CHRISTA SCHAMBERGER – YOUNG CSA, ICDN (B.A. L.T.C.L.)
I was born in Nairobi, Kenya. My father was an adventurous Swiss with a passion for Africa and my mother was born in South West Africa, (Namibia), so we used to travel extensively across East and Southern Africa.
Early schooling was in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Mombasa, Kenya. High school in Windhoek, Namibia, followed by a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Drama from the University of Natal in Durban. Post Graduate qualifications include a Licentiate in Speech and Drama from Trinity College, and I studied briefly at the Laban School of Movement in London.
I taught Drama and Creative Movement at primary and high school level, lectured students at Technikons and Teacher Training Colleges as well as Post Graduate Students at the University of Durban-Westville before establishing two drama and dance studios in Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
I also freelanced with a variety of Theatre in Education (TIE) companies as actress, director and choreographer.
I moved to Johannesburg and entered the film industry in 1985, gaining experience in the production office and on set as an A.D. I ventured into casting in 1987 and established myself as a freelance Casting Director for Feature Film and Television Drama.
Ben Tjibe
Casting Assistant, studio camera operator, edito
r and Casting Assistant Ben Tjibe is a self-taught writer, illustrator, cinematographer and technical wiz. Ben has worked with the Emmy nominated casting director Christa Schamberger on various local and international film projects such as The Woman King, Our Girl, Sink, Black Sails, Transformers: The Last Knight, Noughts & Crosses, Justice Served and many more. And over the years he has gained knowledge on all of the technicalities involved in casting.