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 in alphabetical order:

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. 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.
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