

The Rudeboy Collective
We’re a collective of Creative people who love making ads and content. We’re committed to storytelling and magnificent imagery and growing our industry with integrity and disruption at our core.
Johannesburg
Directors: Mpho Twala & Monde Like the World
Executive Producer: Sabelo Mahlangu
We’re a collective of Creative people who love making ads and content. We’re committed to storytelling and magnificent imagery and growing our industry with integrity and disruption at our core.
MPHO TWALA: Former producer turned creative filmmaker Mpho Twala has a deep desire to create films that are significant. His infectious personality, creative spirit and abundant talent have earned him a formidable reputation in the industry.
The Rudeboy Collective
11 MACKAY AVE
Blairgowrie, Johannesburg
+ 27 10 594 5317
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & PARTNER: SABELO MAHLANGU
sabelo@rudeboy.co.za
+27 83 244 0784
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MPHO TWALA | DIRECTORS
Former producer turned creative filmmaker Mpho Twala has a deep desire to create films that are significant. His infectious personality, creative spirit and abundant talent have earned him a formidable reputation in the industry. View Work
Awarded by IDIDTHAT
BEST IN CRAFT (Direction)
The Rudeboy Collective | Monde Gumede
Shekhinah ‘FIXATE’ (Music Film)
IDIDTHAT Guest Judge: Thibedi Meso, ECD & Partner at Brave Group
February 2021
Thibedi’s comment: ‘Like the song title, this film had me fixated throughout. Monde exploits the surrealness of emotions like hurt, loneliness and regret in a way that still leaves you smiling. His transitions are slick. The camera movement is simple yet engaging and at some point it even feels like the camera is inviting its subject to dance with it. The two-in-one music video combo can often go so wrong, but nothing feels out of place in this film.’
AWARDED: CRAFT MENTION (Direction)
The Rudeboy Collective | Mpho Twala & monde like the world
Sowetan ‘#KNOWYOURPLACE’
IDIDTHAT Guest Judge: Louis Enslin, Owner and Engineer at Produce Sound
August 2020
Louis’ comment: “It’ss well put together, well crafted, good story”
AWARDED: BEST IN CRAFT (Direction)
Awarded by Jake Bester
AWARDED: CRAFT SPECIAL MENTION (Direction)
Awarded by Greg Gray
South African Tourism ‘Life & Soul’
The Rudeboy Collective | monde like the world
April 2020
Judge’s Comment: “I’m sure most people who follow IDIDTHAT will agree, that often with movies and tv, it’s hard to fully engage without some kind of opinion based on what we’ve learned in the production process. So, maybe it was the timing, but when I first watched this piece of film, just before lockdown, I somehow viewed it as just a person watching an ad. Not somebody who made ads or had anything to do with ads. Just somebody watching one, and it’s been a long time since that happened. So like I said, it was probably the timing that put me in this mindset, but a nostalgic treatment, even though showing current times, made me appreciate all the things we have right now. Tonally, it made me feel positive going into lockdown and that everything was going to be all right. And the positivity in the performances took the edge off the fear and created a great sense of anticipation for what will be waiting for us, a reward on the other side. It was exactly what I needed to see and I think it made me feel exactly what was intended. Which is exactly what a beautifully crafted piece of film is meant to do. No matter how old or young, we are all experiencing things for the first time right now, so everything becomes a very personal account based on what we are feeling. Maybe in a different time I would have viewed the work differently, but a beautiful piece of craft is meant to make you feel something, and this made me feel something lovely right now. I’m sure it affected lots of other people the same way too. Well done.”
– IDIDTHAT Guest Judge: Jake Bester, Creative Partner / Executive Creative Director at M&C Saatchi Abel
– IDIDTHAT Guest Judge: Greg Gray, Director at Romance Films
Featured Work
IDIDTHAT Editorial
The Rudeboy Collective welcomes Director Monde Gumede back to South Africa
Agencies, listen up! Looking for a director passionate about collaborating early on in the commercial making process to better tell contemporary African stories aimed at the youth market? Well, well, well Director Monde Gumede has just returned from a 5-year stint in Los Angeles.😎 Having worked on all aspects of the content creation process you can now find him as the latest Director to have joined The Rudeboy Collective. You can thank us later.
RudeBoy. The Collective Rethinking Production
We dug a little deeper to find out how The RudeBoy Collective have evolved since they launched and discover what this talented motley crew has to offer the industry. We also take some time out to seriously swoon over their new, very rude boy, logo.