2025 SPEAKERS

ISIPHETHU INDUSTRY PROGRAMME

Jacqueline Rainers

Jacqueline Rainers Setai is the manager of Production and Development at the Kwa-Zulu Natal Film Commission and oversees the strategic management of the Film Fund. Kwa-Zulu Natal holds the largest film fund in South Africa, with the longest running film commission. Jacqueline has experience in entertainment, film and television across public and commercial broadcasting and is an experienced manager of creative and production teams. Jacqueline is currently enrolled in her Masters in Fine Art in Screenwriting at the New York Film Academy and holds a Bachelor in Journalism and Media Studies (Honours) from Rhodes University and a BA Honours Degree from the University of Johannesburg. She holds memberships at the Documentary Filmmakers Association SA, the South African Writers’ Guild and SWIFT (Sisters Working in Film & Television), a non-profit organisation committed to championing empowerment and access to equal opportunities for women. She is also a scriptwriter, writer and lecturer.