Butterfly Films

We’re a full-service production company with international reach. Our award-winning directors are fresh, our team is diverse, and we make it happen – all of it.

Cape Town & Berlin

Executive Producers: Anna Telford & Felix Seuffert / Head of Production: Valentia Fisher
Directors: Anna Telford / Felix Seuffert / Meghan Daniels / Sandulela Asanda / Sulette Minaar

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ANNA TELFORD |  DIRECTOR & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Trained as a musician, Anna approaches life – and work – with an innate sense for harmony and bold moves. For her craft she has traveled the world, played with explosives, driven humvies in the desert and chased down state secrets. Having learned the ropes at Academy Films in London, Anna has worked alongside filmmaking greats like Jonathan Glazer and Nick Broomfield.

FELIX SEUFFERT |  DIRECTOR & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Felix likes to get to the bottom of things, be that quantum physics or a creative brief. And that’s why he sees a film in his head long before the camera turns over. A versatile director, he has a way of connecting deeply with actors and non-actors which lets him tell stories with warmth and humanity. Trained as a photojournalist and established as a cinematographer, his aesthetic is both authentic and cinematic. And yes, he’s a stickler for details. Like, in a good way. He’s born German but he’s really a child of the world.

MEGHAN DANIELS |  DIRECTOR

A remarkable young voice in filmmaking, Meghan is a bit like a mad creative scientist. Fundamentally human-centric, their films are infused with a boundary-pushing aesthetic that is cinematic yet raw, tactile and honest. As a multidisciplinary creator, Meghan has their finger firmly on the pulse of street culture with an acute focus on the intersections of documentary, fashion, music and art – all of which pours into cutting edge work for brands like Adidas, Nike Global and Youtube and culture platforms like Boiler Room and the Fader.

SANDULELA ASANDA |  DIRECTOR

With signature irreverence, Asanda discusses subjects that are sensitive but long-overdue for mainstream discourse. Like, show of hands: who else has written and directed a comedy about the trials and tribulations of female masturbation? With instinctive writing and performance-directing, she’s a hot talent to watch out for in the narrative world. That and her critical eye and focus on contemporary storytelling means that she’s a director for forward-thinking brands with something fresh to say.

SULETTE MINAAR |  DIRECTOR

With a background in documentary film-making, a ton of empathy and a hunger for positive social change, Sulette’s forte is transforming corporate narratives into human stories. She has produced and directed in a gazillion countries all over the world for global companies such as Mastercard, Microsoft, and Comic Relief. Everyone’s an award-winner these days, but with a Gold Loerie for Shared Value, Sulette has some serious street cred.

Featured Work

Featured Stories

Meghan Daniels presses play in new surreal spot for Count Pushkin

December 13th, 2022|Comments Off on Meghan Daniels presses play in new surreal spot for Count Pushkin

Director Meghan Daniels from Butterfly Films has delivered a visually stylised and striking spot for Count Pushkin. Working with their cast, athlete Chelsea-Sloan Samuels and Model and Dancer Sonwabile Mhlonyane, Meghan brought a playful and bold purple-fuelled world to life that we would happily get lost in.

Sandulela Asanda and Meghan Daniels join Butterfly Films [INTERVIEW]

June 30th, 2022|Comments Off on Sandulela Asanda and Meghan Daniels join Butterfly Films [INTERVIEW]

Over the past 13 years Butterfly Films has established a reputation for being a team of filmmakers that always approaches the work with humanity first. Being around them you can’t help but be energised by how they live and breathe filmmaking. This is equally true for the latest two directors to join the Butterfly family; Directors Sandulela Asanda and Meghan Daniels.