MZANSI’S
STORYTELLING
PR AGENCY

4

Gold PR & Editorial Awards

African films & series

Years experience

20+

100+

7500

Stories placed FY2025

Everyone has a story to tell.
We help yours stand out.

STORIES WE’VE TOLD:

  • SHOWMAX ORIGINALS

    • 2017–present, since first Original
    • Gold: Arts & Entertainment from Public Relations Institute of SA
    • Three International Emmy nominations

  • SHOWMAX BRAND

    • 2022–present
    • Gold: Corporate from Public Relations Institute of SA
    • 97% PR growth in FY2025

  • TRIGGERFISH

    • 2015–2022
    • 1400 Story Lab entries
    • Won Annecy’s MIFA Award for “pioneering role” in Africa

  • AL JAZEERA ENGLISH

    • 2011–2017
    • #freeajstaff won Global SABRE Award
    • #freeajstaff highly commended at PRWeek

  • EGG FILMS

    • 2011–2018
    • Over 300m YouTube views
    • Repeatedly SA’s top ranked advertising production company

HEARD OF THESE? THAT WAS US.

  • DAVID

    Top 10: highest-grossing animations of 2025 globally

  • DIE KANTOOR

    Hit Afrikaans adaptation of The Office

  • REYKA

    International Emmy nominee: Best Drama & Actress

  • REVOLTING RHYMES

    Oscar nominee: Best Animated Short

  • ASAD

    Oscar nominee: Best Short Film

  • KOEK

    International Emmy nominee: Best Drama

HAPPY CLIENTS

"Kevin is quite simply the most talented publicist and entertainment PR professional I’ve had the pleasure of working with.”

RICHARD BOORMAN

Ex head of comms, Showmax

“Kevin was integral to the increase in audience that Al Jazeera experienced across Africa during this decade.”

OSAMA SAEED

Ex head of comms, Al Jazeera English

"Kevin played an enormously valuable role in the development and growth of our business, helping us stay on brand and on message for many years.”

STUART FORREST

CEO, Triggerfish

OUR STORYTELLERS

  • KEVIN KRIEDEMANN

    Founder & lead strategist

    • Golds for Devilsdorp & Showmax relaunch from PRISA
    • New Generation Award: Best Online PR for Tali’s Baby Diary

  • KATLEGO MOLUBI

    Reality TV publicist

    • Publicist behind The Mommy Club & The Real Housewives franchises
    • Former editor: Zalebs

  • MICHELLE EDWARDS

    Managing editor

    • Editor in chief for Showmax Stories & The Jonga List, which won Gold & Bronze Bookmarks
    • Ex New Media Publishing

  • XABISO NGQABE

    Journalist

    • Founder of TVMzansi
    • Bylines include DRUM‍ & ‍News24
    • PR copy for DStv, Mzansi Magic & Showmax

  • BRAD SOUTHIN

    YouTube consultant

    • Showmax’s YouTube: 190m views
    • 4 x YouTube certifications

  • OLIVIA SPIES

    Datacapturer

    • Top 100 IMDb contributors 2025
    • Top 100 IMDb contributors 2024

  • GEN TERBLANCHE

    Journalist

    • Senior writer: TVPlus, DStv.com, Showmax Stories
    • PR copy: Showmax, M-Net

  • VIANNE VENTER

    Journalist & editor

    • Bylines include DStv Dish, News24, Showmax Stories, The Witness
    • PR copy: Showmax

FUN FACT:
WE WRITE MORE THAN PRESS RELEASES

• Kevin conceptualised, curated and developed Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (above), Africa’s biggest ever animated series, which won Emmy, Annie and Kidscreen awards. He even got to watch 15 of SA’s best storytellers pitch to the Disney/Pixar brainstrust as part of the process. He also associate produced Rollaball, a feature documentary about Ghana’s skate soccer team

• Michelle’s debut novel, Go Away Birds, was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Literary Award. She is currently studying towards her MA in Creative Writing

• Vianne was the founding story editor for Something Wicked, a genre fiction anthology that was the first to publish fiction by Arthur C. Clarke winner Lauren Beukes and Sarah Lotz

• Vianne’s short story, Acid Test, was published in African Monsters, which was shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology

• Vianne’s story Neo and the Big, Wide World was the official World Read Aloud Day story for the Nal’ibali national literacy drive. This was read aloud to a record 365 849 children on the day, translated into 11 languages, illustrated by Madam & Eve cartoonist Rico, broadcast as an audio story across all 17 SABC radio stations, and turned into a sign language video

• You might recognise Xabiso from his time as an actor on shows like the SAFTA-winning Isithembiso

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