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== Origins == |
== Origins == |
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Maisha was established in 2005 by film director [[Mira Nair]].<ref name="columbia">{{cite web | url=http://arts.columbia.edu/maisha-film-lab-screenwriting-mentorship-program-new-york-and-kampala-uganda | title=Maisha Film Lab Screenwriting Mentorship Program (New York and Kampala, Uganda) | Columbia University School of the Arts | publisher=arts.columbia.edu | accessdate=18 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="shadowandact">{{cite web|url=http://www.shadowandact.com/?p=36935 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117175236/http://www.shadowandact.com/?p=36935 |archive-date=17 January 2011 |url-status=dead |title=Shadow And Act » Introducing Uganda’s Maisha Film Labs… |accessdate=18 August 2016 }}</ref> The name Maisha is from a [[Swahili language|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.{{fact|date=December 2016}} |
Maisha was established in 2005 by film director [[Mira Nair]].<ref name="columbia">{{cite web | url=http://arts.columbia.edu/maisha-film-lab-screenwriting-mentorship-program-new-york-and-kampala-uganda | title=Maisha Film Lab Screenwriting Mentorship Program (New York and Kampala, Uganda) | Columbia University School of the Arts | publisher=arts.columbia.edu | accessdate=18 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819063035/http://arts.columbia.edu/maisha-film-lab-screenwriting-mentorship-program-new-york-and-kampala-uganda | archive-date=19 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="shadowandact">{{cite web|url=http://www.shadowandact.com/?p=36935 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117175236/http://www.shadowandact.com/?p=36935 |archive-date=17 January 2011 |url-status=dead |title=Shadow And Act » Introducing Uganda’s Maisha Film Labs… |accessdate=18 August 2016 }}</ref> The name Maisha is from a [[Swahili language|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.{{fact|date=December 2016}} |
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== Notable alumni == |
== Notable alumni == |
Revision as of 19:11, 22 March 2020
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.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
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
- ^ "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 http://maishafilmlab.org/maisha-alumni/rehema-nanfuka/. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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External links
- "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.