BECKY NGOMA
Country of Origin/Residence: Zambia
Bio: Becky Ngoma, Social sciences student, and graduate of TV production at ZAMCOM, is also a super creative, award-winning, seasoned Writer, Casting Director, Director and Actor, with 14 years’ experience in content production, Becky has worked on many successful and award-winning local shows including Kabanana soap opera where she was senior writer entrusted with the responsibility of handling all sponsors storylines on the show. After three years working on kabanana soap opera, Becky forged on and was co-writer for the award-winning love games TV series funded by CSH and tailored for anti-HIV and anti-GBV social transformation in Zambia, Becky also co-wrote and directed Fever TV series a DSTV, Zambezi magic launch show which remains the channel's flagship. Becky recently ventured into the production of Zambia’s first Telenovela Zuba as head writer, Creative Director and casting director, the show is a success as it is the show with the largest viewership currently on DSTV’s Zambezi magic. Aside from television, Becky has worked in radio and her most successful show being the Bank of Zambia financial literacy drama series Shansha wikute which was tailored for local women driven SME’s.
Becky Ngoma is a trainer at Young Cinema Zambia where she develops the skills of aspirant filmmakers and content producers. And further mentors young ladies joining the filmmaking profession.
As an actor Becky has featured as a supporting actor in the multi-award-winning films, I am not a witch, Mwansa the great, and Fever TV series playing support roles.
Becky’s acclaimed awards include best screenwriter 2014 -Zafta award, Best television series 2016-Zafta award, and woman of the year in film 2018- Zambian women awards.
Becky's vision in progress is to create stories/communication messages that enlighten and Transform society positively and secondly is to contribute to the development of the Zambia film industry via empowering the youths with skills development and mentoring of female filmmakers.