Maisha Film Lab

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

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.

Notable alumni
Maisha 2011 participants and Mentors

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

Rehema Nanfuka Kivu Ruhorahoza Joel Karekezi Philbert Aime Mbabazi Sharangabo 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 http://maishafilmlab.org/maisha-alumni/rehema-nanfuka/. Retrieved 9 May 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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