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Saturday 30 January 2016
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Tuesday 26 January 2016
Top ten local albums of 2015
10. St. NellySade - Omulondo
Stories of Elevation (Omulondo N’engero) was a very diverse hiphop album. Yes, it wasn’t diverse as per genres but diverse as per topics tackled. The album is true to the story telling culture that hip hop is synonymous with yet it’s not so couth for that uninterested soul. Songs like Nina Plan, Nonyereza Nyo and Love Story will definitely get you nodding. Fovorites: Stories of Elevation (Intro), Tutandise, Suicide Note, Amaziga ga Namuddu and Nva Ntinda.
The album has appearances by Ruyonga, The Mith, Agee, Mulekwa and Moth among others.
9. Bebe Cool – Go Mama
Now this was the most ambitious project of 2015, it’s alleged that he started working on the piece way back in 2013. Go Mama was an instrumental thematic album, not much of a threaded story. Bebe Cool gets to sing about children on the streets, freedom fighters, unity, love and of course boasting about being the ultimate best. This album separates Bebe Cool from his click of hit makers, it’s a collection of good songs rather than hits and each and every track on it is a breath of hard work, ambition and determination. The most popular song by far is Love you Every day, though the best song could actually be Freedom or Make the World Dance.
8. Lillian Mbabazi – Lillian Mbabazi
Guess many people didn’t really know the album even exists, Mbabazi has been releasing singles most of the times. Yeah, you can’t really term this as a thematic album, in fact, it’s what you can easily laugh off as a mix tape, but in anyway, she’s amazing as always.
7. Naava Grey – Naave Grey the Album
What can’t we say about Naava Grey’s music, she’s full of surprises and so is her 2015 self-titled album that takes on a journey. She messes with us with many of her songs we already know and still surprises with tracks like Sokalami.
6. Solome – The Song Love
If Sandra Suubi had released an album in 2015, they could have to fiercely compete. Literally the two best vocalists 2015 revealed to us. Solome’s Nzani was a master piece and so was the album, on the release day, many people had not listened to almost 80% 0r even 99% of the catalogue but managed to enjoy the show. It’s a well packaged gospel album and in anyway, it’s what we call landing with a bang.
5. Maurice Kirya - Mwooyo
This may actually go down as Uganda’s most personal and emotional album ever released, Kirya sang from the heart. When you looked at the art work, it was a journey – one where he had to fight his fantacies and eventually finding himself. This album addresses a number of things we’ve heard about the artist; they said he plays girls and he seems to talk about it on Nkooye and yes, we all know about his stint with a famous pastor’s daughter, the one the father thought was ‘Too Good for him’. But the most innocent and sincere song is Mama We Made It, it’s a story that many relate to; thinking about a fact that this album was released only months before the artist actually lost his mother is heart breaking enough, but in any way, Mwooyo was one of the best told music stories of 2015 of course not anywhere near his Misuubawa but still good.
4. Pearl Rhythm Festival – Stage Coach II
This could be the briefest compilation this year, twenty one minutes and that’s it. It’s the second season of Pearl Rhythm’s Stage Coach featuring acts like Haka Mukiga, Ann Nassanga alias Afrie, J Wonder, Lynn Aineomugisha and renowned ones like Suzan Kerunen, Saava Karim and Irene Ntale. Aineomugisha is definitely a surprise package with her Circles, a punk rock Runyakitara song but Haka may have carried the day with his Omuti.
3. Joe Kahirimbanyi – Kahiri
Another brief compilation, it’s the debut of Qwela Band’s Joe kahirimbanyi as a solo act. Kahiri is quite out of the formerly dreadlocked artist’s normal, I guess he got to do a couple of things he couldn’t have done with the band. For instance, he gets to test his linguistic abilities by trying out different languages like Japadhola, Runyakitara, English and at times broken Luganda. It’s that album that starts and ends in no time, yeah, it’s that short. With guests like the legendary Moses Matovu, vocalist and story teller Kenneth Mugabi and Omuwanvuwanvu among others, this limited edition is one to die for and oh, Sikyagenda stands out though the entire CD is worth the replays.
2. Charmant Mushaga - Africa Dream Again
Africa Dream Again album describes Charmant’s dream of helping African children, who bear a lot of suffering and pain. As you could imagine, it’s a heavily instrumental album with Charmant’s guitar taking center stage – and he’s indeed a maestro, his work on Talemwa alongside Hawa is unbelievable. In a nutshell, this album stands out to show us that there’s more to guitarists than backing up vocalists or anyone with a microphone.
