India / South Africa

Born in India, Anita Khanna studied screenwriting in London before moving to South Africa in 2003. She heads up development at Uhuru Productions where she has scripted a number of the company’s documentaries including award-winning film Born into Struggle. Anita wrote, produced and co-directed Looting the Nation and You Chuse. She is the writer and producer of The Mating Game, a 13 part drama series for SABC. Since moving to South Africa with her partner, renowned documentary filmmaker Rehad Desai, Anita got involved with the local documentary film scene and together they launched the Tricontinental Film Festival (TCFF). In 2011 Anita took over as TCFF festival director as well as of Good Pitch, an event in partnership with the BRITDOC Foundation and Sundance Institute which brings filmmakers together with other interested parties to forge coalitions.

Filmography

Looting the Nation (2004)
You Chuse (2008)
Nothing about Us without Us (2010)