ROGERS ATUKUNDA Although widely considered among the most artistic forms of cinema, experimental films don’t seem to be popular with Ugandan filmmakers. And on Thursday, whether this elusive form of filmmaking can find a place in the budding local film industry was a topic of discussion at a special workshop held at the ongoing Amakula [...]
ROGERS ATUKUNDA As the first black student to study animation at Swansea University in the UK, David Masanso was inundated with good paying job offers in Europe. The Ugandan filmmaker however chose to come back home and start up a career as an animator. He now runs Crossroads Digital Multimedia, a leading local animation-production [...]
POLLY KAMUKAMA He lost his dad only a couple of weeks ago. And it appears American-based Ugandan actor, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, got the right kind of distraction at the ongoing Amakula International Film Festival in Kampala. The Blood Diamond actor was among a slew of guests that graced the festival’s opening night at the [...]
ANDREW KAGGWA You can’t forget the first time you were at the cinema. Well, maybe you can forget the clothes you were putting on but definitely not the film you watched. But I guess that only works for people that looked at cinema going as some kind of privilege, the ones that elevated you from [...]
POLLY KAMUKAMA It used to be a popular fad for moviegoers back in the 70s and 80s. And yesterday, the drive-in cinema experience was brought back to life at Amakula Film Festival as the annual cinema showcase bounced back from a three-year hiatus to put on an impressive opening for their tenth edition. Audiences who [...]
Message from the Director Dear Film Fans, Welcome to the 11th edition of the Amakula International Film Festival. Within the goals to address the immediate challenges affecting the film in industry in Uganda, this edition has been curated in two parts. The first two days of the festival (14-15 March) will be held at the [...]
Carsten-Stephan Graf v. Bothmer is one of Germany’s most famous silent movie pianists. His repertoire includes German, Russian and American classics, but also unknown films that he revives during his performances. He is a master in his field and plays around with different film genres; monumental Science-Fiction films, melancholic dramas, dark thrillers as well as [...]
Simon Rittmeier (1981) studied visual arts and film at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (HfbK) and at Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM). His films have been screened in various international festivals for video and documentary. In 2009 he received the First Prize of the NRW Competition at the Oberhausen Film Festival for A [...]
3D COMPUTER ANIMATION WORKSHOP Date: 16th – 18th March Time: 2pm to 5pm Venue: Museum Exhibtion Hall Facilitators: Noel Nalubwama, Alex Musisi, David Masanso, Isaac Lugolobi, Hilda Tusiime The 3D Computer Animation workshops are scheduled for the 16th-18th March at 14.00hrs- 17.00hrs. The workshop will be facilitated by the Crossroads Technical team. The workshop is [...]
Mira Nair is the rare prolific filmmaker who fluidly moves between Hollywood and Independent Cinema. After several years of making documentary films, Mira Nair made a stunning entry onto the world stage with her debut feature film Salaam Bombay! (1988). Now hailed as a classic, the film has received more than 25 international awards including [...]