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Stanbic boosts Vumbula Uganda festival

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank Uganda is the platinum sponsor of the popular Vumbula Uganda Festival, a 3-day extravaganza that showcases Uganda’s rich tourism attractions, art, heritage, music, and culture. This year’s edition takes place between May 31st and June 3rd at the spacious Nile Nest resort in …

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The extraordinary at Strokes of Splendor

Godfrey Banadda and Kizito Maria Kasule showcase masterly skills in painting in a two-man Show ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Three paintings of nude figures in charcoal black will seize your attention on entry to the Umoja art gallery. Each of the three nubile females pose elegantly with their naked bodies …

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Can low-budget, high-quality films help African film making?

 Limited financial resources is the biggest obstacle in Africa’s film industry. A collaboration involving Netflix in South Africa has highlights the potential of low-budget yet high-quality filmmaking on the continent. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A collaboration between Netflix, South Africa’s National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) and distribution partner, …

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Reliving Maria Naita’s legacy

Prints of the artist’s artwork on showcase delved into the subject of an artist who crossed boundaries of artistic practice but still avoided the radical feminist narrative ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The memory of Maria Naita, a renown sculptress and painter of her time, still lives on. A recent multi-disciplinary …

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Form and Fantasy

Artists explore the intersections between figurative and formal abstraction and the realm of imagination in group show. ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | You will feel absorbed when you encounter the works of Kaleab Abate, Emmie Nume, Salome Muleta, Daniel Atenyi, Sherie Margaret Ngigi and Kidane Getau. The six artists are showcasing …

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Creatives to participate in the Africa Creatives Challenge by MoTIV

Kampala, Uganda: | THE INDEPENDENT |  MoTIV Africa has announced the Africa Creatives Challenge, an exciting competition aimed at sparking transformative innovation within Africa’s creative landscape. The Challenge will support the top two projects with a $6,000 grant each. The challenge, according to Marie-Franz Fordjoe, Lead -MoTIV West Africa, is designed to …

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Kenyan-made dramas, comedies rival foreign sports in viewership numbers

Twin growth in the number of talented young filmmakers and private investors is powering Kenyan production and viewer interest. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY| Kenyan viewers are beginning to show a strong preference for locally-produced content, regional giant MultiChoice has revealed, with the appetite and consumption of Kenyan-made films now …

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