Melkamu Haile

Melkamu Haile is a screenwriter & film director from Ethiopia. He is a fellow participant in the Talents Durban program in 2025. With film-making training from the MultiChoice Talent Factory in Kenya (...) and an internship at the esteemed South African production company Combined Artists Productions; Starting his career in 2013, Melkamu has participated in an array of projects, ranging from commercials to documentary films and popular television series. He earned recognition for his role as a story developer on the television series "Pen Name" (የብዕር ሥም) for the DStv Abol channel. Furthermore, he is one of the adaptation team and a screen writer for the tv series "Love unto Crypt" (ፍቅር እስከ መቃብር), adapted from the classic well-known Ethiopian novel of the same title. He co-directed a feature film called "Stinger", which is now streaming on Showmax. Additionally, Melkamu was the head writer for the telenovela "Esthiwot" for two seasons, Streaming on Abol TV, an Ethiopian Dstv channel.