So the number one album of the year according to Tsup Ug, and it's not even nominated for HiPipo Awards but has has already gone places and been a subject of creative collaborations in and outside Uganda....
1. Joel Sebunjo – I Speak Luganda
OK, was there a reason to hate on this album, the mpumi, nakassa and ngalabis meeting Jazz and spontaneously making us dance!
This was a crossover album, that one that was in between mainstream and sophiscation. Joel Sebunjo sang in Luganda without that at times annoying Mading. With songs like Nakato, Bulungi, Lusejera and Semusajja among others, the album is very much on point. And of course, it got the writer replaying it until his life was threatened.
Saturday 23 January 2016
Why does every African movie character have the same accent?
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| Will Smith in Concussion |
Hollywood has an Africa problem. The latest manifestation of this is the trailer of Will Smith’s new film, Concussion, in which Smith plays the real-life Nigerian pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu.
In 2002, Omalu discovered that the hard hits US football players receive in the National Football League (NFL) may cause serious brain damage. His revelations, published in a 2005 paper in the journal Neurosurgery, threatened to kill the game. As the 2013 Frontline documentary “League of Denial” shows, Omalu faced significant pressure to stay quiet about his findings.
Omalu is a hero, and choosing him as the subject of a feature film makes perfect sense. But the execution has been less than perfect.
Following Concussion’s trailer’s release on Aug. 31, it did not take long for people to notice that the Fresh Prince’s accent did not exactly sound Nigerian. Africa is a continent of 54 countries, with an estimated 2,000 languages spoken, all characterized by different patterns of speech. But Smith’s fake accent is a generic lilt, sort of suggestive of how some Africans speak, but with nothing specifying “Nigerian” in the way that, say, Hollywood actors carefully distinguish between Italian and French accents in English.
This is not the first time that an American actor has struggled to authentically portray an African. Remember Morgan Freeman playing Nelson Mandela in Invictus? Again, sounding like a rather generic African speaking.
Read it on QUARTZ AFRICA
Friday 22 January 2016
Keri Hilson is this year's Airtel Trace Star Ambassador
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| Keri Hilson |
After Akon in 2015, the singer Keri Hilson is the Godmother of the edition 2016 of the competition Airtel Music Star Trace, which begins on February 1st!
TRACE Airtel Music Star, the biggest competition for detecting musical talents of the African continent, returns for a second edition with the special participation of R & B star Keri Hilson.
A contest in 10 African countries
For many that enjoyed the show that introduced the Ugandan market to Sandra Suubi, this won't be good news as Uganda is not one of the countries the Trace Website listed as one where the competition will take place.
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| Sandra Suubi |
This year the contest will take place in 10 African countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia and for the first time Niger. The competition starts on 1 February and as in the previous edition, candidates will call a number from their mobile phones and recording their songs.
In 2015, TRACE Airtel Music Star had recorded over 2.3 million entries. This success was rewarded during the AfricaCom Awards in Cape Town in South Africa, or event received the award for the Best Pan African Initiative in the universe Media / Telecom.
Keri Hilson, the second edition of godmother, mostly known for albums like No Boys Allowed, In a Perfect World and Lose Control among others.
The Grammy nominated singer songwriter has also blessed the airwaves with songs like Knock you down, Pretty Girl Rock as well as Turning me on.
Mayunga, the winner hails from Tanzania in 2015, won an artist's contract, a coaching session with Akon in the United States and promotional support TRACE on Media for a total amount of over € 500,000. After a first single "Nice Couple" that card in his home country, Mayunga unveil for the season launch of Airtel TRACE Music Star Season 2, entitled "Please Do not Go Away" in collaboration with Akon, the mentor of the 2015 edition.
For the winner in 2016, the first prize will include a coaching session and the production of a title and a video duet with singer Keri Hilson.
Read it from Trace TV
MultiChoice Africa responds to Netflix's expansion
In the wake of Netflix expanding to almost 120 countries, including most parts of Africa, there have been speculation that MultiChoice Africa has finally met their bully. We sat with officials at Africa's leading pay TV to talk Netflix and Internet TV.
Now that Netflix has launched its services in Africa, what does that mean for the Pay TV industry? Don’t they have almost the same content as yours?
