Leanne Kumalo
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Executive
Leanne Kumalo is a South African film producer, and Managing Director of Seriti Films which she co-founded in 2017.
Her first feature film as producer was Bunny Chow (2005) official selection for Toronto Film Festival, which she produced while still completing her honors degree in filmmaking at the African School of Motion Picture (AFDA). She co-founded Emzantsi Entertainment, and went on to write and produce the short film Transactions (2008), as part of Multichoice's talent incubation program.
Leanne is an Executive Producer having done several TV Drama Series, such as The Herd, The Imposter and Gomora. All of which are shows created and produced by Seriti Films. She also heads up the Seriti Commercials division as Executive Producer.
Her second feature film Halo Daze, directed by Sibs Shongwe La-Mer, is in pre-production. Kumalo continues to pursue her love for filmmaking as the recipient of the NFVF Slate fund in which she is producing a slate of South African films.
Her first feature film as producer was Bunny Chow (2005) official selection for Toronto Film Festival, which she produced while still completing her honors degree in filmmaking at the African School of Motion Picture (AFDA). She co-founded Emzantsi Entertainment, and went on to write and produce the short film Transactions (2008), as part of Multichoice's talent incubation program.
Leanne is an Executive Producer having done several TV Drama Series, such as The Herd, The Imposter and Gomora. All of which are shows created and produced by Seriti Films. She also heads up the Seriti Commercials division as Executive Producer.
Her second feature film Halo Daze, directed by Sibs Shongwe La-Mer, is in pre-production. Kumalo continues to pursue her love for filmmaking as the recipient of the NFVF Slate fund in which she is producing a slate of South African films.