Netflix South Africa today announced what it’s calling the ScreenCraft Pathway programme, a paid-for initiative that’s looking to hire thirty “rising stars” and offer on-the-job training as part of a partnership with the Gauteng Film Commission and the KwaZulu-Natal Tourism and Film Authority.
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Netflix will begin accepting applications this August, so now would be about the time you took another look at that CV and freshened it up a bit. When applications open next month, they will be handled by Tshikululu Social Investments. The programme will offer the lucky few experience in key “below-the-line (BTL) roles across development, pre-production, production, and post-production.”
“The ScreenCraft Pathway programme is designed to offer emerging creative professionals in South Africa a paid, immersive and hands-on experience through a variety of Netflix production partners,” the announcement reads, noting that only thirty participants will be selected for the programme.
Trainees will be selected from the open application submission system in August, while both the Gauteng Film Commission and the KwaZulu-Natal Tourism and Film Authority will also nominate select candidates suitable for the role. The streamer noted that it will announce more information on that front closer to August.
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This isn’t Netflix’s first on-the-job training rodeo. In 2024, it hosted a similar initiative that saw 13 candidates from the streamer’s Creative Equity Scholarship Fund take part in a paid-for job system. The streamer says that the pilot programme highlighted the importance of creating local jobs, as well as nurturing talent in such a manner. Learning from that experience, Netflix hopes to make ScreenCraft Pathways a big success.
“This initiative is not only a win for our members, but also for us at Netflix because this will help grow the talent pipeline so we can continue to entertain the world and bring more of the amazing local stories our members love,” said Shola Sanni, Netflix director of public policy in Sub-Saharan Africa.
