Thabiso Maretlwaneng is a Motswana television and film producer.Charmaine Revaka, Media – Thabiso Maretlwaneng, 20 September 2016. He received an African Achievers Award in 2015.Maretlwaneng wins Africa Achievers Award, Weekend Post, 5 August 2015.
Life Thabiso Maretlwaneng was a karate champion, and gained a sports scholarship to study at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia. As a student, he produced a feature-length documentary, Head Up, following the journey of young black refugees in Australia trying to break into the country's hip hop industry. The soundtrack for Head Up won an award at the 2009 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival.Mokagedi Gaotlhobogwe, Distribution deal ahead for Maretlwaneng film, Mmegi Online, 28 April 2009.
Maretlwaneng's Botswana company Dee-Zone Productions received youth funding from the Botswana Government. It produced Ntwagolo, a 52-episode interactive docudrama looking at the impact of AIDS in Botswana. Pelokgale, a series which started airing in 2014, examined gender-based violence.Pelokgale TV drama in preview , Sunday Standard, 4 May 2014. An entertainment show, Pula Power, also started airing in 2014.Reputable See-Zone Productions launches Entertainment Show, Sunday Standard, 1 Deco 2014. In 2016 Dee-Zone Productions was sued over unpaid rentals.Mpho Mokwape, Maretlwaneng's film company sued, Mmegi Online, 31 May 2016.
Filmography
Films Head Up. Documentary.
Television series Ntwagolo. 52-episode drama. Pelokgale, 2014. 26-episode drama.
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