2016 at 12:00hrs | Views
The award winning Kezi born - United Kingdom based actress Samantha Ncube Mahlangu has been nominated for another award in film under the actress of the year category for Zimbabwe Music And Arts Awards UK 2016, (ZIMAA UK).
On her first award she said it was a "pleasant surprise ," now Speaking from her base in UK,she said that she is humbled by the unwavering support shown by fellow artists and fans . "I am honoured to be celebrated by my own country," she said.
Apparently the former Donkwe Secondary School student says she never attended any formal training in film,in fact her cousin Musa James naturally spotted the inherent talent and automatically casted her via her connections in film industry. She thus joined the industry by chance in 2012 ,and her debut film was entitled "Amazansi" produced by Lawrence Mthinsi,a Zimbabwean lawyer-turned film producer in UK. From there her acting matured with age like wine and now she finds herself mentoring the upcoming producers cutting across different continents.
Switchbod Arts Magazines learns that during her four years in the film industry ,Mahlangu has featured in numerous Nigerian movies which finally landed her the first award from the Cameroonian film and Movie Academy early this year.
Recently she featured in a Nollywood UK movie and also in another film with "Uwadi Production," where she acted alongside Mzansi actor Kagiso Module who is popular for his role as Mangaliso Nyathi in the famous Mzansi soapie "Scandal."
Mahlangu is known for her motivational messages to upcoming artists, and through Switchbod platforms she has always tried to uplift the struggling young artists.
"Artists must not give up, they must keep pushing and learn from others," she further told Switchbod.
She also challenged the women to stand up for themselves and be counted amongst the pacesetters.
Now she dreams of setting up an orphanage, school,and a modeling agency in Zimbabwe. She says all her charity passion is derived from her field of study in Applied Social Sciences where she holds a BA (honours) degree .
To vote for this Bulawayo'finest follow these guidelines below:
http:/www.zimaa.co.UK/index.php/voting
On her first award she said it was a "pleasant surprise ," now Speaking from her base in UK,she said that she is humbled by the unwavering support shown by fellow artists and fans . "I am honoured to be celebrated by my own country," she said.
Apparently the former Donkwe Secondary School student says she never attended any formal training in film,in fact her cousin Musa James naturally spotted the inherent talent and automatically casted her via her connections in film industry. She thus joined the industry by chance in 2012 ,and her debut film was entitled "Amazansi" produced by Lawrence Mthinsi,a Zimbabwean lawyer-turned film producer in UK. From there her acting matured with age like wine and now she finds herself mentoring the upcoming producers cutting across different continents.
Switchbod Arts Magazines learns that during her four years in the film industry ,Mahlangu has featured in numerous Nigerian movies which finally landed her the first award from the Cameroonian film and Movie Academy early this year.
Mahlangu is known for her motivational messages to upcoming artists, and through Switchbod platforms she has always tried to uplift the struggling young artists.
"Artists must not give up, they must keep pushing and learn from others," she further told Switchbod.
She also challenged the women to stand up for themselves and be counted amongst the pacesetters.
Now she dreams of setting up an orphanage, school,and a modeling agency in Zimbabwe. She says all her charity passion is derived from her field of study in Applied Social Sciences where she holds a BA (honours) degree .
To vote for this Bulawayo'finest follow these guidelines below:
http:/www.zimaa.co.UK/index.php/voting
Source - Future Moyo aka Jamelah
