Bradley Katzen

After graduating with 3 distinctions Brad attended AFDA film school for two years studying Directing and Screenwriting before going to WITS University and completing a four year Honors degree in Bachelor of Arts in TV, Film and Screenwriting. Upon graduating he was awarded numerous accolades for his short films in categories for Best Short, Best Cinematography and Best Sound. During the time he was studying, he began working in the advertising and film industry as an editor and quickly moved up as a writer/ director working for local stations SABC, MNET and E-TV on various music videos and TV shows and brands including L'oreal, Coke and Eskom. He has written on comedy sitcoms as well as TV dramas including storylining and writing on the acclaimed drama series Broken Vows on E-TV. In 2014, Brad's passion for media and technology lead him to release a mobile video game called Fix SA which garnered critical and public acclaim for its satirical take on the political situation in South Africa. Brad's short film, The Beginning, which he wrote, directed, edited and scored was selected to screen at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, among other local and international film festivals. Brad recently wrote, directed and edited his film Stick-Up, which won Best Made-For-TV-Film at the SAFTAs 2017. Brad has worked as a lead storyliner on the E-TV drama series Imbewu: The Seed, and is developing his feature film, Firetown, with M-NET, who bought his script, as well as Africa's first martial arts MMA film, King Dog. Brad is ambitious, versatile, and creative. He is a people person with a knack for coming up with solutions to tricky situations on the spot. Primarily a writer and director, Brad's dedication to his craft has allowed him to cultivate a variety of other skills within the tech, TV and film industry.