Wildlife Filmmaking &
Wildlife Photography Mentorships

Program Dates:

Coming soon

Spend 2 months in Serengeti, Lake Eyasi, and Randilen Wildlife Management Area deepening your storytelling craft. Work with bush-wise community members and explore their connection with nature while being mentored by a professional Filmmaker or Photographer.

We are launching two separate programs that will run concurrently. Wildlife Filmmaking and Wildlife Photography. The participants of these program will be on assignment moving between the Serengeti National Park, Lake Eyasi, and Randilen Wildlife Management Area over the course of 60 days with Entara: an organization focused on fostering a connection to nature and wildlife through providing authentic and purposeful safari experiences. It is committed to conservation and sustainability and works to empower local communities. Its guides are local, bush-wise people. We will be choosing one winner for each of the programs to undergo an individualized mentorship that will teach them to tell stories about wildlife from a grassroots perspective. The assignment will be to create films and document the connection of African communities with wildlife. The mentors will be sharing their professional experience first, 7 days in person and the rest, online.

In this mentorship, the mentor will guide the mentee in finding their creative style and challenging themselves. There will be daily, weekly, and final assignments. The final assignment includes creating a 2-3 minute film about an inspiring character. Weekly assignments include creating cinematic video sequences of the adventure. The mentee and mentor will work together with additional post-production assistance from the AFRISOS content team to deliver the assignments.

This opportunity is for those who wish to challenge themselves.

The mentorship will require participants to partake in potentially risky activities including game drives, walking safaris, fly camping, and cultural experiences in remote areas. Applicants will need to demonstrate that they are able to commit to 60 days of living in the bush and diving deep into their craft as wildlife storytellers. Please understand the nature of the program before applying.

Eligibility:

East African Nationality (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda. Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan).
Age 18+.
Owns a DSLR or mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses (a long lens for wildlife preferred).
Owns a laptop with good specifications to support Adobe Premiere Pro.
Able to commit 2 months to learning how to be a compelling storyteller and learn new techniques.

Learning Outcomes:

Wildlife Filmmaking / Wildlife Photography - Dive deep into the Creative and Technical aspects of Wildlife Filmmaking or Wildlife Photography including including pre-production, production, and post-production.
Bush wisdom - Hear stories about guides and naturalists from local communities that are inherently connected to nature.
Storytelling as a career - Explore entrepreneurial ways to turn your passion into a profession by monetizing your craft.
Social Media success - Learn strategies that filmmakers and photographers are using to promote their work.
Hospitality - Get an insider view of how a safari company operates and interacts with international travelers.

Your Mentors

Hans Ngoteya

Wildlife Filmmaking Mentor

Hans Cosmas Ngoteya is a wildlife and conservation film director and cinematographer from Tanzania, a National Geographic Explorer, and co-founder of Ngoteya Wild, a Tanzanian wildlife and conservation storytelling company where he has directed award-winning documentaries. Also, he is a co-founder of the Tanzania Wildlife Media Association (TaWiMA), an association of professional Tanzanian wildlife content creators, where he mentors aspiring wildlife conservation storytellers.
Roshni Lodhia

Wildlife Photography Mentor

Growing up in Tanzania, Roshni found her calling in telling stories of grassroot conservation efforts through photography and film. Her work is unique in the way she captures light and the human spirit. Roshni has worked on conservation stories in many African countries.