/ 28.09.2014

Vinay Shukla has been an active scriptwriter and director of Hindi films over the last three decades. His films have had the distinction of not only succeeding at the box office but also garnering critical acclaim and prestigious awards. His most well known film, Godmother...

/ 28.09.2014

The late Steve Cohen was born in Metropolis, Illinois and grew up in Rochester, New York. After high School, he moved to New York City to study English and history at Columbia University, and later returned to Columbia to earn an MFA in film as...

/ 28.09.2014

Sabrina Dhawan’s first produced screenplay Monsoon Wedding was awarded the ‘Leon D’Oro’ at the Venice Film Festival in 2001.Moonsoon Wedding was also nominated for a Golden Globe and BAFTA for Best Film in a foreign language. She adapted the short story cosmopolitan, starring Roshan Seth,...

/ 28.09.2014

Misan is a Nigerian. She qualified as a Doctor then took up screenwriting in addition to her medical career, the film of her first screenplay ‘The Secret Laughter of Women’ premiered at the London Film Festival in 1998. She has since adapted Zora Neale...

/ 28.09.2014

Maria made her directorial feature film debut with the romantic comedy Double shift (2005). The film opened the Gothenburg International Film Festival and it has screened at numerous film festivals around the world. The film won the special Jury Award for Best comedy feature at...

/ 28.09.2014

Anjum Rajabali (56) wrote his first film “Drohkaal” in 1992, in collaboration with director Govind Nihalani. Subsequently, five more films written by him have been released, including “Ghulam” (The Slave) and “The Legend of Bhagat Singh”. Along the way, he also headed the Information Research...

/ 04.10.2013

Director: Mark Mutalti Country: Uganda (2008) Genre: Fiction Time: 12.19 min   Kim is a construction worker struggling to support his family and this is made worse by his Employer who doesn’t pay wage on time. Kim's situation is further complicated by the fact that he ha a beautiful wife,...

/ 04.10.2013

Director: Adong Lucy Judith Country: Uganda (2008) Genre: Fiction Time: 14.43 min   Peter brings his HIV+ sister, Brenda home to stay. How ever, friction with Peter's wife, Mama Junior, and some unfortunate incident with son 'junior" brings up some hidden prejudices with the family.   [vimeo id="74516026"] ...

/ 04.10.2013

Director: Patricia Olwoch Country: Uganda (2008) Genre: Fiction Time: 10.08 min   This is a drama about the food shortage in the camps in northern Uganda, and one family struggles to survive.   [vimeo id="74515563"] ...

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Director: Mohammad Khawaja Country: Uganda (2009) Genre: Fiction Time: 5.03 min   This is a fable about a group of orphans’ confined to unhappiness by their caretakers. One of the orphans steals the caretaker's money and escapes into the nearby forest only to find himself lost and completely alone. Someone...