Rungano Nyoni

Rungano Nyoni, gained recognition with her early shorts, including "The List" (2009), which won a BAFTA Cymru Award, and "Mwansa the Great" (2011), which was BAFTA-nominated and selected for over 100 international film festivals. Her feature films, "I Am Not a Witch" (2017) and "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl" (2024), have earned her numerous accolades, including the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut and the Un Certain Regard Award for Best Director at Cannes, as well as Best Director at the British Independent Film Awards.