We believe its good news that new players have entered the market because they will generate interest in Internet TV which is a new segment in Africa. They will assist to create a better understanding of the new technology and what subscription video on demand is and how it works. It’s also important to note that there are many smaller operators in this segment already and others who plan to enter the market in the near future because of an overall improvement in internet speeds across the continent.
As regards to content it is inaccurate to state that we offer similar programming, there is little doubt that the content we are offering is a lot richer and much more varied.
“The DStv and GOtv bouquets contain the best in digital pay television channels from around the world with unrivalled home entertainment options for the whole family incorporating the best children’s programming, news, movies, documentaries and live sport”. Over The Top (OTT) service providers like Netflix focus their business mainly on showing movies and series which are by and large consumed on an individual level.
What will happen to some of the shows being broadcast on Netflix which are currently being carried on DStv, such as “How to get away with Murder”, Call Saul, or Orange is the New Black? We have the commercial rights to air this programming and will continue to do so in line with the contracts we signed with the producers of the content and/or rights holders.
We believe its good news that new players have entered the market because they will generate interest in Internet TV which is a new segment in Africa. They will assist to create a better understanding of the new technology and what subscription video on demand is and how it works. It’s also important to note that there are many smaller operators in this segment already and others who plan to enter the market in the near future because of an overall improvement in internet speeds across the continent.
As regards to content it is inaccurate to state that we offer similar programming, there is little doubt that the content we are offering is a lot richer and much more varied.
“The DStv and GOtv bouquets contain the best in digital pay television channels from around the world with unrivalled home entertainment options for the whole family incorporating the best children’s programming, news, movies, documentaries and live sport”. Over The Top (OTT) service providers like Netflix focus their business mainly on showing movies and series which are by and large consumed on an individual level.
What will happen to some of the shows being broadcast on Netflix which are currently being carried on DStv, such as “How to get away with Murder”, Call Saul, or Orange is the New Black? We have the commercial rights to air this programming and will continue to do so in line with the contracts we signed with the producers of the content and/or rights holders.
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| MultiChoice Africa will continue airing Orange is the New Black |
Netflix will be offering a service that is very similar to DStv BoxOffice and Catch Up, what do you feel will happen to these services which are much more expensive than Netflix?
DStv Box Office and Catch-up are just two of a number of video on demand services we now offer; others include DStv Now and the Super Sports app which are available on smartphones, laptops and tablets. The Catch Up and DStv Now products are added value products which enable our premium subscribers to watch content while they are on the go and even to stream many of the popular DStv channels live – these are at no extra charge to the DStv Premium services. Box Office is an additional service available where subscribers pay a minimal rate for latest release block buster movies. Box Office and Catch Up offer a similar experience to the OTT services they are a lot more affordable and better tailored to the African setup. For example to watch a movie on Netflix you need to be connected to high speed internet and pay an access fee via credit card. With Box Office, provided you are a Premium, Compact Plus or Compact subscriber we give you access to our current movie library and only ask you to pay for the movie you want to watch, payable even via mobile money.
“At the end of the day however the differentiator like all video entertainment providers either on satellite or DTT or via Internet is the ability to deliver content that appeals to subscribers in the markets at a reasonable price. What has been seen in USA and Europe is that people often subscribe to more than one service, so it’s not an either-or situation with Internet TV.”
Can Ugandans be assured of continuing to watch many of their favourite African dramas now that every producer is excited about selling their programming to Netflix?
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| Kunle Afolayan's October 1 is already available on Netflix |
Yes they can, MultiChoice is the pioneering company and started some of the first channels made in Africa for Africa under the brand Africa Magic over 10 years ago, today as I speak we have more than eight channels dedicated to African made movie and series content, this in addition to the numerous Free To Air African channels we carry across the continent.
“MultiChoice Africa welcomes competition in the video entertainment industry as it believes that it benefits the consumer as well as the production industries. Ultimately, television viewers will benefit through the additional volume and diversity of content that will be distributed on different platforms in the market.”
“MultiChoice Africa welcomes competition in the video entertainment industry as it believes that it benefits the consumer as well as the production industries. Ultimately, television viewers will benefit through the additional volume and diversity of content that will be distributed on different platforms in the market.”
Netflix has promised heaven on earth, especially as far as African content is concerned and already have about twenty African films on their platform. What’s does DStv have in store for the Ugandan film fraternity.
