Thishiwe Ziqubu

Thishiwe Ziqubu (born 5 August 1985) is a South African film director, writer and actress.[1] She won Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards, for her portrayal of Tashaka in the romantic comedy Tell Me Sweet Something.[2] In 2019 she was directing episodes of MTV Shuga Down South.

Thishiwe Ziqubu
Thishiwe Ziqubu talking about directing MTV Shuga in 2019
Born5 August 1985
NationalitySouth Africa
Occupationfilm director and actor

Education

Ziqubu studied scriptwriting and directing after high school. She later attended the African Film and Drama Academy (AFDA), a film school. She also completed an Acting for Film programme at the Los Angeles campus of the New York Film Academy.[1]

Career
Ziqubu directing Lerato Walaza and another in MTV Shuga episode

Ziqubu made her acting debut in the 2011 drama film Man on Ground, which helped to move her career forward. As a scriptwriter and director, she wrote and directed three independent short films: Out Of Luck, Subdued and Between the Lines.[1]. She also written for South African television soap operas Isidingo and Rhythm City and for Is'Thunzi, a drama series. She co-created, head written and directed a supernatural four-part drama series entitled Emoyeni.

In 2019 she was directing episodes of the second TV series of MTV Shuga Down South.[3]

Partial filmography
YearTitleRole
2011 Man on Ground Zodwa
2014 Hard to get Skiets[4]
2015 While You Weren't Looking Shado
2015 Tell Me Sweet Something Tashaka

References
  1. Bongiwe Sithole (6 February 2016). "The Rise and rise of Thishiwe Ziqubu". The Sowetan. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. Albert Benefo Buabeng (12 June 2016). "Full list of winners at 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. MTV Shuga (14 February 2019), MTV Shuga: Down South (S2) - The Preview Show, retrieved 19 February 2019
  4. Helen Herimbi (10 March 2015). "A new girl Nox on Kilowatt's door". e.tv. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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