Amanda Lane

For the past 12 years Amanda Lane has worked across genres and cultures-head writing and/or series directing some of South Africa's most ground breaking and commercially successful television shows. Most notable credits include: MTV'S Shuga (season 1-2) Jacobs Cross (season 3, 4, 5), 4-PLAY: Sex tips for girls (season 1-2), Zone 14 (season 1-2),Soul Buddyz (season 5), Tempy Pushas (season 1) Zibondiwe (season 1). She also directed the re-enactments for the acclaimed History Channel documentaries (Miracle Rising and Mandela: Nelson Redrawn) She also co-wrote and directed Ingoma a 90-minute TV movie for Mzanzi. The film was nominated for 10 SAFTA's and won 8. Most recently she created, wrote and directed Is'thunzi (season 1 and 2) for Mzanzi. The show trended at No. 1 weekly and achieved the highest AR's the channel has experienced in that time-slot. The first season was been submitted for the International Emmys and the lead actress Thuso Mbedu received a best actress nomination for her portrayal of Winnie. Amanda is well known for inspiring creative partnerships with cast and crew and for her ability to identify and nurture new talents (in font and behind the camera).