MultiChoice is an African company born and bred on the continent as such we are committed to supporting the growth and development of African television and film talent both in front and behind the camera. As far as Uganda and the region is concerned there is a number of initiatives we have in plan including continuing to broadcast Ugandan content on Maisha Magic East as well as sponsoring local productions in Uganda.
With DStv running a similar streaming service for Africans in the diaspora, Africa Magic GO, are we going to see them open it up for the rest of Africa too?
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| Africa Magic Go's DSTV's version of Netflix for Africans in the diaspora |
Africa Magic GO was initially a test case, however you can look forward to new initiatives and innovations from the company later this year.
Thursday 14 January 2016
A look at Uganda’s AMVCA nominees
The Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) is upon us. Again this year, African film makers will travel to Nigeria, and one by one, the works will be put on a scale, the winner walks off with a wooden but prestigious statue.
After years of bad luck and being snubbed, this year, Uganda will, for the very first time get into the awards with three nominations; two are in the same category of Best East African Film, for Joseph Kenneth Sebagala’s House Arrest and Call 112.
A long shot nod for the Best lighting Design for Francis Lubanjuma on House Arrest and a final one for House Arrest in the Best Overall Film.
Call 112 (Best Film East)
Call 112 was released slightly before the previous Uganda Film Festival (UFF) in August; it is a film about human organ trafficking aptly set in two cages.
The film follows lives of two siblings that find themselves in the hands of human organ traffickers after they are kidnapped on their way back from school.
From the naming, it’s clear that director Joseph ken Ssebagala is attempting to tell a dark story of the illicit business using a police angle – that was interesting.
Starring Farooq Mutebi as Paul, who along his sister were captured by guys that wanted to put their organs on the market, well this could have easily come off as Uganda’s most shoddy job of a film.
Poorly researched and executed that it failed to be believable, though in some way, the film finds itself a nominee in the category of Best East African Film where it will compete with Sebagala’s own House Arrest, Mapenzi, Daddy’s Wedding, Mpango Mbaya and Kitendawall.
House Arrest (Best Film East, Best Overall Film)
Sebagala’s other film House Arrest, is too vying for the same award, the film premiered twice last year. First, it was at corporate screening at Acacia Mall during the UFF and then again at the National Theatre at the end of the year.
The film is about a woman that inherits her abusive husband’s fortune. But just when she seems to be enjoying it all, her deceased husband’s ghost haunts her that she can’t leave the walls of her own house if she wants to live.
It’s a fine production, not really over the top but just watchable; at the 2015 UFF, House Arrest won almost all the accolades they were nominated for including Best Actress, Sound Design and Director.
Much as the film boosts of a descent picture coupled with good transitions and a number of well-crafted shoots, it only stands a better chance when it comes to the Best East African Film than many other categories. Still, House Arrest remains the only East African film nominated for the converted Best Overall Film, thus there are more chances that nomination puts them ahead of their regional competition.
Yes there are nominees like Kitendawall or Daddy’s Wedding but they may all be weaker than the weak House Arrest and to make things better, the East African film bullies from Kenya are majorly missing in this year’s nominees list.
Even the highly acclaimed Kenyan blockbusters like Fundi-Mentals, Strength of a Woman and Pearl of Africa among others are surprisingly nowhere; word has it that after the 2015 event where all accolades went to Nigerian films, Kenyan film makers choose to ignore the awards thus the low submissions this time round.
Francis Lubanjuma
His probably the most famous film person in the industry circles, a jack of all trades, Lubanjuma has worked on almost 80% of the Ugandan films that were released in 2015.
For some he has been one of the sound recordist, light designing, acting as an extra but mostly he handles the clapboard/slate.
In the past, Lubanjuma has worked on Imani: The Movie, Call 112, Wako and The Superstation among others.
Lubanjuma’s biggest competition in this category comes from Being Mrs Elliot by Oluwole Olawoyin and Stanlee Ohikhuare’s Common Man.
After years of bad luck and being snubbed, this year, Uganda will, for the very first time get into the awards with three nominations; two are in the same category of Best East African Film, for Joseph Kenneth Sebagala’s House Arrest and Call 112.
A long shot nod for the Best lighting Design for Francis Lubanjuma on House Arrest and a final one for House Arrest in the Best Overall Film.
Call 112 (Best Film East)
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| A scene from Call 112 |
Call 112 was released slightly before the previous Uganda Film Festival (UFF) in August; it is a film about human organ trafficking aptly set in two cages.
The film follows lives of two siblings that find themselves in the hands of human organ traffickers after they are kidnapped on their way back from school.
