Caroline Kamya, an international multi-award winning Film Producer and Director, has returned to Uganda, to celebrate the success of the groundbreaking movie ‘Imani’ whilst supporting the country’s creative culture.
The movie that was premiered in 2010 and stares legendary acts like Ocen Stephen, Rehema Nanfuka and Philip Buyi Roy made history by becoming the first feature film to be produced and directed by a woman.
“It feels wonderful to be back. I love Uganda and the abundance of great creative talent we have. Since launching my production company in 2004, my passion has been to showcase the talent we have in Uganda. After the release of IMANI, I have been involved in various initiatives to support that”, Kamya says.
Her commitment to cultural art is reflected in the projects which she has run over the years in both Uganda and the Netherlands.
Most recently, Kamya announced the launch of the project ‘NATIV’ which supports young African Creatives. “The purpose of this project is to support young professional media creatives who are ready to work globally. We want to make the industry more accessible for creatives whilst working in their home country. We ask that you have the right video equipment, laptop and phone”, Kamya says.
The scheme has been developed with other filmmakers from both Hollywood and the UK film industry.
As well as ‘NATIV’, Kamya also runs a non-profit program ‘Shattered Hues’ which supports Creatives of African descent in Amsterdam.
In 2006 Kamya launched the ‘Uganda Arts and Media Academy’, which ran for 3 years building up the creative community in Uganda. Her team also produced some of the first reality and game shows such as, “Jazz My Life” and “The Good Life Show” which aired between 2006 – 2008.
Caroline Kamya is in Uganda for a couple of months and will be searching for talented creatives ready to work internationally and continuing her work with top agencies, brands and NGOs during this time (www.ceekayfilms.com).
