The scriptwriter’s telenovela ‘The River’ has been nominated for an Emmy Award.

Phathutshedzo Makwarela, co-creator and co-executive producer of local telenovela _The River, _says the news of their Emmy nomination still hasn’t quite sunk in.

The River bagged 11 Golden Horns at the 2019 South African Film and Television Awards, but the Emmy nomination catapults it into the international arena.

Speaking to Azania Mosaka, Makwarela says he started his writing career at _Soul City _and then joined Muvhango.hathutshedzo Makwarela, Award winning TV producer and Co-founder of Tshedza Pictures on winning 17 awards at the SAFTAs this year and on what it takes to make a successful telenovela.
Phathu and his partner Gwydion Beynon, the co-creators of local telenovela, The River and The Republic scoped 17 awards this past week at the SAFTAs for their production company Tshedza Pictures.