From the naming, it’s clear that director Joseph ken Ssebagala is attempting to tell a dark story of the illicit business using a police angle – that was interesting.
Starring Farooq Mutebi as Paul, who along his sister were captured by guys that wanted to put their organs on the market, well this could have easily come off as Uganda’s most shoddy job of a film.
Poorly researched and executed that it failed to be believable, though in some way, the film finds itself a nominee in the category of Best East African Film where it will compete with Sebagala’s own House Arrest, Mapenzi, Daddy’s Wedding, Mpango Mbaya and Kitendawall.
House Arrest (Best Film East, Best Overall Film)
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| House Arrest promotional poster |
Sebagala’s other film House Arrest, is too vying for the same award, the film premiered twice last year. First, it was at corporate screening at Acacia Mall during the UFF and then again at the National Theatre at the end of the year.
The film is about a woman that inherits her abusive husband’s fortune. But just when she seems to be enjoying it all, her deceased husband’s ghost haunts her that she can’t leave the walls of her own house if she wants to live.
It’s a fine production, not really over the top but just watchable; at the 2015 UFF, House Arrest won almost all the accolades they were nominated for including Best Actress, Sound Design and Director.
Much as the film boosts of a descent picture coupled with good transitions and a number of well-crafted shoots, it only stands a better chance when it comes to the Best East African Film than many other categories. Still, House Arrest remains the only East African film nominated for the converted Best Overall Film, thus there are more chances that nomination puts them ahead of their regional competition.
Yes there are nominees like Kitendawall or Daddy’s Wedding but they may all be weaker than the weak House Arrest and to make things better, the East African film bullies from Kenya are majorly missing in this year’s nominees list.
Even the highly acclaimed Kenyan blockbusters like Fundi-Mentals, Strength of a Woman and Pearl of Africa among others are surprisingly nowhere; word has it that after the 2015 event where all accolades went to Nigerian films, Kenyan film makers choose to ignore the awards thus the low submissions this time round.
Francis Lubanjuma
His probably the most famous film person in the industry circles, a jack of all trades, Lubanjuma has worked on almost 80% of the Ugandan films that were released in 2015.
For some he has been one of the sound recordist, light designing, acting as an extra but mostly he handles the clapboard/slate.
In the past, Lubanjuma has worked on Imani: The Movie, Call 112, Wako and The Superstation among others.
Lubanjuma’s biggest competition in this category comes from Being Mrs Elliot by Oluwole Olawoyin and Stanlee Ohikhuare’s Common Man.
Wednesday 13 January 2016
Six local productions to look out for in 2016
New year resolutions are like opinions, almost every human makes one, but only a few ever get to fulfill them – usually, these are things like be healthier, attend church every Sunday, jog every Sunday and at times quit soda (like really??).
Well, for a change, this article is no life coach; in fact, this is a story about a meaningful way you can spend your hard earned money without being a nuisance.
Watch a Ugandan Film! With Hollywood trying to rediscover their now rusty mojo, the world is looking East, West and South for refreshing storylines to deviate them from car chases and silky long haired fantasy heroes.
Maybe it’s time Ugandans too look to local films for something fresh, after all TV is too serving the same telenova storylines borrowed from the original Cinderella fairy tale.
Here, we bring you some of the upcoming local projects that are already making some waves and they will definitely be worth watching when they are released.
New Intentions
It was supposed to come out last year though for reasons only known to the crew, Kennedy Kihire’s New Intensions is still somewhere on a hard drive.
It is a film about a couple of bankers that decides to adopt Wellona, an orphaned girl, after discovering billions of shillings in her name at their bank. Unaware of her own worth, they believe they will get an awesome share of the money. What happens when she finds out about her ‘new parents’’ intentions is what makes the film a must watch.
Sipi
According to Jayant Maru the director, Sipi is a film about an 18-year-old boy whose family became victim of the 2010 Bududa landslides in Eastern Uganda. Living around slums and participating in a marathon leads to a chance encounter with Olympian Stephen Kiprotich, who appears in the film as himself. The movie also has a cameo role by former Miss Uganda, Leah Kalanguka.
K3nt And Kat3
This is a film revolving around the dyslexia disorder. Jayant Maru, the director of this one too, refers to it as a marriage of documentary and fiction. It is a story of Kent, a young boy with motor coordination problems, with everyone at school laughing at him. Only Kate, an orphaned girl, believes Kent has what it takes to succeed.
