Takatso Matlaletsa
- Additional Crew
- Producer
- Assistant
Takatso has a BA in Political Science from the University of Pretoria. She began her career, as a assistant accountant for a television series, entitled " Homecoming" for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). She has intimately familiarised herself with the ins and outs of the international film and television production industry. She is a deadline driven and project-oriented team player who continues to develop at a high rate within the industry.
She cut her production finance "teeth" at Out of Africa Entertainment ( a South African film production service company) working her way up from accounts clerk to Head of Finance.
Her experience also includes varying permanent accounting positions at other production companies, such as Giant Films (known for television commercials and the feature film "Four Corners") and Moonlighting Films (well-known for Hollywood block-busters such as Mad Max: Fury Road and Queen of Katwe) in Cape Town.
She has also worked as a freelancer in the industry. She worked on the feature film "Noem My Skollie" in 2015 as the production accountant. The film was nominated as South Africa's official selection to the 89th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) and won a variety of local and international awards.
More recently she worked on a highly anticipated Paramount Television/TNT/Netflix TV Series entitled "The Alienist". The first season was shot in Budapest, Hungary, and this allowed her to expand her location production accounting experience.
Not only is Takatso passionate about the film industry, she is deeply dedicated to uplifting under privileged communities in South Africa.
This is exemplified by her board member participation in a Not for Profit Organisation (NPO) called the Grail Centre.
Her latest venture, as a founding member of a payroll and post-production accounting firm called QSAPPE (Qualified South African Payroll and Post Production Entity), confirms that she can multi-task and enjoy resolving new challenges presented in the film production and finance space that she is passionate about.