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| birth_place = [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]
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| occupation = [[Entrepreneur]], [[Film Producer]], [[Chief Executive Officer]]
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'''Shukri Toefy''' is an entrepreneur and [[chief executive officer]] <ref name="thefortgroup">[http://www.thefort-group.com/about/ ''The Fort'': About ]</ref> at Fort. He is currently based in [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]].
'''Shukri Toefy''' (born 1 April 1984, in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]) is a Cape Town based [[film producer]]. Toefy's background includes politics and law, and years of business experience.<ref>[http://www.shukritoefy.com Shukri Toefy Official Website]</ref>


==Early life==
He is the executive producer at Fort Films in Cape Town, working with director [[Amr Singh]].<ref>[http://www.fortfilms.com/about.html]</ref> In 2007, his expertise and commitment to the development of film and television in South Africa was recognized when he was elected onto Board of Directors of the Cape Film Commission.<ref>[http://www.filmcontact.com/business-and-finance/vibrant-young-leadership-elected-board-directors-cfc Vibrant young leadership elected onto Board of Directors of CFC]</ref>

'''Shukri Toefy''' was born in [[Cape Town]], South Africa on 1 April 1984. He attended the [[University of Cape Town]] in 2003 where he later graduated with a degree in [[Law]] and [[Politics]].

==Career==

While students, Shukri Toefy and [[Amr Singh]] founded Fort, where Toefy now serves as co-founder and chief creative officer.

Described as a creative thought leader <ref name="mediaonline">[http://themediaonline.co.za/2016/10/from-ad-men-to-filmmakers-a-visual-journey/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter ''Media Online'': From Admen to Filmmakers]</ref> and known for his entrepreneurial spirit, a passion for people and a thirst to craft and create <ref name="shukritoefy">[http://www.shukritoefy.com/ ''Shukri Toefy'': About ]</ref>, Toefy has since secured leadership positions in business and global brand campaigns, served on a number of boards, including The Cape Film Commission, Sizalo Investment Group and Kinza.org, and has presented at numerous events locally and abroad on a range of topics including entrepreneurship, leadership, strategic brand communication and shared knowledge.

===The Rainmakers Journal===

Shukri Toefy is the [[founder]] and [[narrator]] of the Rainmakers Journal, a [[thought leadership]] platform that, through a series of projects, hopes to help people unlock the value of shared knowledge. Current projects include Unwritten: A Visual Journey of Nepal, an award-winning [[arthouse]] short film, and a series of workshops designed around the importance of journaling as a method of unlocking hidden treasures, setting goals and the value of shared knowledge.<ref name="rainmakersjournal">[http://www.rainmakersjournal.com/ ''The Rainmakers Journal: About]</ref>

===Unwritten: A Visual Journey of Nepal===

In 2014, filming began on Unwritten: A Visual Journey of Nepal, an [[arthouse]] short film shot in the [[Kathmandu Valley]], [[Nepal]] only months before the [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake| Ghorka earthquakes]]<ref name="NSC Nepal"/><ref>{{cite news|author1=Chidanand Rajghatta|title=Is this the 'Big Himalayan Quake' we feared?|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Is-this-the-Big-Himalayan-Quake-we-feared/articleshow/47055477.cms|accessdate=26 April 2015|work=The Times of India|date=26 April 2015}}</ref>. A film project started with [[Amr Singh]] under the Rainmakers Journal thought leadership platform, Unwritten is a powerful cinematic account of Toefy's journey across the Kathmandu Valley as told by the pages of his journal. Along his journey he meets with artisans, musicians, spiritualists, scholars, and survivors of a bygone era where the knowledge handed down from generation to generation was seen as a rite of passage, in search of lessons he can apply to his own life. <ref name="imdb">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6103134/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl/ ''IMDb'': Unwritten Plot Summary]</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
=== Commercials ===
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* [[Lays]] - Endless Questions (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vimeo.com/13369775|title=Lays - Endless Questions}}</ref>
* [[The Haven Night Shelter]] - Lets Get the Homeless Home (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vimeo.com/13371312|title=The Haven Night Shelter PSA}}</ref>
* [[Women's Health (magazine)]] - Good To Be You (2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fortfilms.co.za/director|title=Fort Films Website}}</ref>
* Remia - Over the Fence (2009)<ref>[http://vimeo.com/13326511]</ref>
* [[SuperSport (TV channel)]] - Globacom Premier League (2008)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzXE5IFgDHM]</ref>


