Auteur Studios

Auteur Studios was born out of a desire to create a collective home for storytellers, grounded in a commitment to authentic, story-led content with a distinctly South African signature. Visit our website and learn more about us.

Auteur Studios - Boutique film, television, and audio production Founded in 2017 by Sihle Mthembu, the company was born out of a desire to create a collective home for storytellers, grounded in a commitment to authentic, story-led content with a distinctly South African signature.

At Auteur Studios, we believe in giving back to the next generation of filmmakers. That’s why we launched the Insumansumane Short Film Grant, an initiative to support bold new voices in South African cinema. We’re proud to announce that Ntokozo Mlaba is the first recipient of the grant for his upcoming film Melusi. The award includes a R10 000 short film development prize, along with story development, production support, and legal guidance to help bring the film to life. This is just the beginning of building a pipeline of fresh, authentic stories. Congratulations Ntokozo, we can’t wait to see Melusi on screen!

The game is official afoot.

Thrilled to share that our series The Coven has been officially selected for the DFM Pitch & Finance Forum 2026 at the 17th edition of the Durban FilmMart. Over the past 8 weeks, we’ve been part of the DFM ACCESS programme, where we received world-class mentorship, honed our pitch, and refined our project for the marketplace. The journey has been challenging but transformative. A heartfelt thank you to our mentor Bongi Ndaba for her wisdom throughout this process, your support has been invaluable. We can’t wait to bring The Coven to Durban and share this story with the world.

Big news coming out of Durban FilmMart SA We are excited to share that we're developing a South African adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, with our partners in Canada. Think dusty boxing gyms, township secrets, and a brilliant but disgraced investigator trying to earn his redemption.
More soon. For now… the game is officially afoot.

We won guys! We are so grateful for this accolade and the incredible team that brought this vision to life. What an honour!

Three time winning captain opens up about being coached by Pitso Mosimane and the demands Jingels makes on his players. Catch this conversation and a whole lot more via Episode 3 of iDiski Dine using the link in bio.

Three time #PSL winning captain #RicardoKatza opens up about being coached by @therealpitsomosimane and the demands Jingels makes on his players. Catch this conversation and a whole lot more via Episode 3 of iDiski Dine using the link in bio. #football #soccer #podcast #sports #southafrica #supersportunited #PitsoMosimane

Introducing Lumka, the new barber at cutting edge but ey Themba us not happy. This is about to get interesting.

Guys we are nominated in two categories at this year's this is a testament to all the hard work our wonderful cast and crew put into this amazing production. Sinithanda nonke emakhaya!