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South Africa
Hosting Province

South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province will host the inaugural Beyond Boundaries Media Forum (BBMF), a high-level, curated platform designed to foster next-generation global co-production alliances and position Africa and the Diaspora at the centre of a new era of creative collaboration.

BBMF is presented by Lisa Wickham of Imagine Media International Limited (IMIL), in association with the Eastern Cape Provincial Arts and Culture Council (ECPACC) and Eastern Cape Film.

The Eastern Cape Provincial Arts and Culture Council (ECPACC), a government cultural development agency, plays a central role in advancing the province’s creative economy by strengthening cultural industries and expanding access to arts and heritage initiatives throughout the Eastern Cape.

Elevating Voices.
Expanding Horizons.

The Beyond Boundaries Media Forum (BBMF) convenes experienced producers, industry leaders, financiers and academics in a trusted, intentionally designed environment where meaningful dialogue leads to real partnerships and lasting impact.

BBMF Objectives

PAIRING PRODUCERS

Connect experienced co-production producers from active treaty countries with high-level talented peers from under-utilized treaty nations.

GLOBAL NETWORKING

Create opportunities to engage international and regional partners for development, financing, production, and distribution.

POWERFUL STORYTELLING

Provide a forum to develop compelling and elevated stories from Africa, India, and the Diaspora.

FUTURE-PROOFING CREATIVES

Future scanning, intelligent use of technology, and industry reports designed to serve these markets.

YOUTH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Facilitate mutually beneficial exchanges between global delegates and township youth, combining mentorship with cultural immersion.

Beyond Boundaries
Media Forum

Connecting Producers

Amplifying Stories

Powering Global Media

BBMF Ambassador 2026

Tatyana Ali

With a career spanning over 40 years, Tatyana Ali is an accomplished producer, actress and Harvard graduate, internationally recognised for her role as Ashley Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

A five-time NAACP Image Award winner and Grammy recipient, she produces culturally resonant, impact-driven work across film, television, publishing and advocacy.

Tatyana is also a member of the BBMF Advisory Board.

BBMF Global Mentors

Our Origins.
Our Evolution.

Building Infrastructure Across Borders

The Beyond Boundaries Media Forum is the strategic extension of more than two decades of sector-building across the Caribbean and its Diaspora. What began as broadcast innovation has evolved into a structured platform for cross-continental co-production and market access.

Lisa Wickham

Founder BBMF,

President Imagine Media International Limited

For over twenty-five years, Lisa Wickham has operated not only as a producer, but as a systems architect within emerging screen economies.

Alongside this industry-building work, Wickham has produced and directed a body of award-winning films, documentaries and television productions in partnership with international broadcasters, distributors and production companies across Canada, the United Kingdom, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean.

Through pioneering production models, international distribution strategies and training ecosystems, she has contributed to the professionalisation and global positioning of Caribbean content.

In 2000, she launched The E-Zone TV Show, which ran for eight seasons across 22 Caribbean territories and secured broadcast placement on BET/BETJ in the United States and OMNI 1 in Canada, demonstrating early cross-border viability for Caribbean programming.

Nozipho Ndiweni

Producer Partner,

Head - Imagine Media Africa (Pty) Limited

Lisa Wickham and Nozipho Ndiweni have collaborated since 2011, when they first partnered to produce a documentary filmed in South Africa. Ndiweni, a respected South African producer and communications strategist, is known for her award-winning work in development media and rural empowerment across the Continent, including the long-running television series Living Land.

For more than a decade, they have worked together on a range of media and production initiatives across Africa and the Caribbean, building a strong professional synergy grounded in shared values of storytelling excellence, cultural empowerment and global ambition with integrity.

This partnership helped anchor Imagine Media’s early engagement on the African continent. With more than two decades of experience operating at senior levels within South Africa’s media and communications landscape, Ndiweni brings deep continental insight, institutional navigation and broadcast experience to cross-border collaboration.

Convergence

BBMF formalises accumulated experience in production, policy navigation, market positioning and sector development, moving beyond cultural exchange toward structured co-production pathways, treaty utilisation and shared economic participation.

BBMF South Africa Associates

OJ Moeketsi

South African television director and content producer with over 20 years experience across major international formats, including Big Brother Mzansi, The Real Housewives of Johannesburg, Project Runway SA and The Bachelorette SA bringing deep expertise in large-scale unscripted production and multi-genre storytelling.