About Us

Built on craft.
Driven by story.

Meet our founders, Sofia and Ren. Together, they've built a Cape Town studio that bridges technical precision with artistic vision — and a team that brings that same ethos to every project.

Sofia Tavares

Sofia Tavares

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With over 20 years in the industry, Sofia's reputation as a creative editor and storyteller has been shaped by her ability to see stories where others see just shots. Her commitment to ensuring every edit meets our highest standards has made Blue Room the trusted choice for creative agencies.

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Ren De Gersigny

Ren De Gersigny

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With a fine art background and creative production expertise, Ren brings both artistic vision and practical structure to every Blue Room project, ensuring creative collaborations flow smoothly while maintaining the highest visual standards.

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The team

Sarah Jurgens

Sarah Jurgens

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As our production coordinator and licensing specialist, Sarah is the engine that keeps Blue Room running smoothly while Ren and Sofia get lost in creative clouds, ensuring every project stays grounded, organised, and on budget.

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Marlé Visagie

Marlé Visagie

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A freelance editor with a natural flair for complex stories, possessing the rare ability to identify the connecting threads between disparate elements and weave them into seamless narratives.

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Jacquie Steyn

Jacquie Steyn

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A vital part of our post team for years, Jacquie is our go-to editor and motion graphics artist when we need someone who understands both the narrative flow and visual dynamics of every project.

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Jason Matthews

Jason Matthews

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A senior freelance editor who's been part of the Blue Room family for years, Jason is a natural storyteller with an uncanny ability to find the perfect narrative angle in any project, no matter how challenging the brief.

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David Houston

David Houston

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With experience spanning film and advertising, our freelance sound engineer understands how audio can transform storytelling, bringing cinematic depth and commercial polish to every project he touches.

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Tumi Modiba

Tumi Modiba

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Tumi transforms raw footage into visual poetry through his mastery of colour grading and visual finishing. Technical precision and artistic intuition — he brings both to every project.

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Our values shape our work

Conscious Creative Choices

As Clean Creatives signatories, we're part of a global movement of 1,000+ agencies who refuse to work with fossil fuel companies, choosing creativity that drives real solutions instead of greenwashing. It's a simple principle: if a company is part of the problem, we won't be part of their solution.

Inclusive by Design

As queer, AFAB founders, we're proud of who we are and passionate about centring voices that often get pushed to the sidelines. We actively seek out and collaborate with people who have to fight harder to be seen, using our platform to amplify their talent.

Creative Problem Solvers

We're both creative people at heart who get genuinely excited when a client brings us a seemingly impossible brief. We don't just want to execute your vision — we want to dig in with you, challenge assumptions, and find creative solutions that surprise even us.

Every project starts
with a conversation.

hello@weareblueroom.studio