Advocacy & Impact
The Change
A Voice for the Industry
Talent has never been Malawi's shortage. Structure has. Valentino campaigns for written contracts, fair compensation, on-screen credit and health and safety standards — the unglamorous scaffolding that turns a passion into a profession.
Every production he leads is run as a proof of concept: budgets that pay crews properly, schedules that respect people, and paperwork that protects them long after the wrap.
In the Community
Stories Made With People
Field work, outreach and community screenings across Malawi — the productions are built alongside the people whose lives they depict.
Fair Compensation
Rate cards, contracts and residuals as a baseline expectation, not a favour.
Mentorship
Workshops, set attachments and a growing video series sharing craft with emerging filmmakers.
Recognition
Public advocacy for artists to be counted as workers, taxpayers and cultural contributors.
Collaborators
Built With Others
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Valentino speaks on storytelling for social transformation, cultural preservation and building sustainable creative economies across the continent.
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