PEOPLE
ABOUT US
Founded in 2009, Butterfly Films is a film production company with a can-do, hands-on attitude. We’re diverse. We’re curious. We have decades of experience. We love working with people. People love working with us. We thrive on every aspect of our job and we believe it shows.
ANNA TELFORD
OWNER / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Trained as a musician, Anna approaches life – and work – with an innate sense for harmony and big movements. For her craft she has smuggled enormous amounts of cash, played with explosives 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, literally around the globe.
VALENTIA FISHER
HEAD OF PRODUCTION
A film industry veteran of 16 years, Valentia is a household name for her competence and integrity. With equal measures of rigour and emotional intelligence, she is the adult in the room, providing the structural soundness to the ambitious ideas our directors come up with.
VALENTIA FISHER
HEAD OF PRODUCTION
A film industry veteran of 16 years, Valentia is a household name for her competence and integrity. With equal measures of rigour and emotional intelligence, she is the adult in the room, providing the structural soundness to the ambitious ideas our directors come up with.
MEGHAN DANIELS
DIRECTOR
FELIX SEUFFERT
OWNER / DIRECTOR/DOP
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.
FELIX SEUFFERT
OWNER / DIRECTOR/DOP
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 people 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.
SANDULELA ASANDA
DIRECTOR
With signature irreverence, Asanda discusses subjects that are sensitive but long overdue for the mainstream discourse. Like, show of hands: Who made a film about the trials 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 eclectic storytelling equip her for commercial work for forward-thinking brands with something 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 Africa 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.
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 Africa 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.
SIKELELA QHASHANE
CAMERA TECH
Sike’s goal is to become a Director of Photography, and he’s getting there at a breathtaking pace.
In the meantime he’s busy learning all the other useful skills – swiftly asserting himself as an indispensable Swiss army knife of filmmaking.
SIKELELA QHASHANE
TRAINEE
Sike’s goal is to become a Director of Photography, and he’s getting there at a breathtaking pace. In the meantime he’s busy learning all the other useful skills – swiftly asserting himself as an indispensable Swiss army knife of filmmaking.