Yolanda Buggs

Yolanda Buggs is an award-winning writer, director and producer from Decatur, Georgia. Ms. Buggs attended graduate school at the prestigious American Film Institute where she received her M.F.A. in Screenwriting. She received her B.A. in Film and Video from Georgia State University. Upon graduating from AFI, Ms. Buggs began her entertainment industry work as a WGA Writer-Trainee on the sitcom The Parkers. While working on the show, Yolanda was given an opportunity to pitch a fresh concept for the show's new main titles. After impressing executive producers with her ideas, Ms. Buggs was entrusted to direct the new 30-second show opening for Season 4 of the series. Following her time at The Parkers, Yolanda worked as an in-house producer for Steve Harvey's production company, Nu-Opp, Inc. After Nu-Opp, Yolanda worked on numerous reality television shows. Yolanda’s most recent work, Beauty & The Baller, an independent sitcom she helped produce alongside the show’s creator was successfully licensed to Viacom. Season one of the series has just finished airing on BET Centric.

Pan African Film Festival