Ignatius is a rising star

Ignatius Shongwe chosen as one of 12 interns for the M-Net Magic in Motion Academy.

March 26, 2015

Elzaan Pienaar 1 minute read

Ignatius Shongwe is the new rising star of Secunda.

SECUNDA – M-Net has announced the names of the 12 interns selected for the inaugural M-Net Magic in Motion Academy and one of them is Ignatius Shongwe from Secunda.

The M-Net Magic in Motion Academy is a 12-month long accelerated work readiness programme for 12 interns, under the umbrella of M-Net’s rebranded corporate social investment (CSI) initiative, M-Net Magic in Motion, launched in 2014.

Entry into the M-Net Magic in Motion Academy was structured on accredited universities and institutions submitting their top achievers, having met the criteria of being a B-average student and in the final year of study towards a three year film, television or media qualification.

M-Net Corporate Affairs Director, Mr Kershnee Govender, said that it is through the dedication and commitment from the universities that they received the highest calibre of students for the first intake.

The interns will now gain thorough, practical knowledge of the profession after working systematically through the various departments of the film and television production.

This month they will travel to Cape Town to work on the set of M-Net’s new reality series, Power Couple.

The interns will then move on to the Miss South Africa pageant on Sunday, 29 March.

The academy programme, which Heaney designed in collaboration with M-Net, ensures that the 12 interns cover all genres of television production including: live shows, scripted dramas, reality and actuality.

They will be working on major M-Net shows like: MasterChef SA, Miss South Africa, Isibaya, Zabalaza, Binnelanders, Carte Blanche, Big Brother and various others.