Coffee Shop
This premiered at the end of 2015. It is a well threaded story of four young people that become friends at their favourite hangout joint, a coffee shop. At this coffee place, we learn about their dark secrets, fears and intentions.
The well-produced drama already has social media buzzing since its premiere on Urban TV. Much as many people out there haven’t as yet watched it, it is already predicted it may get a bigger following than the now defunct, celebrity-saturated Beneath The Lies.
Coffee Shop shows on Urban TV on Sundays.
El Cuepo Del Deseo (Ugandan version)
We all loved El Cuepo Del Deseo (Second Chance), with the long-haired tad moving about in other people’s lawns, like he owned them.
Well, in the middle of 2015 it was announced that NTV was going to make a Ugandan version of the telenovela. Actors stormed Serena Hotel for the auditions, though after that it seemed like all the fire had gone down.
Apparently producers failed to find the ‘Salvador’ they were looking for from the auditions, thus had to do another casting where they invited a few renowned local actors and others from Kenya.
The series is expected to start production later this year, and before we know it, there could be local characters sending girls bananas.
Abagoba Ebirooto (Dream Chasers)
Abagoba Ebirooto hit the social media sites at the beginning of June. It is a film that basically looks at issues of midlife crisis. Directed by Jimmy Jaban Ssekandi, the film could easily come off as the most anticipated picture of 2016 as its publicists have done their best to keep the public on its toes. At the moment, only part of the cast has been announced, but it is said that production is already underway.
Abagoba Ebirooto is expected to premiere in November.
Well, for a change, this article is no life coach; in fact, this is a story about a meaningful way you can spend your hard earned money without being a nuisance.
Watch a Ugandan Film! With Hollywood trying to rediscover their now rusty mojo, the world is looking East, West and South for refreshing storylines to deviate them from car chases and silky long haired fantasy heroes.
Maybe it’s time Ugandans too look to local films for something fresh, after all TV is too serving the same telenova storylines borrowed from the original Cinderella fairy tale.
Here, we bring you some of the upcoming local projects that are already making some waves and they will definitely be worth watching when they are released.
New Intentions
It was supposed to come out last year though for reasons only known to the crew, Kennedy Kihire’s New Intensions is still somewhere on a hard drive.
It is a film about a couple of bankers that decides to adopt Wellona, an orphaned girl, after discovering billions of shillings in her name at their bank. Unaware of her own worth, they believe they will get an awesome share of the money. What happens when she finds out about her ‘new parents’’ intentions is what makes the film a must watch.
Sipi
According to Jayant Maru the director, Sipi is a film about an 18-year-old boy whose family became victim of the 2010 Bududa landslides in Eastern Uganda. Living around slums and participating in a marathon leads to a chance encounter with Olympian Stephen Kiprotich, who appears in the film as himself. The movie also has a cameo role by former Miss Uganda, Leah Kalanguka.
K3nt And Kat3
Coffee Shop
This premiered at the end of 2015. It is a well threaded story of four young people that become friends at their favourite hangout joint, a coffee shop. At this coffee place, we learn about their dark secrets, fears and intentions.
The well-produced drama already has social media buzzing since its premiere on Urban TV. Much as many people out there haven’t as yet watched it, it is already predicted it may get a bigger following than the now defunct, celebrity-saturated Beneath The Lies.
Coffee Shop shows on Urban TV on Sundays.
El Cuepo Del Deseo (Ugandan version)
We all loved El Cuepo Del Deseo (Second Chance), with the long-haired tad moving about in other people’s lawns, like he owned them.
Well, in the middle of 2015 it was announced that NTV was going to make a Ugandan version of the telenovela. Actors stormed Serena Hotel for the auditions, though after that it seemed like all the fire had gone down.
Apparently producers failed to find the ‘Salvador’ they were looking for from the auditions, thus had to do another casting where they invited a few renowned local actors and others from Kenya.
The series is expected to start production later this year, and before we know it, there could be local characters sending girls bananas.
Abagoba Ebirooto (Dream Chasers)
Abagoba Ebirooto hit the social media sites at the beginning of June. It is a film that basically looks at issues of midlife crisis. Directed by Jimmy Jaban Ssekandi, the film could easily come off as the most anticipated picture of 2016 as its publicists have done their best to keep the public on its toes. At the moment, only part of the cast has been announced, but it is said that production is already underway.
Abagoba Ebirooto is expected to premiere in November.