Maisha Film Lab

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Maisha Film Lab is a Uganda-based non-profit training film initiative for emerging East African filmmakers [1] [2] [3] and mentorship programme for aspiring filmmakers and youth in Eastern Africa. It encompasses film production, screenwriting, directing, producing, cinematography, editing, sound recording, and acting. [4]

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Origins

Maisha 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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Maisha 2011 participants and Mentors

Below is a list of distinguished Maisha Film Lab alumni: [7]

Rehema Nanfuka Kivu Ruhorahoza Joel Karekezi

Sam Ishiimwe Abdu Simba Zippy Kimundu Patience Katushabe Asaba

References

  1. ↑ "Maisha to hold its first African film festival - Daily Monitor". monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Our very own screenwriter - Daily Monitor". monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Shadow And Act » Introducing Uganda's Maisha Film Labs..." Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Maisha Film Lab | Rehema Nanfuka". Maisha Film Lab. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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