ButterScotch Productions

04/03/2026

𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄! 🎬✨

The countdown begins for the 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 - a powerful celebration of African storytelling, bold voices, and films that challenge, heal, and inspire.

🗓️ 𝟐𝟎 – 𝟐𝟒 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Under the powerful theme “𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞,” the festival continues its mission to amplify authentic African narratives and connect them to audiences beyond borders.

From bold documentaries to compelling fiction, the 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 will once again bring together filmmakers, storytellers, industry leaders, and cinema lovers for five days of inspiration, dialogue, and cultural celebration.

This is more than a festival - it’s a movement shaping how African stories are seen, heard, and valued globally.

Mark your calendars.
Spread the word.
Get ready for impact.

28/11/2025

𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐃. 𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 - 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 & 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐘 🌸

📍 Alliance Française de Gaborone
📅 29 November
🎥 Hosted by: Mareledi Paulo - Social Impact Filmmaker, Gender Equality Changemaker

Join us for a special screening of the Oscar-winning documentary Period. End of a Sentence. - a powerful film that opens up meaningful conversations around menstrual health, dignity, and opportunity for young people.

As part of the Social Impact Filmmaking program, we’re also collecting sanitary pads, toiletries, and empowerment essentials for the children at Gamodubu Children’s Trust.

💗 HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT:
Donate sanitary pads, soap, roll-on, toothpaste, or any toiletry items.

📞 Drop-offs & enquiries: +267 73499004

Let’s show up for the girls.
Let’s support dignity.
Let’s create a world where periods don’t stop anyone from dreaming. ✨

24/11/2025

And just like that, we won! Thank you to for awarding Finding Her Song: Maatla A Mosadi with Best Southern African Short Film, written & directed by a brilliant Motswana storyteller and brought to life through a Botswana-US collaboration 🌍🇧🇼

Funded by the KOSINIMA grant, a partnership with Bantu Film Festival and of Botswana, we produced Finding her Song, an original short film written & directed by Motswana writer, Thato Akoonyatse. Congrats to the entire team who made this short film happen, and Lesedi Mphothwe/Veronica Pilane for representing us in Lusaka.

24/11/2025

08/10/2025

29/04/2025

"We’ve been waiting for this one… 🎥✨

Proud to drop the official trailer for the first-ever short film—written by a brilliant Motswana storyteller and brought to life through a Botswana-US collaboration that’s got us all in our feelings (and our group chats). 🖤🇧🇼🌍

This project is the start of something bigger—more stories, more voices, more chances to build across borders.

A collaboration between Bantu Film Festival and KOSINIMA

Executive Producers: KOSINIMA ButterScotch Productions Babalola Veronica Pilane Lesedi Mphothwe
Written & Directed by: Thato Taydoe Akoonyatse

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16/02/2025

We are excited to have received another official selection for our documentary film at the Kuala Lumpur International Film Awards.

KLIFA Rules and Regulations Chapter 1: Purpose The Kuala Lumpur International Film Awards (KLIFA) is dedicated to promoting global cinematic excellence and...

11/10/2024

The only soundtrack that matters right now 💃🏽. With only ONE DAY LEFT until the premiere of the short film 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠: 𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐚 𝐀 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐢 🎥🇧🇼✨. Make sure you get your tickets for the Bantu Film Festival Closing ceremony at New Capitol Cinemas Riverwalk on the 12th of October, to be a part of this moment in time! Once upon a time, mosadi wrote and now we’re hours away from 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙜! with the Mosadi Writes Screenwriter Grantee ‘23 💃🏽. 🎵-Artist- Taydoe ft Royal Black ( Royalblack ). Prod.- OBYLARDO 📸:

04/10/2024

Mr BTS made sure to sit down with Madame Writer-Director: the Mosadi Writes Screenwriter grantee ‘23 and Madame Producer to get down to the bottom of it 😂😅. Each day came with its own challenges but we are forever grateful to have had a team that understood the highs and lows of filmmaking and kept a positive lens 🎥✨. WHATS HAPPENING ON THE 12th of OCTOBER? The premiere of Finding Her Song: Maatla A Mosadi at the Bantu Film Festival red carpet ceremony 💃🏽. Get your tickets ASAP!

03/10/2024

01/10/2024

📣 OFFICIAL POSTER ALERT! 📣
A new month with a super exciting countdown to the Bantu Film Festival and the premiere of much anticipated Mosadi Writes Screenwriter Grant ‘23 winning screenplay - FINDING HER SONG: Maatla A Mosadi 💃🏽🎥✨🇧🇼
Produced by KOSINIMA and ButterScotch Productions 👏🏽
Written and Directed by Thato Taydoe Akoonyatse 👏🏽.

The short film will be premiering on the 12th of October 2024 at the Bantu Film Festival ‘a RED CARPET EVENT and Award Ceremony🏅🥳.

Make sure to catch all the other exciting local and international films that will be showcasing throughout the week and get those red carpet outfits ready too!

Tickets are on sale as we speak! 🎟 See you then! 💃🏽✨. Check out the Bantu Film Festival page to secure yours 🙏🏽.

20/09/2024

We have made it to the Nominees list of the Zambia International Film Festival. If you are in Zambia you can attend the festival from the 20th-27th September .