*Unwritten: A Visual Journey of Nepal (2016)
===Television===
*[[South African Airways]] – Next Beginnings (2016)
* ''Hamba Dompas Woza ID'' (2010) (producer)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaupdate.co.za/default.aspx?IDStory=28612/|title=Women’s Day special broadcast - Hamba Dompas Woza ID|accessdate=2010-08-03|work=Media Update}}</ref>
*Brutal Fruit – Blesser (2016)
* ''Sudafrica 2010'' (2010) (producer)<ref>[http://www.vmetv.com/sudafrica2010/]</ref>
*[[Nedbank]] – Athlete (2016)
*[[Menlyn Park]] – Beautiful Day (2016)
*[[MTV Base]] – My Base My Life (2016)
*[[Maher Zain]] – Close to You (2016)
*[[Maher Zain]] – The Power (2016)
*[[South African Airways]] – Carrier of Dreams (2015)
*[[Yas Island| Yas Mall]] – The Race (2015)
*[[Da L.E.S]] – Heaven (2014)
*[[Etisalat]] – Photobook (2014)
*[[Danny K]] - Brown Eyes (2013)
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*[[Lays]] - Endless Questions (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vimeo.com/13369775|title=Lays - Endless Questions}}</ref>


=== Music videos ===
==Awards and nominations==
* "First We Need the Love" - [[Zain Bhikha]] (2010)
* "Who I Am" - [[Zain Bhikha]] (2009)
* "What's Love" - HC (2008)<ref>[http://www.filmcontact.com/south-africa/fort-films%E2%80%99-amr-singh-hits-high-notes-hc Fort Films’ Amr Singh Hits the High Notes for HC]</ref>


{{BLP unsourced section|date=January 2017}}
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== Recognition ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="99%"
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*2008, Cape Film Commission - Board of Directors
|- style="background:#ccc; vertical-align:bottom;"
! colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"| List of awards and nominations
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Award / Film Festival
! Category
! Work
! Result
|- style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
|rowspan="2"| 2016
|rowspan="1"| Amsterdam Film Festival
| Van Gogh Award: World Cinema Doc
|rowspan="2"| ''Unwritten: A Visual Journey of Nepal''
| {{won}}
|
|-
| Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards
| Best Cultural Short
| {{won}}
|}

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== Other Recognition ==
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*Cape Film Commission - Board of Directors (2008)


==References==
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Revision as of 17:30, 16 January 2017

Shukri Toefy
Born (1984-04-01) 1 April 1984 (age 40)
Cape Town, South Africa
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Film Producer, Chief Executive Officer
Years active2006–present
Websitewww.shukritoefy.com

Shukri Toefy is an entrepreneur and chief executive officer [1] at Fort. He is currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Early life

Shukri Toefy was born in Cape Town, South Africa on 1 April 1984. He attended the University of Cape Town in 2003 where he later graduated with a degree in Law and Politics.

Career

While students, Shukri Toefy and Amr Singh founded Fort, where Toefy now serves as co-founder and chief creative officer.

Described as a creative thought leader [2] and known for his entrepreneurial spirit, a passion for people and a thirst to craft and create [3], Toefy has since secured leadership positions in business and global brand campaigns, served on a number of boards, including The Cape Film Commission, Sizalo Investment Group and Kinza.org, and has presented at numerous events locally and abroad on a range of topics including entrepreneurship, leadership, strategic brand communication and shared knowledge.

The Rainmakers Journal

Shukri Toefy is the founder and narrator of the Rainmakers Journal, a thought leadership platform that, through a series of projects, hopes to help people unlock the value of shared knowledge. Current projects include Unwritten: A Visual Journey of Nepal, an award-winning arthouse short film, and a series of workshops designed around the importance of journaling as a method of unlocking hidden treasures, setting goals and the value of shared knowledge.[4]

Unwritten: A Visual Journey of Nepal

In 2014, filming began on Unwritten: A Visual Journey of Nepal, an arthouse short film shot in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal only months before the Ghorka earthquakes[5][6]. A film project started with Amr Singh under the Rainmakers Journal thought leadership platform, Unwritten is a powerful cinematic account of Toefy's journey across the Kathmandu Valley as told by the pages of his journal. Along his journey he meets with artisans, musicians, spiritualists, scholars, and survivors of a bygone era where the knowledge handed down from generation to generation was seen as a rite of passage, in search of lessons he can apply to his own life. [7]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Year Award / Film Festival Category Work Result
2016 Amsterdam Film Festival Van Gogh Award: World Cinema Doc Unwritten: A Visual Journey of Nepal Won
Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards Best Cultural Short Won

Other Recognition

  • Cape Film Commission - Board of Directors (2008)

References

  1. ^ The Fort: About
  2. ^ Media Online: From Admen to Filmmakers
  3. ^ Shukri Toefy: About
  4. ^ The Rainmakers Journal: About
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference NSC Nepal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Chidanand Rajghatta (26 April 2015). "Is this the 'Big Himalayan Quake' we feared?". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. ^ IMDb: Unwritten Plot Summary
  8. ^ "Lays - Endless Questions".
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