About Us

Mighymovies

Mighty Movies was set up in 1986 by a group of media practitioners to service the television production industry. These included Paul Hughes, Geven Dore, Tony de Villiers, Simon Bright, and the late Steve Moyo. In December 2002, the business was bought by African Business Communications.

African Business Communications was then led by Supa Mandiwanzira and a competent team which included Peggy Banda-Mvududu, Redemta Gwekwerere, and Austin Gundani. On takeover, Mighty Movies had literally stopped all operations in anticipation of a sale and the new management revived the business using the reputation it had gained in the market place. The new owners inherited only three employees of the original Mighty Movies as the rest fled, uncertain about the future of the company under new ownership. The inherited staff were; the video editor, the gardener, and the cook, Juliet Dewe. She remains with the company to this day.

In less than six months, Mighty Movies had regained its position in the marketplace and had opened new chapters with various clients which included the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). SABC remains a key client of the company. Business has developed to include Reuters, APTN, ABC New York, Channel 7 (Australia), TV New Zealand, CNN, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Coca-Cola Central & Southern Africa, Swedish International Development Agency, National Public Radio (USA), and a host of South African production houses and Zimbabwean advertising agencies.

The company then embarked on a recapitalization program which involved replacing analog production equipment with digital technology. Today Mighty Movies boasts of being one the best equipped and most technologically up to date electronic production houses in Zimbabwe. The company also embarked on a recruitment program that emphasized youth vibrancy and competence. It also emphasized on identifying talent and potential internally and developing it.

Over the years, the company has diversified its product offering to include, live sports production (such as cricket and football), and other live events such as global-audience beauty pageants, and forums (for example AFREXIMBANK Annual General Meeting) broadcast to various member countries across the continent.

At the beginning of 2006, the company made a giant leap by taking over the former Central Film Laboratories (CFL) in Harare. At one time CFL was the largest 35mm and 16mm film development company in Africa. Its premises were custom built to accommodate studios, animation and titling rooms, audio production facilities, projection rooms, and offices. Today these premises are home to Mighty Movies.

From a staff compliment of seven at takeover, the company now employs more than 20 exceptional Zimbabweans with a passion for developing quality products and a commitment to national development.

Mighty Movies is determined to grow into the largest electronic production company on the continent and diversify into distribution and other products.

With our home in Harare, a few metres from the prestigious Newlands shopping area, five kilometres from the city centre and sitting on more than 5 acres of land, Mighty Movies is positioned to fly into the future.