Godwin Mawuru (15 July 1961 – 24 May 2013) was a Zimbabwean director and producer.

Life and career

Born in Shamva, Mawuru started his career on stage in the early eighties, working in various areas including acting, directing and working backstage. He made his debut as director with the 1987 film ''The Tree Is Mine''. He is internationally best known for the 1993 film ''

Neria ''Neria'' is a Zimbabwean film made in 1991, written by the novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga. It is directed by Godwin Mawuru and the screenplay was written by Louise Riber. It is the highest-grossing film in Zimbabwean history. The film concerns ...

''. As a producer, he is best known for the Zimbabwean first and longest running soap opera ''Studio 263''. He died as a consequence of a

sepsis Sepsis, formerly known as septicemia (septicaemia in British English) or blood poisoning, is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. This initial stage is follo ...

at 51.

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