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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) nurtures talent and promotes sustainable development within Africa’s vibrant film and television sector. Spanning 14 countries across the continent, MTF offers a comprehensive training and development programme designed to empower emerging filmmakers and industry professionals. Through education, hands-on experience, and …

Every tech company wants its image generator to be the best. But they all produce oddly similar work ART | CAROLINE MIMBS NYCE | In mid-August, X launched an AI-image generator, allowing paying subscribers of Elon Musk’s social platform to make their own art. So—naturally—some users appear to have immediately made …

ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Aaron Wasala fresh from graduating from art school, began exhibiting his artwork in galleries around Kampala. This was not hard because naturally he had a good talent in painting that earned him a good reception among several gallerists. Years later, Wasala is still regarded as an …

To incentivize early birth registration, the government has waived fees for birth certificate applications for children aged zero to six months Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) aims to hit two birds with one stone, when it supports artistic excellence, at the ongoing National Primary …

BEIJING, China | Xinhua | 20th Century Studios’ sci-fi thriller “Alien: Romulus” topped the Chinese mainland’s daily box office on Saturday, according to the China Movie Data Information Network. The seventh installment of the successful “Alien” franchise, the movie grossed approximately 63.99 million yuan (about 8.95 million U.S. dollars) on …

ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The first edition of Kampala Art Talks was launched recently at Xenson Artspace and was attended by both established and emerging writers, and art writing enthusiasts. This review by Dominic Muwanguzi captures the foremost topics discussed in the workshop. Writing about art plays several roles including …

LOS ANGELES, the United States | Xinhua | Marvel Studios’ superhero film “Deadpool & Wolverine” topped the North American box office on its second weekend with an estimated three-day cume of 97 million U.S. dollars, figures from the measurement firm Comscore showed on Sunday. The sequel to 2016’s “Deadpool” and …

Studio practice remains an integral tool for art academics to disseminate art knowledge and skills to their students, and therefore need not be shunned. ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Art is a practical subject that calls for art production. This definition, however doesn’t exclude art academicians whose practice largely entails teaching …

ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Garbage dumping is considered to be a social epidemic of post-modern times. In Uganda, one might find large deposits of litter around city centers. This is partly because there are minimal options for recycling, unlike the West where there can be a selection of options to …

Three young artists explore diverse forms in their work in a multidisciplinary art show at AKA gallery ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The exhibition Diversity in Forms at AKA gallery is about how each of the three artists on showcase approaches their work. The works include paintings, sculptures and installation created …