Rumbi Katedza is a Zimbabwean Film Producer and Director who was born on 17 January 1974.^[1][2][3]

She did her Primary and Secondary Education in Harare, Zimbabwe. Katedza graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from McGill University, Canada in 1995. In 2008 Katedza received the Chevening Scholarship that enabled her to further her studies in film. She also holds a MA in Filmmaking from Goldsmiths College, London University.^[4]

Katedza has experience in Film and TV Production, Directing, Writing as well as Producing and presenting Radio shows.^[5] From 1994 to 2000, She produced and presented radio shows on Women's issues, Arts and Culture, Hip Hop and Acid Jazz for the CKUT (Montreal) and ZBC Radio 3 (Zimbabwe).^[6][1] From 2004 - 2006, she served as the Festival Director of the Zimbabwe International Film Festival. Whilst there, she produced the Postcards from Zimbabwe Series.^[7] In 2008, Katedza founded Mai Jai Films and has produced numerous films and television productions under the banner namely

• Tariro (2008);^[8]
• Big House, Small House (2009);
• The Axe and the Tree (2011);
• The Team (2011)^[9]
• Playing Warriors (2012)^[10]

Her early works include:

• Danai (2002);^[11]
• Postcards from Zimbabwe (2006);
• Trapped (2006 – Rumbi Katedza, Marcus Korhonen);
• Asylum (2007);^[4]
• Insecurity Guard (2007)^[4]

Rumbi Katedza is a part-time lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe, in the department of Theatre Arts. She is a judge and monitor at the National Arts Merit Awards, responsible for monitoring new film and TV productions throughout the year on behalf of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe.^[12] She has also lobbied Zimbabwean government to actively support the film industry.^[13][14]