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 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

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 | Rehema Nanfuka". Maisha Film Lab. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

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.

[monitor-1] "Maisha to hold its first African film festival - Daily Monitor". monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 2016-08-18.

[indiewire-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.

[ugabox-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.

[monitor2-4] "Our very own screenwriter - Daily Monitor". monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 2016-08-18.

[columbia-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.

[shadowandact-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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