Maisha Film Lab is a Uganda-based non-profit training film initiative for emerging East African filmmakers[1][2][3] and mentor ship programme for aspiring filmmakers and youth in Eastern Africa. It encompasses film production, screenwriting, directing, producing, cinematography, editing, sound recording, and acting.[4]
Origins
editMaisha was established in 2005 by film director Mira Nair.[5][6] The name Maisha is from a Swahili word that means "life". Maisha aims to seek, identify, nurture, and promote creative talent among children and youth through hands-on skills development programmes in areas such as journalism, film-making, arts appreciation, and organisation and presentation of cultural and creative events.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
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Below is a list of distinguished Maisha Film Lab alumni:[7]
- Ashiq Khan
- Dilman Dila
- Joel Karekezi
- Lupita Nyong'o
- Mariam Ndagire
- Rehema Nanfuka
- Philbert Aime Mbabazi
- Usama Mukwaya
Rehema Nanfuka Kivu Ruhorahoza Joel Karekezi
Sam Ishiimwe Abdu Simba Zippy Kimundu Patience Katushabe Asaba
References
edit- ^ "Maisha to hold its first African film festival - Daily Monitor". monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ Tambay A. Obenson. "Reintroducing Uganda's Maisha Film Labs Founded By Mira Nair... 8 Years After Its Birth | IndieWire". blogs.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ "Maisha Film Lab Uganda.Film and Video Making.Training.Screen Writing,Directing,Producing,Cinematography,Editing & Sound Recording Kampala Uganda|Ugabox.com". Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ "Our very own screenwriter - Daily Monitor". monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ "Maisha Film Lab Screenwriting Mentorship Program (New York and Kampala, Uganda) | Columbia University School of the Arts". arts.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Shadow And Act » Introducing Uganda's Maisha Film Labs..." Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Maisha Film Lab | Rehema Nanfuka". Maisha Film Lab. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
External links
edit- "Welcome to Maisha Film Lab - Maisha Film Lab". maishafilmlab.org. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- "Maisha Film Labs — Education | Doha Film Institute". dohafilminstitute.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.